Thursday, October 3, 2013

antigones compare and contrast




In Antigone, by Sophocles there is a lot of conflict. Antigone is the niece of Creon. Creon is the king of Thebes. Antigone is punished because she wants to bury her brother Polyneices for respect and love for him. Polyneices died because both of Antigones brothers ended up killing each other of Antigones brothers ended up killing each other because one of them was betraying Creon. That’s why Creon doesn’t want Polyneices buried. What I’m going to be explaining about is that the differences and similarities of Antigone and Creon.

The differences that are different from Antigone and Creon are on the loyalty. Antigone is loyal because she wants to bury her brother properly as in respect and love for her brother. Antigone says ‘’but I will bury him; and if I must die I say this crime is holy’’ (2.55).this quote means that she will bury him but if she gets killed that is for no reason. This also means that she must do what right for her brother and send him past the Styx. Antigone is loyal to the god by saying ‘’all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of god’’ (2.65).Creon is loyal to state by saying ‘’has come too safely to harbor at last, guided by the merciful wisdom of heaven’’ (2.10). This explains that he knows that the state has wisdom as much as heaven. Creon is not loyal to family because he can care less that he’s going to kill his niece and not burying his nephew that died.

Antigone and Creon have a bunch of similarities. Antigone is proud by being able to bury her brother. Antigone is proud by saying ‘’but if I had left my brother lying in death unburied, I should have suffered now I do not’’ (2.80).this quote means that she is happy that she finally got her brother buried so she doesn’t have to feel bad for never burying him. Also so she doesn’t have that on her conscience. Creon is proud by saying ‘‘I am not aware of that I have never failed to listen" (5, 5).this means that he has cared about what people say and that no one will change his mind about Antigone.

It’s kind of Antigones fault for pushing Creons buttons too far. Creon should’ve been reasonable and should’ve led Antigone have her brother buried properly and not have a dead niece. I think the gods should punish Creon for not following the gods rules. Antigone did the right thing about burying her brother but she should’ve made it more of a secret so that no one would’ve found out.  

No comments:

Post a Comment