Heroes emotional state can hinder the effects of their heroic characteristics, which in turn will manipulate their self-confidence. Every hero shares similar and different emotional tragedies, but these poignant feelings can turn heroes into epic legends. These influential heroes, such as Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone were faced with emotional defeat, but they evolved their heroic characteristic traits through their mental challenges. Emotional qualities not only built these stories, but built these heroes. While these poetic stories differ, each of these heroes were cultivated by their personal emotional events in their lives. First, emotions effected how heroes handle their quest, and of course, build their heroic attributes along the way. Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone were intertwined within their heroic qualities, and as a result, their political issues, religious testimony, and social challenges empowered their unique heroic traits. These struggles were life changing, and built the strength they needed to become heroes. Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone accepted their emotions to better themselves, and not to weaken their character. These emotional breakdowns allowed those heroes to conquer, and thrived to develop their fortitude. To explore this further, each character experienced emotional distress from the …show more content…
These emotional traumas originated epic heroes such as Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone to prosper and obtain their valiant attributes. Emotions motivated these heroes to mature stronger, and flourish personally because of their tragedies. These ancient literary characters has shown they were not defeated by their sentiments. Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone were not born heroes, but they are self-made from their emotional tribulations, which allowed them to achieve their own essential heroic
Antigone is one of the famous plays written by Sophocles in around 441 B.C.E. This play is a dramatic and eye-opening play that really shocks the characters in the play as well as the readers. Sophocles wrote this play in no chronological order but it is better to understand the story is Oedipus the King is read before Antigone, that way it gives readers an understanding of how the time changed the characters.
Odysseus is a hero because he acts courageously while facing the many challenges he encounters. Odysseus’s shows great bravery when he engages in physical challenges. Odysseus daringly fights against the suitors, while significantly outnumbered: “For I must tell you this is no affair / of ten or even twice ten men, but scores, throngs of them” (XVI, 291 – 293). Even though Odysseus is facing hundreds of men, his bravery keeps him confident that he can win the battle. Odysseus must use his physical strength when Poseidon punishes him with turbulent waves: “Odysseus’s knees grew slack, his heart / sickened, and he said within himself / Rag of man that I am, is this the end of me?” (V, 307 – 309). Odysseus is exhausted from the torrential sea, yet refuses to give up because of enormous courage and his unwillingness to surrender. Odysseus must also cope with emotional challenges throughout his journey. His emotions are tested when he ventures to the underworld, Hades, and must confront his greatest fear, death: “From every side they came and sought the pit / with rustling cries; and I grew sick with fear. / But presently I gave command to my officers” (XI, 45 -47). Although Odysseus is deeply fearful when he comes face to face with the dead, his mental f...
knew full well that what she was doing was wrong. She knew that if she buried
The “tragic hero” with Sophocles and Euripides has several elements that are in common, whereas the character is essentially good, usually has some relation to royalty, however they have some type of flaw or commit some act, going against their better judgment or character, causing something tragic to happen to them or by them. I will explain different examples of the tragic hero in Sophocles and Euripides characters, but Virgil’s characterization of Aeneas I would not say is not completely accurate in comparison to the previous representations of the tragic hero, however I would say that Virgil’s depiction of the tragic hero embodies many of the traits and happenings, however evolution has altered how and for what exact reasons Aeneas is not just like the other tragic heroes of the past. In Sophocles’ Antigone I believe a notable tragic hero is Creon. He is fundamentally good as he is determined to put his kingdom before his personal feelings, but he is also flawed and for Creon his flaw is hubris. What makes him a tragic hero is that though he is doing what he believes to be ri...
In the greek tragedy Antigone , the author Sophocles conveys Antigone as the tragic hero because she arouses the most fear, she shows both good and bad which is a tragic hero characteristic and Antigone has the tragic flaw of loyalty to her family and to the gods.
Sophocles' play "Antigone" examines the age-old conflict between civil and divine law, including the ominous life or death consequences of putting one system above the other. In this piece of literature we can read to what extremes someone can enforce both of these kinds of laws while also comparing and contrasting Creon and Antigones’ views on the subject.
