The Major Themes Of Pride In Antigone And The Iliad

In both Antigone and The Iliad, pride is a major theme throughout. Pride is defined as a “feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired” (Oxford Dictionaries). Although pride is shown in different ways in both works, they are similar in that the pride of the major characters is what causes the conflict and plot throughout them. In The Iliad, pride makes the world go round for the warriors of both the Achaeans and Trojans. Throughout The Iliad it becomes known that the amount of war prizes that each male warrior holds determines their social status and reputation of being a skillful warrior. Achilles, the Achaeans greatest warrior, and King Agamemnon take great pride in all of their war prizes and because of it they get into an argument. As King, Agamemnon believed that he could take Achilles precious war prize Brisëis when he had to give up his own women war prize, which results in the rage of Achilles throughout the whole poem. Achilles becomes enraged when Agamemnon takes his women because he believed that he also took part of his pride away from him. That action of Agamemnon proves that his own pride led to conflict throughout the whole poem. By Agamemnon taking away Achilles women he

When the messenger gives Kreon and his wife, Eurydice, Kreon was very upset and Eurydice was so distraught over the loss of her son, she decided to kill herself as well. Kreon, by the end of the play, admitted to making a huge mistake by not listening to anyone’s advice, especially Tiresias, the prophet, who warns him of what could happen because of his actions, and his own pride is then gone along with his