In both “Antigone” and “Carrie Soto is Back” the main characters, Carrie and Antigone, make huge life decisions that change their own lives and the lives of others. The primary choice Carrie makes is to come back to tennis after retiring due to an ankle injury. She continues to train with her father as her coach so that she can hopefully beat Nicki Chan and win back her grand slam record. Then something devastating happens and she has to make a choice that will ultimately make or break her career. In “Antigone”, the main choice made by Antigone is the choice to honor her brother by burying him against Creon’s order. She does this knowing that the punishment will be severe, but she chooses the morally right thing to do over the lawful thing …show more content…
Ever since Carrie was young, tennis was basically the only thing she did and the only thing she was trained in. Her father was a world-famous tennis player and has been training her her whole life. Carrie only plays for her father’s approval, he is the person she looks up to the most. Javier, Soto’s father, in turn believed Carrie to be his one true meaning in his life which created a healthy and gratifying father-daughter relationship that was truly beautiful to read about. “Being your father is the best thing that has ever happened to me. . . Let me feel it and say it. You are the meaning of my life” (Reid 314). Carrie is extremely competitive and has a need to win with her goal being to be the best tennis player in the world. Because of this competitive atmosphere Carrie was raised by, as she grows up she begins to become cold, rude, and conceited to everyone around her. “I am ranked number two. And you are ranked — what? Maybe thirty? So in this case, yes, you are beneath me” (Reid 63). Carrie eventually reaches her goal, even if her means of getting there are questionable, by setting the world record of being the first person to receive twenty single Slam titles along with being the number one women’s tennis player in the world. Shortly after this though she retired due to an ankle injury, and believes she’ll never be …show more content…
Polyneices and Eteocles both die tragically in battle. Creon believes that Eteocles died noblely and therefore deserves a proper burial, but Polyneices died a “traitor” and doesn’t deserve a burial at all. Antigone rightfully believes this to be absurd, she thinks both of her brothers deserve a proper burial. This leads Antigone to make the brave decision to bury her brother against Creon’s will. Antigone then urges Ismene to help her and that it is the right thing to do, but Ismene insists that it is wrong to go against Creon. “Polyneices fought as bravely and died as miserably – They say that Creon has sworn no one shall bury him, no one shall mourn for him . . . There it is, and now you can prove what you are: A true sister or a traitor to the family” (Sophocles 3.17-27). Antigone is evidently sentenced to death after being convicted for the burial of Polyneices, but just before her execution, Creon pleads with her to quickly marry Haemon so her life will be “fulfilled.” Antigone believes marrying Haemon in such a rush is futile and will not fulfill her. For this reason, she makes the choice to take her own life rather than being executed and marrying Haemon. Antigone shows how important it is to make choices that will advocate for yourself, stand up against authority, and to always choose the morally right thing even if it means breaking the law or even
Antigone can be considered a tragic figure in the play “Antigone”, since the character owns the necessary elements of being a tragic figure, including a tragic flaw, a tragic fate, and how a character accepts their fate. The tragic flaws that make her a tragic figure are her stubbornness as well as her loyalty to her brother, Polyneices. These flaws lead her to be very determined to provide her brother with a proper burial, even though it means that she acts against the decree of Creon and will finally be stoned to death. Throughout the play, there are several instances where Antigone’s tragic flaws are implied.
Antigone and Ismene’s brother, Polyneices, was denied a proper burial. Antigone states that, “Word has come down from Creon. There’s to be no lying to rest, no
As the play unfolds, both Antigone and Creon become tragic figures who suffer the consequences of their actions. Antigone's steadfastness leads to her death, but she remains true to her beliefs until the end. Creon's fear and stubbornness lead to the deaths of his son and wife, and he is left to face the consequences of his actions. The audience sympathizes with both characters, as they are both motivated by duty and a sense of what is
Antigone, left with no help, continues to fight for the burial of her brother. She states, “I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory,” (63) which is another example that demonstrates how loyal she is to her family. She represents great bravery and independence as a young woman through the act of willingness to die for someone she loves. Antigone sees this as she is pleasing the most, but Ismene sees this as she is hopeless.
