Category: Antigone

Themes Of Justice And Revenge In Medea And Antigone Justice is a theme present in most in Greek Literature, to punish ones actions or words that are considered wrong or to uphold ideals seen as good. Justice is used to instil that wrongs in society are stopped, and rights will be upheld. Revenge is the…

Punishment Oedipus VS Creon in Antigone Some people might declare that Oedipus was punished worse than Creon. On the other hand, some people might believe that Creon had the worse punishment out of the two. Oedipus story started out as him being a prince of Thebes. The city has been struck by a plague, the…

Antigone’ Feminism Essay ‘But I will bury him; and if I must die, I say that this crime is holy’ Once described as a play depicting the complexities of ‘state versus personal’, Antigone’s sheer determination to transgress against the politics of the king, to follow her personal beliefs, presents her as a highly strong-willed protagonist.…

Antigone’ Persuasive Essay Women are housewives; men are the breadwinners. Even though these ideas are not relevant today, they existed during the time of the play Antigone. In ancient Greece, women were seen as property. Men were seen as the head of the house. The roles of men and women in Sophocles Antigone show examples…

Essay on Evidence That Antigone Represents a Tragic Heroine But the question is not how accurately tragedies reflect the behavior of real women but how truly they express societys anxieties about relationships between men and women. In Medea, the eponymous heroine slaughters her children to take revenge on her husband (the hero Jason) when he…

Essay on ‘Antigone’ Conflicts The idea of conflict between the state and individuals and the theme of civil disobedience remains prevalent throughout society today. Despite ‘Antigone’ and ‘Fahrenheit 451’ being written nearly two thousand years apart, both texts share the same societal issues of conflict between the state and the individual but in different contexts.…

The Feminist Resilience of Antigone: Gender Norms and Defining Equality Understanding Feminism in Literature Feminism is about men and women having equal rights and opportunities. Feminism is the social, economic, and political equality of all genders. In literature, feminism supports the women’s rights movement. Antigone: A Feminist Icon The play Antigone by Sophocles is a…

Sophocles “Antigone”: The Tragic Consequences of Hubris Hubris in Greek Tragedies and “Antigone” In Greek tragedies, hubris is a characteristic that “leads to suffering and then to a catharsis of man’s place in the system of life”. Man always seems to have this belief that they can escape fate or avoid the will of the…

Conflict in Sophocles’ “Antigone”: Struggling Morality and Defying Authority Antigone’s Moral Dilemma Many people would choose to follow what they believe is right regardless of the consequences. Stealing is a crime that is against the laws just about everywhere but would be an option for many people who are struggling. Stealing is legally and ethically…

Unveiling the Complex Character of Antigone in Sophocles’ Tragedy The Legacy of Antigone Antigone may be a Greek tragedy played by Sophocles. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Iocaste. Antigone features a sister named Ismene and two brothers named Polyneices and Eteocles, who fight and kill one another. It’s in their death the matter…