Antigone by Socrates
Antigone by SocratesIn the short play Antigone, by Socrates, we find the chorus embodies the static voice of traditional society in many ways. In this play traditional society is following the rules and also obeying King Kreon and his rules. We will see how the characters Antigone, Kreon and Isemene relate to traditional society.
The character Antigone is loyal to her family despite the unjust laws of Kreon. Antigone shows this by saying ” He’s my brother and yours too and weather you will or not, I will stand by him.”(Page 22) She is willing to die because of her belief of moral value. The chorus relates this to traditional society by Antigone is trying to change society by going against the king and his rules. It seems that she is trying to make a stand for her family since she is one of the last ones left in her family. She also suffers from recklessness by her goodness of her character. She shows this by burying her brother and doing the right thing. Since she has committed these actions and broke Kreon’s rules her morals will be here own downfall.
Kreon is a ruthless person obsessed by power. He goes against tradition by denying burial of Polyneices and doesn’t take Teiresias advice. Kreon shows that he cares about power instead of family values by condemning his son’s bride. This also shows that he goes against meaningful tradition. The chorus shows that he fails to keep the laws of divine justice by leaving Polyneices body uncovered. Since Polyneices fought for Kreon’s side he should get a proper...
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