Antigone Loss Of Innocence In Oedipus The King

Antigone begins the play by expressing her willingness to die while burying her brother. Like any revolutionary or individual defying the law, she is certain her cause is not only good but worth dying for. However, at the same time, Antigone acknowledges her plan as foolish, perhaps because she may likely die as well. This would not be the worst of deaths, she argues, because she would die honorably. Surely this honor will not be from Thebes or Creon, whom she is disobeying, but most likely from an even greater source...the gods. Antigone has a greater respect for those not living or supernatural than she does for man’s earthly rule. She recognizes that death is eternal, but life is temporary. This relates to parables and

Like Oedipus, his sons believed themselves noble enough to share the throne; however, soon they discovered that their desire for power overruled the bonds of peace. The gods displeasure resulted not in the death of a single brother but both. Mercy is rarely shown to the guilty in Greek mythology and this is evident in the tales of Oedipus and his sons. Aware of this mercilessness, I predict that Creon will also suffer for his new law that defies the orders of the gods. When mortal men take fate or justice into their own hands, pride/power typically becomes their

The sentry is well aware that no one likes the bringer of bad news, not even the man who must bring it. He probably believed that this statement would relate himself to Creon and therefore, Creon would be understanding, however, this was not the case. Though Creon was the right judge for the situation, he made an erroneous, tempered judgement. Creon’s lack of trust and loyalty to his men will now only be reciprocated. He has turned the sentry against him, lost control of his temper, and presented himself as an insecure, hypocritical leader who will earn meager respect from his