An Introspective Look on Fate and Initiation Concerning the Tragedies of Ancient Greece Is man free to mold his own destiny, or is he a mere thread on the spool of life the Fates, the three female deities of Greek Mythology, cut and control? Can, in fact, man determine his life and destiny based ...

Many questions are played out as one continues to read the play of Antigone. One of the forever lingering questions is, what was the indefinite reason Antigone chose to defy Creon where Polyneices is concerned? Did she do so out of civil disobedience, primarily domestic, or was she a victim of exces...

Heroes come in many forms. Some immense in size and strength as Hercules, some in the form of people that are shunned, such as Harriet Tubman, and some that are only valorous heroes to some, such as Kurt Cobain. These heroes have many characteristics that make people flock to their side and follo...

There are two major characters that dominate Sophocles's play, Antigone, that drive the play's action. The first is Antigone who seeks to appease the Gods and lay her brother to rest. The opposing figure in this play is Creon, the king of Thebes, who feels that Antigone's brother deserves no suc...