Aristotle argues that the most central defining element of a tragedy is its plot, which must follow "a person who is neither a paragon of virtue or integrity, nor one who falls into misfortune owing to moral depravity, but does so owing to a mistake" or tragic flaw (Aristotle 178). Thus, the plot of a tragedy must concern itself with representing the reversal of fortune of the main character, and this reversal is seen in Antigone when the titular character is condemned to be buried alive by Creon, in punishment for "her proud contempt" (Sophocles line 546)
There are many women today who are non-traditional, just like Antigone was, and the examples are nearly endless. One women who stands out as non-traditional is Lisa Kelly, who has been featured on the Ice Road Truckers television show (Jordan)
Women were to do what they were told, and not "make waves" the way Antigone did. She was walled up in a prison, and instead of spending the rest of her life there, she hung herself (McDonald, 27)
Antigone is seen as a non-traditional woman right from the start, because she is the product of an incestuous marriage between Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta. She attempts to secure a burial for her brother, Polynices, even though he has been deemed a traitor to Thebes (Soderback, 12)
Tomboys are non-traditional women, as are lesbians. However, the term can also be used to mean any woman who does not completely fit society's norms for how women are "supposed" to act, and can include women who remain unmarried, single mothers (by choice), and women who work in traditionally male jobs like construction work or truck driving (Wilmer & Zukauskaite, 45)
He moves inward instead of trying to work things out in another way. Jan Blits agrees, noting "Hamlet retreats both into his soul and onto the stage to escape 'the drossy age'" (Blits)
The fact that antagonism is shown to be on the valid and right principle, it is always peculiar to polytheism. It is not that the struggle between Antigone and Creon showcases the struggle between basic structure and habits that are established and governed by man, which he sometimes has trouble bringing into harmony with his inner self (Beacham
Haemon Haemon is shown to be the son of Creon and Eurydice and is engaged to be married to Antigone. From this relation he urges and tried to persuade his father to allow the burial for Antigones brother and release Antigone (Braun, Richard
Admist all of this chaos Antigone rises to set right from wrong and in both the plays points out the flaws in the earlier version of the play she screams as to what she wants to do and will eventually do it and in the second world war version she shown to already have achieved some form of divine ruling from above. On this note one school of thought says that the character of Creon has massively abused his power and would have to veil the warnings to Pericles and the Athenian people about the horrendous dangers which lay ahead in relation to dictatorship (Radford
In Antigone Sophcles mentions the type of pride and arrogance that forces man to substitute divine laws with manmade laws which are limited in their thinking. In the context of the play Creon creates laws thinking that it will substitute the laws laid down by the Gods and calls it the Divine law hence showcasing pride which is worthy of punishment for no human is capable of creating laws that can substitute divine laws and claim it to be right and above any law (Saxonhouse
Creon as the state leader is shown to be cruel and selfish but since he is caught in conflict between his inner self he is also shown to be the sympathetic character that is shown to be abusing his power subtly, mainly by using his laws to separate the divine law provided by Gods. He is shown to be completely be loyal to his state and but when it comes to taking into account all the individuals of the state he is shown to be weak to human needs and poor judgment (Steiner
Determination throughout the play is shown to be linked to hubris and proves sometimes less of a gift and more of a flaw that all characters posses. In such times the need of a hero is obviously felt and Antigine rises to take that place with her sacrifice and pointing out right from wrong and what has been wrongly attained (Carpentier
The conflicts listed above are extremely close in relation, however this basic set assists in understanding and untangling of various important issues throughout the play. In the Antigone version which was adapted by Anouilh during the Second World War, the character Antigine is as having her values lined up in priorities in each set of laws and rules mentioned above, and Creon is shown in conflict with the second set (Donellan
The main focus will be on how and what the themes represented in accordance to the time line they were written in. Also various difficult choices were made in both the plays regarding the pertaining situation, we will analyze the decisions that were made and whether they were the right decisions to be made (Glissant
The counter side of human behavior shown in this dramatic poetry is that man, instead following his creator, listens to an inside character that is part of his conscious and gives in to his inner needs, desires and compulsions which leads to the ultimate and mysterious justification of man's actions, behavior and eventually his life. In Antigone, by Sophocles, Creon is used to describe the role of a hero who is met with tragedy in every path of his life and this tragic hero has a tragic flaw, hence we can see that the fat of Gods are responsible for his downfall and possess a Hubris (Harkin
This play was the outcome of the utter disappointment and surprise on the World War II and is one among a series of plays adapted during this by the dramatist. Other among adaptations there are Eurydice (1942) and Medee (first performed in 1937; published 1946)
Difference of Choices Antigone ideally represents the tradional conflict between a government and individual wants and needs and indirectly urges on following the laws and rules set by the state making the rule of the leader absolute and the definition of democracy is explained in the words of the state leader not the people who are the integral part of democracy. This includes that citizens are supposed to follow the laws that have been made by the people not the Gods and which the citizens have to obey (McDonald
Antigone is often seen as a paragon of virtue who has the courage to stand up for everything that is divine and just. Yet, her actions lead to tragic consequences, implying that either Sophocles departed from the Aristotelian formula for tragedy in this particular drama, or that he intended to comment on something more complex than just a moral conflict (Berlin, p
Antigone: A Kaleidoscopic Woman of Different Hues Classical Greek literature succeeds in capturing the imagination primarily because the works contain universally valid and insightful interpretations of the human personality. This characteristic of Greek literature has even led psychoanalysts such as George Devereux to relate the structure of Greek tragedy to the structure of the human mind and personality (Hook, 2001)
This characteristic of Greek literature has even led psychoanalysts such as George Devereux to relate the structure of Greek tragedy to the structure of the human mind and personality (Hook, 2001). Interestingly, Devereux's view finds a correlation in Aristotle's definition of a tragedy as requiring, among other things, hamartia or a flaw in an otherwise admirable character (Lines, 1999)