Tragic Heroine
Antigone is a heroine that sacrifices her simplistic world for one much more dangerous and looked down upon in the name of her beloved brother’s spirit. Antigone is charged guilty for the crimes she committed against the law put down by the king, however she is innocent and her heart pure.
Antigone mentions several times that she is only doing her following actions for the loyalty that she has for her brother Polyneices. Antigone states with strong confidence, “I’ll do my duty to my brother—and yours as well, if you’re not prepared to. I won’t be caught betraying him”(Sophocles,64-66). When Antigone refers to ‘duty’ she is saying that as a sister to a brother, through loyalty and love, it is the least she can do to bring him happiness in the afterlife, even if it does conclude in her own horrid death.
Antigone is a tragic heroine because, even though all she has done is for the will of her brother, she is seen dead hanged by her own hands. Earlier Antigone had spoke with no hesitation, "So be what you want. I’ll still bury him. It would be fine to die while doing that" (88-89). In this quotation, Antigone accepts the fact that she may have to even face the horrors of death to complete the honorable deed of burying her dearest brother and coincidentally Antigone's world concludes in just that... The messenger describes her death as, “In the furthest corner of the tomb we saw Antigone hanging by the neck, held up in a noose—fine woven linen”(1358-1360). The detailed description brings a memorable yet graphic ending to Antigone’s long and courageous journey.
Antigone is innocent for her heart of purity and her actions only done for her beloved brother, even if the charges against her are named guilty. Antigone is strong, loyal, confident, and willing to sacrifice her own life for the happiness of another, therefore she is a heroine in her own time… A courageous and purely innocent woman to be look up to as a respectable example of how a sister should care for and love a brother.
nicely written and good use of quotes
ReplyDeleteThe paper is suppose to feel like you are the judge so if you could incorporate that at all it would make the story flow.
Your examples are good, and the quotes you picked prove your points really well. The one thing to maybe look at would be adding more examples to show why she is a tragic hero.
ReplyDeleteReally good so far. Like Nina said though you seem like you have a third person view on this, so try to act like a judge or lawyer.
ReplyDeletethis is a really good paper, and you used strong qoutes that support your thesis. For the citation you should include the authors name.
ReplyDelete^^^ agreeed. but it's good, and with showing that she's a good person show more about how she was obeying the Gods and wasn't the one doing the real crime.
ReplyDeleteYou use really nice textual evidence to support your claims and very descriptive language. It's a bit confusing because of all the extra adjectives you use. (ex: refering to polynieces as her dear brother multiple times) Simplifying your first sentence and working on the jugde aspect would be benificial. Good work.
ReplyDeleteMake sure you don't summarize. Make sure you make your conclusion stronger. other wise its very good
ReplyDeletethe whole story.
I liked the conclusion and the evidence but i have a hard time pulling the evidence together.
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