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I read Antigone, by Sophocles, with Oedipus Rex. Personally, I enjoyed Antigone more, but that’s just because I look strong women and girl power. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, and this story takes place when her father has died, and her two brothers are fighting over the throne. Before her father had died, he said that both of his sons could have the throne. One would be king for a year, and then the other brother would be king for a year.
It was a good plan, but when it came time for Eteocles to give up the throne to his brother, Polyneices, he had no plan on giving the throne up. So, the two brothers go to war against each other. They both die in battle. What the story is really about, is who gets to be buried and who doesn’t get to be buried.
Since both of the brothers have died, Oedipus’s brother-in-law, Creon, has taken the the throne. He decides that since Eteocles was just fighting for the throne and for his city, he can be given a proper burial. Since Polyneices was fighting against the throne, he can just be left out to be eaten by scavengers. Antigone doesn’t think that this is right. But, Creon has said that anyone who tries to bury Polyneices, will be punished.
Antigone doesn’t really care what Creon says, and that it what I like about her. This was written around 441 BC. Women weren’t allowed to not care about what men said. Antigone goes against time and culture, and decides to bury her brother. As soon as someone notices that Polyneices has been buried, Creon immediately suspects Antigone, and has her arrested.
Then the story took a real twist. Antigone knows that she will be killed, but instead of being killed at the hands of Creon, she kills herself. I wasn’t expecting a lot of things in this story, but I definitely wasn’t expecting that, but it was kind of awesome.
It was a good plan, but when it came time for Eteocles to give up the throne to his brother, Polyneices, he had no plan on giving the throne up. So, the two brothers go to war against each other. They both die in battle. What the story is really about, is who gets to be buried and who doesn’t get to be buried.
Since both of the brothers have died, Oedipus’s brother-in-law, Creon, has taken the the throne. He decides that since Eteocles was just fighting for the throne and for his city, he can be given a proper burial. Since Polyneices was fighting against the throne, he can just be left out to be eaten by scavengers. Antigone doesn’t think that this is right. But, Creon has said that anyone who tries to bury Polyneices, will be punished.
Antigone doesn’t really care what Creon says, and that it what I like about her. This was written around 441 BC. Women weren’t allowed to not care about what men said. Antigone goes against time and culture, and decides to bury her brother. As soon as someone notices that Polyneices has been buried, Creon immediately suspects Antigone, and has her arrested.
Then the story took a real twist. Antigone knows that she will be killed, but instead of being killed at the hands of Creon, she kills herself. I wasn’t expecting a lot of things in this story, but I definitely wasn’t expecting that, but it was kind of awesome.