How Was Antigone Alike

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Comparing Antigone to Me

George Bernard Shaw said, "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." While analyzing Sophocles's play "Antigone", we studied the different characters to discover which character we relate to most. We learned about their trials and values; we read about their lives in ancient Greece around 430 B.C. They had an evil, cruel leader whose laws prohibited them to bury their beloved family and friends after an intense, gory battle. Throughout this play, Antigone refers to her pure morals and breaks the law to bury her brother. She confronts death but does so honorably. She becomes a role model and a great example to the town of Thebes. She becomes a hero in her sister's eyes! I have found that I am most similar to Antigone. I've evaluated my life and her story and have discovered that Antigone and I have complementary physical capabilities, personalities, backgrounds, and responsibilities.
Although Antigone's physical description is not directly stated in Sophocles's writings, we can infer …show more content…

She had to cook, clean, and look after her siblings. Even though Antigone spent a considerable amount of her life in the wilderness, she still had many duties. While lead her disabled father around, she supplied them with food, and she had to found shelters for them to rest and inhabit. She had to teach herself several survival skills, for she had no educators. Her father was aided by Antigone in relearning basic skills by that had become difficult to him because he was blind. According to ancient Greece texts, many women had to farm to earn a salary. Most likely, after her parents passed away, Antigone had to harvest crops to make money. Because Ismene was so reserved, she possibly struggled to find employment. Thank goodness that her sister was so benevolent! Antigone would have contributed much to Ismene to keep her healthful. Antigone had many

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