Antigone LRJ #2

Koumman Lee
Ms.Peifer
10 Ib Hr.4
25 November 2008

LRJ#2

There are many strong imagery in Antigone. A strong imagery is where Polyneices is being buried. It is repeated throughtout the play. "The dead man- Polyneices- out there- someone- New dust on the slimy flesh!"(Sophocles, lines 100-108). In this example Polyneices was talked about when he wasnn't supposed to have been buried. This quote reveals clearly that Polyneices was found buried by the messanger presenting this information to the king.

A fatal flaw is when Creon had too much pride so his family members died because of his pride. He took it to his brain too much by his pride that he doesn't consider other people'e opinion. "You forget yourself! You are speaking to your king"(line 63). He said this out of pride to Teiresias not caring about Teiresias's prophet.

"It is right that I should be. I alone am guilty. I know it, and I say it. Lead me in, Quickly friends. I have neither life nor substance. Lead me in"(lines 121- 124). This is anagnorisis.This, Creon admits that he alone is wrong and he will go and let Antigone out of the death sentence. When he gets there he finds Antigone dead and his son tried to attack him. Then Haimon, Creon's son, killed himself leaving the king miserable.

Peripeteia takes place when Haimon, Antigone, and the Queen dies. "They're dead- and those alive bear the responsibilty for those who've died"(Johnston, line 172) This is one place where Creon's life has been turned around. "Take this foolish man away from here"(Johnston, line 145). This is peripeteia because Creon's life has been turned upsidedown due to the death of his family mebers. He knew that he was the cause of the deaths that he called himself a foolish man.

Catharsis happens near the end. Pity is lost from the reader when Creon has no more family mebers left and he has given up on life. "Servants- hurry and lead me off, get away from here, for now what I am in life is nothing"(Johnston, lines 143- 149). Creon accepts his loss but he doesn't want to be part of life any longer.

In Antigone women are considered to be very brave and loyal to their family members. Antigone is considered strong when she stands up for herself when she knows she had done something against the law. "I admit I did it. I won't deny that"(Johnston, line 500). "But if I’d allowed my own mother’s dead son to just lie there, an unburied corpse, then I’d feel distress" (Johnston, line 157-159) This is when Antigone is considered loyal since she is burying her brother no matter what will stand in her way.