I go to wed the lord of the dark waters.” (908-909) “no wedding-song in the dusk has crowned my marriage. She also expresses self-pity when she states: Long ago, so I might serve the dead.” (630) She does not bend, as the meaning of her name says and the tragedy is foreseeable. There are several parts in the play when the audience can feel pity for the heroine, Antigone. Indeed, she states: “No one will ever convict me for a traitor.” (57) She does not think that the relationship should make her give up her principles. She does not consider her relationship with Creon’s son, Haemon. She is a free spirit who cannot be stopped by orders, even if they come from the king himself. She does not possess the ability to compromise or obey.
The tragic flaw of Antigone is that she is overly proud.
She needs to be someone people can relate to. In order to become a true heroine, the character need to be worthy of pity, empathy and concern of the audience of the tragedy. First of all she is royal, has a tragic flaw and this flaw leads to her falling. In the end of the tragedy, he loses everything else apart from power: his son, wife and the love of his people.Īntigone can easily be identified as a tragic heroine in the classical play. Still, the fault should be found not in the heroine, but the king: Creon, who thinks that power and authority is above family, love and the well-being of loved ones. Looking at the play as a moral tragedy of the Ancient Greek literature, it is evident that the author, Sophocles wanted to teach the audience a moral lesson. Relation of Global Warming and Extreme Weather ConditionĪntigone is a classical tragic hero, because she does not change her ways, principles or beliefs. Power Point Presentation With Speaker Notes
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