Through the investigation of the writing of a culture, the peruser can find what was of genuine worry to the nationals. The tale of Antigone is an account of a young ladys search for importance to her life inside within the guidelines set around her the grown-up, the administration, in the individual of King Creon. In Julius Caesar, as translated in the English Renaissance by Shakespeare, is the tale of a gathering of nationals who question the get for control by one man. Both plays manage the idea of individual flexibility and activity versus laws to secure the welfare of the gathering in the city or state.
The play Antigone, written by Sophocles contains two tragic figures. One of whom is Antigone whose family is under a curse brought upon them by her father. The other is Creon, Antigone’s uncle, who made it a law not to bury Antigone’s brother, Polynices, for his treachery to his own home country. Because of this, they become trapped by an inescapable fate that leaves Creon to suffer with his regrets, while Antigone died for her beliefs.
George Bernard Shaw said, "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." While analyzing Sophocles's play "Antigone", we studied the different characters to discover which character we relate to most. We learned about their trials and values; we read about their lives in ancient Greece around 430 B.C. They had an evil, cruel leader whose laws prohibited them to bury their beloved family and friends after an intense, gory battle. Throughout this play, Antigone refers to her pure morals and breaks the law to bury her brother. She confronts death but does so honorably. She becomes a role model and a great example to the town of Thebes. She becomes a hero in her sister's eyes! I have found that I am most similar to Antigone. I've evaluated my life and her story and have discovered that Antigone and I have complementary physical capabilities, personalities, backgrounds, and responsibilities.
In Antigone, we have Antigone who is a very determined yet disobedient girl. She goes against the King Creon’s rules to bury her brother and when confronted and punished decides to kill herself. Her death led to main tragedy as her husband and mother in law both commit suicide hence leaving the King in distress and pain. Even though the story line in Antigone is very different from that of Oedipus the King, the two plays do mirror each other in a vast number of aspects. The kings, Creon and Oedipus’ desire to do right despite being warned ultimately led both of them to their doom. Their arrogance towards Teiresas, the fear of being over throned and losing their wives are mirror images of each other.
Throughout your life you will meet some people that are so similar to each other, you think they could be the same person. They possess most, if not all of the same characteristics. This happens quite frequently in literature. The book The Odyssey is a 303 page book by Homer, that has a character named Odysseus that is very similar to a character named Othello. Othello is the main character in a 314 page play called Othello by William Shakespeare. Both of these characters go through similar hardships throughout both of the stories. Characters are often portrayed similar to other characters in other stories, and share the same traits. Othello and Odysseus are very similar characters and go through some of the same battles throughout the two
As a director I intend to show the contrast between Antigone and Esmene, in the opening scene, by the way they deliver their lines, movement, facial expression and body language.
Odysseus is unique among epic heroes in that his strength comes not from inhuman powers or exceptional physical ability, but mainly from his mind. Odysseus, regularly uses cunning, guile, and superiority of intellect to overcome obstacles. In this paper I will compare Odysseus to other epic heroes, both in terms of character and in terms of responses to crises, comparing his reactions with those of other heroes placed in similar situations.
Odysseus’ journey is one that features much emotional pain. Pain for being away from his home, wife and son, but in Aeneas’ journey he is a warrior, and he goes through physical pain. Unlike Odysseus, Aeneas begins his journey after the Greeks have burned his home to the ground. He does not have the pleasure of long comfortable “holdups” Odysseus has and he also has to deal with his father dying—the ultimate blow.
Antigone’s ability to follow her beliefs, to make the proper actions, and to follow through her actions with courage make Antigone the perfect tragic hero. It is important to follow one’s own beliefs and to pursue the right things, so the outcome will turn well. Without having courage and perseverance it is very easy to be challenged and stopped from the goals being pursued. The tragic hero of a story has al these qualities and the ability to do what they want. A tragic hero must be someone who follows his or her beliefs no matter what the outcome is. Although sometimes the outcome may involve death, a tragic hero can be anyone that follows their own beliefs, has the ability to learn to persevere, and can do the right thing under any circumstance.