Antigone essay essays

Antigone essay essays Would the Real Hero or Heroine Please Stand Up Throughout the past both Antigone and Creon ,both characters in Sophocles' Antigone, have been considered heroes/heroines by different literary scholars. In preparation for this paper I looked up "hero" on "Dictionary.com". Both hero and heroine have the same meaning with the latter referring to females and the former referring to males. The three definitions I determined to be the most relevant are as follows: "The principal male (or female) character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation", "In mythology and legend, a man (or woman), often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his (or her) bold exploits, and favored by the gods", "A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life." I listed these three definitions in order from least relevant to most relevant. In this story all these definitions do not refer to the same person, so it is very obvious why scholars have had a hard time determining who the hero/heroine is in this story. Throughout the rest of this paper, I will show, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Antigone is the heroine of the play, despite the fact that Creon does exemplify one of the The first definition stated is "The principal male character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation." This definition would obviously point to Creon because the entire play focuses almost exclusively on his decisions and his unwillingness to take advice. The only time, Creon is not the focus of the action, is when Antigone is planning to go and bury her brother. Even in this scene the action is set only to give Creon a reason to react throughout the rest of the play. Although his reaction is the focal point of the play, it is easy to realize that he is in no way admired for his actions, which is a ...