Antigone Values Analysis
Antigone: Views and Values Essay
In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’, set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece, Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon, who rules as a tyrannical misogynist, Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles, is a man of authority, power and conviction. Sophocles, who in addition served as a general, reputed that citizens should rise against the rulings of tyrants, and strongly believed that no soul can compete against the gods’ ruling. This is studied through a number of methods such as the character development and characterization, conflicts, the Chorus and the imagery it delivers.
In numerous Greek stories, intellectual and perceptive men are commonly …show more content…
Just for Creon’s sake, Eurydice supported her husband and willingly kept everything to herself. As stated by the Messenger, “She is too discreet. She won’t do something rash.” [Pg. 123] supposing that she wouldn’t act conspicuously upon the information of her son’s death. In its place, she kills herself as she finds it as the only penalty she can eventually grant on for Creon. Even with all the power and absolute strength Creon was granted, he was not able to prevent the death of her son. She terminates every prop of reinforcement and devotion he actually accepted, and without them alive he aches and undergoes a life worse than hell, - a miserable, inelastic, frail life without love and happiness. He, as Creon, who commenced with everything – a supportive and dedicated family, strength and power, radically, defeated in the
In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’, set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece, Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon, who rules as a tyrannical misogynist, Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles, is a man of authority, power and conviction. Sophocles, who in addition served as a general, reputed that citizens should rise against the rulings of tyrants, and strongly believed that no soul can compete against the gods’ ruling. This is studied through a number of methods such as the character development and characterization, conflicts, the Chorus and the imagery it delivers.
In numerous Greek stories, intellectual and perceptive men are commonly …show more content…
Just for Creon’s sake, Eurydice supported her husband and willingly kept everything to herself. As stated by the Messenger, “She is too discreet. She won’t do something rash.” [Pg. 123] supposing that she wouldn’t act conspicuously upon the information of her son’s death. In its place, she kills herself as she finds it as the only penalty she can eventually grant on for Creon. Even with all the power and absolute strength Creon was granted, he was not able to prevent the death of her son. She terminates every prop of reinforcement and devotion he actually accepted, and without them alive he aches and undergoes a life worse than hell, - a miserable, inelastic, frail life without love and happiness. He, as Creon, who commenced with everything – a supportive and dedicated family, strength and power, radically, defeated in the