Sophocles Antigone :: Sophocles Antigone

Sophocles Antigone1. - Clearly restore by specific traits the character of Antigone and Creon.After her mother committed suicide, her pay off died and her brothers fought until they killed each other, Antigone projects her strong character with interesting ways of showing it. As the main character with strong values and a stubborn way, she follows the laws of god, without minding the consequences. Antigone is a strong willed woman who wins the respect of the audience by the inner effect and resistance of manipulation she has, showing the potential of human kind. She becomes a heroine with dread qualities of mind, heart and soul because she is willing to sacrifice her life, doing what she believes it is right. With a sense of family ties, she is an holy man for humanity, the issue is that she must burry her brother Polynices with an appropriate ceremony since she believes it is the decision right for every human being. At first she tries to convince her sister Ismene to join her in her plans, but Ismene refuses, she is not willing to give up her life at all, when Antigone is not only risking her life but too her marriage with Haemon. When Antigone meets Creon she proves her strength and spiritual power. Some say she is not a saint but a martyr. She combats Creon with insolence towards the civil authority, following of all time the laws of heaven.