Ronise Felix

Homework

 English 102

    

 

In literature, the word agency means, “the freedom and capacity to live or act in a defined world.”  And so, when you look at the character of Antigone, to what extent does she have agency in the play?  In what ways have you seen her act on her own ability to live and survive in this particular world?

By reading this play, we can say that the agency that Antigone plays in this play was a very strong girl. She was brave. She abandons her own life even love to be free from living a miserable life. I think because of what was happened to her brother she felt resentful to do anything even break the law to be free. For her, life was nothing, because she was suffering inside of her. By analyzing that, a person who’s living an unhappy life will always try to end his/her life. Antigone was very lonely. I can feel her feeling when she seats and thinking with her own death. Her sister was trying to help her by telling her how the future was in front of her but because of such life she did not think about the future, about how young she was, she was only thinking of her freedom.  Beginning in line 605 her sister finally understand how she was determine to death she wants also to be victim. But Antigone tells her that “Life was your choice and death mine”. So, that part shows how Antigone was sure about her choice. She is not regrets anything at all. Antigone felt that her life was already gone even though she was alive.

Antigone was finding for her freedom, but that freedom wasn’t like the freedom others want. She needs a freedom to death. A freedom she could not enjoy when she has it. A freedom that will turn as a tragedy to her family. A freedom where justice will be fair. Even though Creon was trying to save her life but she was unshakable from choosing survive or died. I think the death of her brother wasn’t the only reason that she wants to die. I think that include her family too because that was like a war generation after generation but Antigone was the only one who was capable to say that’s enough. I think through her life she eats, even fall in love, but with tears. Even love could not save her life.  This world did not have any sense for her. Before she broke the law I think she thinks that why leaving a life without happiness. It’s true she is the daughter of a king; she could have everything she wants in life to be happy but that wasn’t that wasn’t enough. As the chorus say, “No generation frees another” for Antigone, if a generation cannot save another why stay in life. She feels that she will be happy when her father will welcome her and she will have her family again.

I very enjoy and learn from this play. Antigone is an example for me of doing what I want to do. No matter what happen be determined. I think her brother find justice because of her courage. Even though she was rebel and break the law but she is the pride of her family.