William Shakespeare s Macbeth And Antigone

Raghu Tekumalla Ms. Tanaka Honors Humanities 03/03/16 Macbeth and Antigone Essay A tragedy is a story which is centered on a character who does something terrible, and as they realize what they have done, the world around them crumbles. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is about how Macbeth and Banquo are met by three witches bearing prophetic greetings. Macbeth is told that he will become king. The rest of the play follows Macbeth into the depths of darkness as he seeks the crown not caring about the consequences. Antigone, by Sophocles, is a Greek tragedy about Antigone and how she tries to follow the will of the gods, even if it means going against the laws of the country. Both of these plays may be tragedies, but I believe that ‘Antigone’ is the more tragic of the two plays, as there is a tragic hero who has a fatal flaw and who repents for their action. Antigone is more tragic than Macbeth, since Creon, the tragic hero, has a major character flaw which leads to his terrible action, while Macbeth doesn’t quite have any one defining character flaw. When Creon meets Antigone, and is asked to explain why he isn’t reversing his original decree of leaving Polynices ‘to the dogs,’ he responds by saying ‘†¦But that man the city places in authority, his orders must be obeyed, large and small, right and wrong.’(748-50). While talking to his son, Creon is still convinced that what he has done is right, and that Antigone deserves to die for deciding to give her brother a properShow MoreRelatedWilliam Shakespeare s Macbeth And Antigone1540 Words   |  7 Pages Throughout the plays of Macbeth (1611), by Shakespeare, and Antigone (441 BC), by Sophocles, they demonstrate a significant role played by males who dominate by using power, which is the ability to influence or control the behavior and action s of others. This can be exemplified in many cases of rape by men, ransoms for women, and abusive relationships. Although all may have seemed lost for women, there have been some exceptions throughout the development of status in our world.Throughout historyRead More Analysis of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own Essay1678 Words   |  7 Pagessome important statement, some authentic fact (about women)† (44). There is no sense of relief or satisfaction in Woolf’s â€Å"voice.† Woolf claims that somewhere during this era there must have been a woman capable of literary genius like that of William Shakespeare, but none of her â€Å"stories† were put on paper, and if they were, they remained unsigned. Woolf contends that she is â€Å"on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious Jane Austen or Emily Bronte who†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.mowed about