A Character Analysis Of Creon And Antigone
‘How would you perform the role of either Creon or Antigone in their scene of confrontation after the Soldier has brought her before the King’
The desired audience response of this scene is to make the audience feel uncomfortable and on the edges of their seats, as the way that Antigone is defying Creon would not have been acceptable in that time, and the audience will not know how Creon is going to act. On entry, Antigone will be held on both arms by soldiers, but she will not struggle. She will be smiling and have her head held high to show that she is not ashamed of what she has done, and that she wanted to be brought before her uncle. When the soldier speaks the line “She admitted she’d done them both” Antigone will smirk and put her head down to show the audience that she is supressing a laugh, which will cause discomfort in the audience, as they will understand how serious Creon was about the law and how serious the consequences will be. When Creon delivers the line “You with your head down”, Antigone will raise her head and smile at him defiantly, as if she is making fun of him. She will shake herself free of the soldiers holding her and stand almost nose to nose with Creon to show she isn’t scared. As she delivers the line “Yes …show more content…
I’m guilty, I don’t pretend otherwise” she will take a step closer to Creon, and stare him straight in the face to show she isn’t afraid of him.
This will cause the audience to feel discomfort as they will be afraid for her as they will know that her defiance has
angered Creon greatly and that he will not be forgiving, especially as she is a member of the family, and what she has done is the greatest betrayal.
As Antigone delivers the line “You are merely a man, a mortal, like me” she will begin to circle Creon in an intimidating way, to make him feel uncomfortable and threatened, which will cause anticipation in the audience, as they will be afraid she is going to push Creon too far. At this point, Antigone will pause, and stay silent and still to see whether Creon is going to respond to her, when he doesn’t, she will smirk again and continue pacing round him, until she delivers the line “it’s the judge, not the accused who’s behaving foolishly”, when she will face up to him again, really pushing Creon, as she wants a huge reaction from him, as to make an example. This will cause anticipation for the audience, as they will see that Antigone is winding Creon up on purpose, and fear the way in which he may react.
During Creons speech, Antigone will be watching Creon closely, and she will be beginning to realise what she has said to him. She will take a step backward, to distance herself from Creon, but will keep a strong stance and facial expression so that she doesn’t openly show her fear. As she delivers the line “Kill me and have done with it”, Antigone will raise her voice to a shout, so that she will seem intimidating, but it will be showing her inner panic to the audience. When Antigone delivers the line “They all do! But they keep their mouths shut when you’re here!” Antigone will run to the Chorus, which is distancing herself from Creon to show her fear, and also she will be standing directly infront of them, which will make her feel as if someone is there to back her up. This will cause the audience to be on the edges of their seat, as they will be waiting to see whether the Chorus will support Antigone, or lie and deny it, as to save themselves from the wrath of Creon.
Jess Kolthammer
The desired audience response of this scene is to make the audience feel uncomfortable and on the edges of their seats, as the way that Antigone is defying Creon would not have been acceptable in that time, and the audience will not know how Creon is going to act. On entry, Antigone will be held on both arms by soldiers, but she will not struggle. She will be smiling and have her head held high to show that she is not ashamed of what she has done, and that she wanted to be brought before her uncle. When the soldier speaks the line “She admitted she’d done them both” Antigone will smirk and put her head down to show the audience that she is supressing a laugh, which will cause discomfort in the audience, as they will understand how serious Creon was about the law and how serious the consequences will be. When Creon delivers the line “You with your head down”, Antigone will raise her head and smile at him defiantly, as if she is making fun of him. She will shake herself free of the soldiers holding her and stand almost nose to nose with Creon to show she isn’t scared. As she delivers the line “Yes …show more content…
I’m guilty, I don’t pretend otherwise” she will take a step closer to Creon, and stare him straight in the face to show she isn’t afraid of him.
This will cause the audience to feel discomfort as they will be afraid for her as they will know that her defiance has
angered Creon greatly and that he will not be forgiving, especially as she is a member of the family, and what she has done is the greatest betrayal.
As Antigone delivers the line “You are merely a man, a mortal, like me” she will begin to circle Creon in an intimidating way, to make him feel uncomfortable and threatened, which will cause anticipation in the audience, as they will be afraid she is going to push Creon too far. At this point, Antigone will pause, and stay silent and still to see whether Creon is going to respond to her, when he doesn’t, she will smirk again and continue pacing round him, until she delivers the line “it’s the judge, not the accused who’s behaving foolishly”, when she will face up to him again, really pushing Creon, as she wants a huge reaction from him, as to make an example. This will cause anticipation for the audience, as they will see that Antigone is winding Creon up on purpose, and fear the way in which he may react.
During Creons speech, Antigone will be watching Creon closely, and she will be beginning to realise what she has said to him. She will take a step backward, to distance herself from Creon, but will keep a strong stance and facial expression so that she doesn’t openly show her fear. As she delivers the line “Kill me and have done with it”, Antigone will raise her voice to a shout, so that she will seem intimidating, but it will be showing her inner panic to the audience. When Antigone delivers the line “They all do! But they keep their mouths shut when you’re here!” Antigone will run to the Chorus, which is distancing herself from Creon to show her fear, and also she will be standing directly infront of them, which will make her feel as if someone is there to back her up. This will cause the audience to be on the edges of their seat, as they will be waiting to see whether the Chorus will support Antigone, or lie and deny it, as to save themselves from the wrath of Creon.
Jess Kolthammer