Although she dies at the end of this play, Antigone feels no regret in what she has done. She also shows that she is proud of the fact that she never denied burying her brother. One would infer that although of her death, Antigone died for what she believed. This is the utmost characteristic in the portrait of a tragic
Antigone is so determined to honour her brother, and equally certain that her path was the correct one that she believed that the punishment she would receive would ‘...not be any pain’ and would’ve been had she ‘...left [her] mother’s son lie there unburied.’ Antigone appeared to be unafraid of death, as she believed she lived in ‘...daily torment’ due to the inherited family “curse”. To Antigone, her death was unavoidable, and honourable thus she was able to bear the
Finally, Antigone chooses to sacrifice herself to give her brother respect. By giving him a burial, she is setting his soul at rest so it may continue into
He was an extremely perseverant man, and no matter what anyone else said, they could never stop John Proctor. He even stood bravely in the face of death, knowing that he would go peacefully since he was finally able to forgive himself and he, as well as his wife, found the good in him. This is the reason why John Proctor is the most admirable character of the
But I will bury him; and if I must die, I say this crime is holy…” (Prologue. 55-56). Antigone did bury her brother, even if her own flesh and blood wouldn’t help her. Antigone’s behavior also remained persistent, which kept her focused and to not back out of burying her brother at the last minute. During the whole play, Antigone stood by what she believed in and kept a positive attitude.
I don’t deny a thing” (492). Sophocles is showing the nature of Antigone’s character. He displays her pride with this quote because she is accepting her consequences with a sense of pride. She feels that she has done the right thing in properly burying her brother. This type of action shows the unique character of Antigone.
Pride In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon creates a law he believes to be divine will, that is the fundamental display of punishable pride, because no man can create a law that is equal to or above divine right. Creon’s pride eventually led to his downfall as well as the death of Antigone, his son Haimon and his wife. Though, Creon was not the only one in Antigone who was prideful. Antigone herself too was prideful yet we ultimately respected her. Antigone’s pride came from her respect for her family and honoring the gods and their divine law, while Creon’s pride was an arrogant trait.
I never doubted for an instant that you would have put me to death.” (Anouilh, 45) This quote shows the general and “at-ease” way in which Antigone speaks about her death, showing how she has emotionally isolated herself so that her death would not bother her. Antigone’s strong belief in Divine Law results in her emotional isolation from her fiancé, Haemon, and the hopes and dreams that she once shared with him. Antigone says to Haemon, “If you please, Haemon, go now. It’s the only thing left that you can do for me if you still love me,” (Anouilh, 32) right after they finish talking about their dreams and excitement about getting married and having a son together. This quote shows that because Antigone “knows” she is going to die because of her strong belief in the Divine Law, she is
Document 7 continues the theme of peaceful ideals when it states, “In their hearts, they are compassionate and circumspect.” The peaceful ideals are a testament to the way of life filled with honor that the samurais lived. Although the samurais did have peaceful ideals there was evidence of prejudice ideals as well. Document 5 tells the tale of prejudice against women, this comes through when the general states, “How ashamed I would be if people said that Yoshinaka was accompanied by a woman in his last fight.” Instead of taking the help that woman could give him, Yoshinaka found it more honorable to die in his last fight without her; this clearly demonstrates prejudice honor. Document 6 mentions that; “...they look down on all foreigners...” This tells the reader that samurais found pride within themselves as the best possible people out there, but the point of view of this document is from a foreigner, St.
Showing that she’s a caring and loyal person when it came to family. The second time, she went to rebury him to make that point public; she wanted to be caught. In this scene, Antigone is talking to her last blood family member, her sister, Ismene about burying their recently deceased brother Polynices. Ismene shows her true colors when declining Antigone’s plan to go against the law. Ismene wants to keep this between her and Antigone only as to not risk Antigone’s life.