Antigone_Critique

Antigone Critique Antigone: Critical Essay Analysis Various literary essays have been written with the intent to properly interpret the play Antigone. The opinions represented give insight into the plot layout, how the play flows, the characters’ strengths and weaknesses and of course critiques on how the central conflict is to be interpreted. Each critical essay gives strong arguments as to who is in the right and who is in the wrong regarding the controversy between Creon and Antigone. Richard C. Jebb begins citing that the main conflict, divine law vs. human law, is the strength in the play. He states that the simple clarity of the plot is exemplified through the hearty conflict. Also, the constant drama holds interest well, right up to the climax. Jebb relates the play to the modern world, explaining how this particular conflict could potentially arise in any day in age. He goes on to say how the controversy is made very vivid thanks to the excellent character depiction of Creon and Antigone. In the end, Jebb tends to side with Antigone’s actions. He believes that she is wholly in the right and that in such a case, human law must antigone, creon, play, conflict, law, right, nussbaum, human, drawn, bowra, sophocles, side, says, reasoning, jebb, gives, give, conclusion, antigone’s, actions, about, wrong, world, vs, views, victim, very, values, struggle, states, since, should, say, religious, readers