Antigone_in_Sophcles

Antigone in Sophcles Sophocles’(496-406) second most famous play Antigone contains many contrasts. According to G. M. Kirkwood, “A contrast between Antigone and Creon lies at the heart of the drama can be taken for granted” (118). In the story, Antigone wants to bury her brother, who fought bravely and died on the battlefield, but to do so would be to break the law since her brother fought on the side of Argos, the enemy of Thebes. Creon, her uncle, who has become king, represents the law. Although she cares for and respects her brother, her conscience will not let her disrespect her brother. Despite Creons warnings she buries him with honor and is captured by Creon and put to death. Haimon, who is Creon’s son and Antigones lover has to leave Thebes. Antigone focuses on contrast between characters. Antigone and her sister, Ismene are together in two scenes, the prologue and the second scene. They always argue because of their different opinions. Ismene feels that although she loved her brother, he is dead, and they should respect the law and not bury him with honor. The other contrasts come between Creon and the guard antigone, creon, law, ismene, family, brother, loyalty, creon’s, contrast, between, son, scene, king, haimon, death, characters, antigone’s, prologue, own, bury, because, words, thebes, story, should, one, moral, kirkwood, guard, first, am, things, speech, second, says, right, represents, play, however, honor, himself, help, even, end, decision, conflict, both, believes, although