Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Antigone Compare and Contrast

In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone and Creon both get in arguments. Creon is the King of the Thebes and Antigone is a daughter of Oedipus a former king. Some of these characters will get hurt physically and emotionally, some will also lose their
Families.
In scene 2.147 Antigone says "No, you have no right to say so. You would not help me, and I will not have you help me". Antigone shows loyalty to be family by saying
That she was the only one their when’s she buried Polyneices. In scene 2, Antigone
Says that it was not the gods proclamation, that the final Justice that rules the
World makes no such laws. Antigone is saying that she doesn't care about the laws,
she’s not going to follow them. In Scene 1.19 Creon says "I am aware, of course, that
no one can expect complete loyalty from his subjects until he has been tested in
Office". Creon says that everyone is to get the same exact loyalty. In Scene 2 Creon
is not as loyal to the family because he is only loyal to the state.
The similarities between Creon and Antigone are on how they both feel about Antigone dying. Scene 2.6 Antigone says "Creon what more do you want than my death?" In Antigone is trying to tell Creon he already has her right there with her to kill hero does he want more. Antigone begs Creon to kill her already, she already did what
She had to do. In Scene 2.107 Creon says "Nothing that gives me everything". All
Creon wants is her death. Creon tells Antigone you are alone on that opinion because
Antigone is trying to say that she wasn’t the only one there when they buried
Polyneices, but all Creon wants is for Antigone to suffer.
At last Antigone had been taken to the vault to suffer. They gave her food for a while After that she was done. Ismene deserved to be punished by Creon. She had confessed to Creon that she was their.

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