Antigone

Joe Preston English 10 period 1 Antigone Essay Mrs. Bleeke 18 November 1999 Antigone Essay Antigone is an admirable character in some aspects through out the play. Her pride basically serves as a building block to her being admirable. Certain examples through out the play prove this to be true ,but in some instances the end result is negative. A big example of this was her willingness to bury her brother accepting any consequences. To Antigone the Gods are …showed first 75 words of 297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 297 total…all our family!”(Antigone Scene 4, line 39). From that she basically stated that her own family had cursed her which was the first scene all through the play that showed any sign of weakness coming from Antigone. Fear of death ,obviously her weakness. Antigone is an admirable character ,because no person is perfect of everything. Depending on the readers full criteria for being admirable ,the reader would most likely conclude that Antigone worthy of being admirable.