It is a direct, practical, sympathetic nature that characterizes the sentinel in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the sentinel expresses himself directly and honestly. He gets straight to the heart of the matter. But at the same time, he is not devoid of compassion in the way he describes Antigone's painful burial and reburial of her brother.
That she is the main character is the reason why Antigone is the protagonist in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the protagonist is the main character around whom the play's action revolves. The protagonist is heroic in doing good deeds. This describes Antigone, who is both the main character and the principal female character. She does good deeds, because she respects her family, the gods and Theban traditions.
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That she numbers among the play's cast of characters and that her life comes to an unfortunate end is the reason why Antigone can be considered a tragic character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Antigone is a main character who influences and is affected by the interactions among the other main characters. Great changes can be expected of her as Princess of Thebes, and yet her life is cut short, suddenly and cruelly. What she does therefore defines her as a main character and what happens to her therefore defines Antigone as tragic.
Antigone is a young girl in Oedipus and she has no lines. It is not until Oedipus at Colonus that her character begins to develop.
The sentinel caught Antigone while she was attempting to bury her brother Polynices, defying King Creon's edict that prohibited the burial of traitors. He discovered her at the scene, having witnessed her performing the burial rites despite being warned against it. When confronted, Antigone boldly admitted her actions, emphasizing her loyalty to divine law over human law. This act of defiance ultimately led to her arrest and the ensuing tragic events.
That Antigone was found burying her brother.
Relief over finding the culprit but sympathy for the perpetrator is the way the sentinel seems to feel about arresting Antigone in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the sentinel stands guard over the unburied bodies of the disloyal Theban dead. He must make sure under pain of torture and death that the bodies remain exposed. He is relieved to be able to prove that he is not the perpetrator. But at the same time he appears sympathetic to Antigone's pain since he likens her to a mother bird finding her chicks gone from the nest.
That she is the main character is the reason why Antigone is the protagonist in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the protagonist is the main character around whom the play's action revolves. The protagonist is heroic in doing good deeds. This describes Antigone, who is both the main character and the principal female character. She does good deeds, because she respects her family, the gods and Theban traditions.
Antingone
That she numbers among the play's cast of characters and that her life comes to an unfortunate end is the reason why Antigone can be considered a tragic character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Antigone is a main character who influences and is affected by the interactions among the other main characters. Great changes can be expected of her as Princess of Thebes, and yet her life is cut short, suddenly and cruelly. What she does therefore defines her as a main character and what happens to her therefore defines Antigone as tragic.
Antigone is a young girl in Oedipus and she has no lines. It is not until Oedipus at Colonus that her character begins to develop.
The sentinel caught Antigone while she was attempting to bury her brother Polynices, defying King Creon's edict that prohibited the burial of traitors. He discovered her at the scene, having witnessed her performing the burial rites despite being warned against it. When confronted, Antigone boldly admitted her actions, emphasizing her loyalty to divine law over human law. This act of defiance ultimately led to her arrest and the ensuing tragic events.
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Questioning and passionate describe Antigone's attitude and character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone evidences her questioning attitude when she refuses to something as correct just because a king says so. She manifests her passionate character when she refuses to abandon her convictions, her family and her gods. For example, Antigone questions the correctness of obeying a royal edict that contradicts divine will and threatens cherished Theban traditions.
To show that is Antigone is both the main female character and the protagonist and to foreshadow her suffering as the tragic hero are the purposes served by her appearance at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone's being the first character to be seen and to be heard in this case is symbolic of her role as the main character and as the tragic hero. That Ismene is second to be seen and to be heard is symbolic of her status as a supporting character. That the two discuss how they will respond, or not, to a challenge foreshadows the heroic Antigone's tragic fate.
That her actions affect all other actions is the reason why Antigone is the main character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the dramatist identifies his main character by honoring her name in the play's title. He also indicates that Theban Princess Antigone is the main character by having all action be affected and determined by what she does. For example, King Creon issues the royal edict that his niece decides to disobey. But she steps forward as the only protester. All actions trace back to her protest.
Antigone is the static character in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a static character does not change. Theban Princess Antigone is the only main character who never budges from what she believes, does, says and thinks. She is that way in the course of the play, and Creon characterizes her as always being the same and unchanging foolish self since birth. In contrast, all the other main characters are dynamic in that they undergo changes in behavior and beliefs.