is antigone a feminist
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Feminism in Antigone This may relate more to the feminist viewpoint because she is directly defying Creon's wishes and standing up for herself and her brother. In this section we are going to dissect some quotes from Antigone and relate them to feminism and then rewrite them how a feminist author may have written them.
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- 1 They are too late, however, and learn that their brothers are dead. 2  Antigone asks Ismene to help her illegally bury their brother Polyneices. 3  Ismene says she cannot act against the law and that she fears the consequences.  After Antigone acts alone and is caught, Ismene attempts to accept part of the blame.
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Why did Sophocles write Anitgone? Antigone, as the daughter of Oedipus, has lived a challenging life, but she is strong and determined to do the right thing, which seems to be a characteristic she shares with her father who was determined to find the truth, even when the truth ended up destoying him.
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- In the books before Antigone, Sophocles explains the story of how Oedipus kills his father, Laius, the king of Thebes, and marries his mother, Jocasta. Jocasta has a brother, …Creon, who marries a Eurydice. Jocasta and Oedipus have two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, and two daughters, Ismene and Antigone.
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Plot Overview Antigone rejects her, but she does not deserve to die with her. Ismene swears she will bury Polynices herself then. Antigone calls on Creon to have her arrested, warning him that her disease is catching. Creon relents. The Chorus protests. Haemon enters and begs his father to stop the guards.
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The Oedipus Plays Antigone was probably the first of the three Theban plays that Sophocles wrote, although the events dramatized in it happen last. Antigone is one of the first heroines in literature, a woman who fights against a male power structure, exhibiting greater bravery than any of the men who scorn her.
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Eternal and Natural Law: The Foundation of Morals and Law Historically, even pagan cultures had the notion of Eternal Law and natural law. Thus, in Antigone, Sophocles writes of a tyrant, Creon, who upon conquering a city forbids that the corpse of the city’s leader be buried. Antigone, the sister of the city leader, defied this cruel law and buried her brother.
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Why is Antigone a tragic hero? Confidence votes 210. Antigone is considered a tragic hero, because tragic heroes have several qualities: They are royal, they have a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall, they have an unhappy ending, and lastly the character is worthy of concern. First, Antigone is royalty. This is shown through her bloodline in several ways.
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The Chorus The Chorus is roughly like the peanut-gallery. In Antigone the Chorus is made up of a group of old Theban men. They're probably old men because most of the young ones have just died in battle. Also, they represent in some way the deeply embedded patriarchal (male-dominated) society that Antigone defies.
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Which character from Antigone by Sophocles is an archetypal character? Archetypal Characters in Antigone Antigone by Sophocles is a literary classic. The third of the three Theban plays, a series of Greek tragedies, the story follows the aftermath of Eteocles and Polynices' deaths during the Thebes Civil War.
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Antigone A tragedy by Sophocles. It concerns the punishment of Antigone for burying her brother, an act that was forbidden because he had rebelled against his own city. Antigone argues that the burial is required by divine law as opposed to human law.
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by Sophocles Creon accuses Haemon of being a woman's slave, to which his son simply replies that Antigone will not die while he is near, and that Creon will never see his face again. He exits, and the Chorus warns of the impulsiveness of youth.
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Antigone: Theme Analysis Antigone is more of a threat than a man would be, for she has the status of a slave in Thebes, and he calls her a slave (lines 478-79). A woman should not be seen or heard. If he gives in to her, he is doubly shamed. First, she is a relation, and it would seem like giving special favors.
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Plot Summary: Antigone Creon is unbending and will not listen to the advice of his elders (the Chorus) or Teiresias, the prophet. He is an autocrat, an absolute ruler. Creon's refusal to obey what Antigone calls the unwritten laws regarding honoring the dead leads to his downfall.
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Feminism in Antigone -Creon. We do not think from a feminist view that they would be this pushy and that they would give them time to think. The quote might be more like give it time. Even though this quote already represents a bit of feminism we think a feminist author would have written it differently, maybe like this.
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Bright Hub Education 1 Choragos is the leader of the chorus and its spokesperson. 2  The chorus has the following roles in Antigone: 3  It explains the action. 4  It interprets the action in relation to societal customs and the laws of the gods. 5  It foreshadows. 6  It plays a part in the drama. 7  It presents the author's views.
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Antigone The conflict between the individual and the power of the state was as pressing for Greek audiences as it is to modern ones. Antigone is a threat to the status quo; she invokes divine law as defense of her actions, but implicit in her position is faith in the discerning power of her individual conscience. She sacrifices her life out of devotion to principles higher than human law.
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- In the opening scene, we hear the two sisters, Ismene and Antigone, discussing his latest edict: that Eteocles, the son who was ruling. Thebes, is to buried with full military honors, but that his br other, who came back to. fight for his share of the throne, is to be left to rot outside the city walls. Antigone declares that this is against the laws of heaven and resolves to bury her. brother in spite of Creon’s decree.
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- In Sophocles’ Antigone, The daughter of Oedipus breaks the social norm by going against the government. In the beginning of the play, the sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polynices are pronounced dead. The two brothers killed each other due to a bitter fight over the throne. Polynices was angry that his brother had been named next in line for the throne, and preceded to send soldiers to fight against Eteocles and Thebes. Creon, the current ruler, declares Polynices as a traitor to Thebes, and a man of dishonor.
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Antigone  (Sophocles play) Antigone's determination to bury Polyneices arises from a desire to bring honor to her family, and to honor the higher law of the gods. She repeatedly declares that she must act to please those that are dead (An. 77), because they hold more weight than any ruler, that is the weight of divine law.
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Antigone  (Sophocles play) Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead Polyneices and Eteocles. In the opening of the play, Antigone brings Ismene outside the palace gates late at night for a secret meeting: Antigone wants to bury Polyneices' body, in defiance of Creon's edict.
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Sophocles Antigone-Sophocles. Antigone is another important play, written by Sophocles and a good example, for his modern techniques. The theoretical essence of the play is the conflict between individual conscience and the power of the state. The tragedy was written somewhere around 442 BC.
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- Antigone- She is the oldest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. Her name in Greek means one who is of the opposite opinion (anti = opposite, gnomi = opinion). She is the braver of Oedipus two daughters, and believes that her brother, Polyneices, deserves a proper burial, so she sets out to do just that. Antigone is the one that stays with Oedipus when he is banished, a blind man, from Thebes.  Ismene- She is the youngest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. Her name in Greek means to linger towards (eis = towards, mene = linger). She warns Antigone that trying to give their brother a proper burial would surely lead to her death and declares that she wants nothing to do with the whole idea.
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