English 10 Antigone Joe Preston English 10 period 1 Antigone Essay Mrs. Bleek e 18 November 1999 Antigone Essay Antigone is an admirable character in some aspects through out the play. Her pride basically serves as a building block to her being admirable. Certain examples through out the play prove this to be true, but in some instances the end result is negative. A big example of this was her willingness to bury her brother accepting any consequences. To Antigone the Gods are more important than any subject, and Creon seems to think that he is at their level of standing just because he is king.
Creon having this mental feeling of power says that if anyone buries Polynices they shall be put to death which basically is directly against the Gods laws. Antigone? s strong loyalty to the Gods and compassion led her to bury her brother. Secondly she confronts Creon admitting what she had done and she does not show any sign of fear. This is a perfect example of her loyalty and faith within the Gods laws. Antigone also has this mental preparation for death, but she does not realize that death is so real and not just some easy thing to accept. Death is non-negotiable.
When Antigone? s death approached her with a cold realization, she started blaming her family. Antigone said? Their crime, infection of all our family! ? (Antigone Scene 4, line 39).
From that she basically stated that her own family had cursed her which was the first scene all through the play that showed any sign of weakness coming from Antigone. Fear of death, obviously her weakness. Antigone is an admirable character, because no person is perfect of everything. Depending on the readers full criteria for being admirable, the reader would most likely conclude that Antigone worthy of being admirable..
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Antigone, The Tragic Heroine Antigone risks her life to bury her brother, Polynices, who she loved dearly. As she pleased the Gods, she was punished by a King, Creon. Antigone was the main character or heroine in this tragic tale. She is a tragic character because we feel pity and fear for her. Sophocles wrote this play so we, the audience, would feel sorry for the protagonist, Antigone. We feel ...