Antigone being the one to fight for her beliefs and obeying the god's laws attempts the burial of Polyneices and goes against Creon’s law to prove to him that he’s in over his head that he has too much pride in himself, in lines 15-35 Antigone claims that she is going to go
The story of Antigone, is about a brave young woman who wants to bury her dead brother against King Creon wishes. She watched her immediate family name get tarnished. Antigone also witness the destruction of her father, mother, and two brothers all because of fate. Antigone is extreme about her emotions which governs her every move. The people of the city all agree in secret that leaving this young man body to rotten in the street is ridiculous but Antigone is the only one brave enough to stand against the king even if that mean being put to death.
These consequences affect not only the people most important to Antigone, but their past, present, and future. The outcomes of these loved ones are all linked directly to Antigone herself, revealing that too much passion can blind one’s
Antigone was not married but she was also conformed within most of these rules and regulations, although she was not like most of the other girls due to the fact that she told Ismene “From mine own He has no right to stay me”, referring to Creon. She was not bothered by risking her own life by going against her future uncle-in-laws orders, or by going against the norms of society. Antigone is seen in these plays as a self-righteous feminist, determined to do what she feels is right even if she is breaking the law. Antigone has major respect for the dead and believes they deserve special treatment. Her devotion to respecting her dead brother leads to her own death, and the death of Creon’s son and wife by the form of
Antigone, Polyneices’ brother, defies Creon’s decree and buries Polyneices to follow the “laws of heaven.” to not bury Polyneices is defied by Antigone. He Creon decides to kill her, angering his city and son since they believe she bravely honored the gods by burying Polyneices. In Scene 3, Haimon, his son, informs him of the discord in the
In the classic play by Sophocles, Antigone is a tragic story of the bold Antigone who defied her uncle, King Creonʻs, edict by burying her brother, Polyneices, who died attacking the city of Thebes, trying to take the power away from their brother, Eteocles, who refused to share the throne with Polyneices. Even though Antigone knew that going against Creon and burying her brother would not end well for her, she still choose to risk her life to do what is right. After being caught breaking the law, Antigone is appointed to be locked away, isolated in a cave until she dies, but she hangs herself at the end. At the same time, things for Creon are not looking good, as everyone around him seems to be against him in his decision for punishing Antigone. Everyone Creon cares about kills themselves from a curse that is put on Creon for not following the Godsʻ laws.
Antigone, compelled by her religious conviction, choses to ignore the decree no matter the consequences. Antigone chose the gods over Creon because she was faithful to her religion and knew that the King, whom was mortal, could not make divine law. Antigone was right to defy the King and to choose to bury her brother because of her religious convictions, for the sake of righteousness, and for the love of Polyneices. Antigone was a religious person who tried her best to live according to her religious beliefs. She honored the gods the way she was taught by her parents, Oedipus and Jocasta, by giving the gods sacrifices and worshiping them.
The sisters are not the only ones that must face such choices, Creon’s son, Haemon, is in a dangerous position by fighting for Antigone and betraying his father's wishes. Antigone is a strong character that fights for what she believes in. She is not a person who is
Through Antigone’s transformation from goal seeking to content she exemplifies that several people make decisions that affect their environment, lifestyle, and make others put them in a category like civil disobedience. Antigone says, “death, who lays all to rest is leading me to Acheron’s far strand. Alive, to me no bridal hymns belong, for me no marriage song has yet been sung; but Acheron instead is it, whom I must wed” (Sophocles 30). Antigone’s decision affected her chances of getting married and enjoying more of her life. Her life has changed completely and now she has to make the best out of her situation.
Antigone believes it is her duty as a sibling to right the wrongs of Creon’s skewed judgement. However unlike Creon, Antigone never comes to the realization of her hamartia, which leads the her demise. From the beginning of the play, Antigone willingly accepts her fate for upholding her moral beliefs. She believes that the burial of her brother was just throughout the play and paid the ultimate price for her beliefs. This moment of the lack of
In the Greek drama Antigone, by Sophocles, Eteocles has been given a proper burial, but Creon has issued a new law that banned the burial of Polyneices. He is not allowing anyone to bury him because in Creon’s mind, he is a traitor. Except, Antigone wants to bury him so he can go to heaven for all eternity. Antigone thinks that everyone deserves a proper burial, especially her own family. But, as a result to this there is a rift created between Creon and Antigone.