Essays on Antigone

Throughout the play, Antigone, Antigone is acknowledged as the saint, or hero of this play. When comparing her character to Creon’s, it offers some fascinating conversation starters about the idea of what establishes a hero and a foe. This play shows very evident cause and…

‘There are two kinds of pride, good and bad. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance. (John C. Maxwell) Pride is not a bad thing, it can be used to represent…

Imagine if your beloved brother was refused a fundamental right by the king after he died and if you tried to fight it, you would die too? Antigone is an ancient Greek play, written by Greek playwright Sophocles that was was believed to be published…

Jean Anouilh’s Antigone is arguably the most famous tragedy ever performed, as it greatly satisfies Aristotle’s ideas of the nature of tragedy. Aristotle’s theory of a tragedy is to bring catharsis of the audience, to make them feel the sensations of fear and pity, and…

Antigone is one of the most popular examples of Greek tragedy that survives today. It was written by the Greek playwright Sophocles who was born near Athens in 496 BC. He was one of the most celebrated plays writes in Athens and one of his…

In society, pride and selfishness are one of man’s most compelling yet detrimental qualities. It can nurture leadership and most importantly success; however, pride can also exhibit a negative universal connotation which is clearly manifested in the characters’ actions and intentions throughout the novel. In…

In the readings of St. Augustine, Augustine discusses free will and predestination; he teaches that God orders all things while preserving human freedom. He proposes the idea of a slave killing his master because he is afraid of being tortured. A slave killing his master…

Sophocles’ Antigone (c.441 B.C. E) is a play from the time when power was the truth. It was the time when people’s voices were either bought by wealth or suppressed by power. Although government nowadays are completely different, it is still hard to change what…

Greek society as a whole was incredibly male-dominant. With a focus on patrilineal and patriarchal ideals, women were viewed as inferior in nearly all aspects of life. During the reign of the Ancient Greek empire, women were confined to their homes (mans’ attempt to keep…

Antigone: Marriage The helpfulness of marriage in Antigone, written by Sophocles, is debatable, but the importance of marriage is not. The relation between views on marriage and the importance of it is undeniable; all of the protagonists can be linked to and with it. Though…