In the short play Antigone, by Socrates, we find the chorus embodies the static voice of traditional society in many ways. In this play traditional society is following the rules and also obeying King Kreon and his rules. We will see how the characters Antigone, Kreon and Isemene relate to traditional society.
The character Antigone is loyal to her family despite the unjust laws of Kreon. Antigone shows this by saying " He's my brother and yours too and weather you will or not, I will stand by him."(Page 22) She is willing to die because of her belief of moral value. The chorus relates this to traditional society by Antigone is trying to change society by going against the king and his rules. It seems that she is trying to make a stand for her family since she is one of the last on
Ismene is a character that has mixed feelings about the whole situation. This is proven when Ismene said, " Promise not to say anything. Keep this a secret. I'll join you in secrecy."(Page 24) This shows that she wants to help her sister and to do what is right but she is scared of what might happen to her. Ismene shows redemption when she feels she is a disgrace to her sister, and wants to die with her. Ismene has a choice to go along with society or go against it. She decides to go along with traditional society by going to Kreon and saying " I did it. I share the blame with her and will blame it also". (Page 42) This shows that she made up her mind and decided that morals and family value are more important than any thing else.
In conclusion we find that people in traditional so
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