views. He was a ruthless ruler and most of his citizens were compliant to him due to consternation. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the actions of King Creon are closely akin to Henry VII of England. King Creon declares a decree that prohibits the burial of his nephew‚ Polynices‚ because Polynices had betrayed the city of Thebes and started a rebellion. Creon is enraged when his niece‚ Antigone‚ defies his decree and sentences her to death by entombment. Creon is tyrannical‚ selfish‚ and stubborn
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everyone has their own flaws. Antigone and King Creon’s flaws‚ for example‚ cannot be hidden because their flaws are what make them up as a person. They both share more than one fault; one of many faults is hubris. Antigone had another flaw that could be considered either good or bad‚ depending on the situation; that flaw was bravery. King Creon is very close-minded‚ and that’s one of the many flaws the king has. Hubris‚ bravery and close-mindedness — the tragic flaws that Antigone‚ King Creon‚ and possibly
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Dear Diary‚ Ever since the fight for the throne between my two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices ‚ nothing has been right. They fought for the throne‚ but the outcome came to be that they killed each other and the throne was left to my uncle‚ King Creon. My uncle is a selfish man who only cares about himself and when he became king of Thebes he got to do whatever he wanted to. My uncle ‚King Creon‚ decided to have a burial for only one of my brothers ‚Eteocles and did not want to bury my other
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People can often be prideful‚ but they must choose whether to portray it as a good attribute‚ or a bad one. In the play‚ Antigone by Sophocles Creon’s son‚ Haemon‚ serves as a foil for his father. He develops Creon as a tragic hero because he highlights Creon’s pridefulness and prompts Creon into realizing his actions. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon believed the people should always obey the king‚ and only those who obey him show respect and reliance. On the other hand‚ Haemon believed that
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ExistenceHamlet and AntigoneThe two classic plays Hamlet and Antigone share many themes and traits. They both challenge the ideas of life and death but still keep things on a level that anyone can relate to. This is why they are considered classics and are still read to this day. In this essay‚ I will be discussing the similarities and differences of these two classics and also analyzing the characters. One theme that is present in both books is pride. Antigone has a lot of pride. She goes against what the government
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Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and written by Witi Ihimaera and the story of Antigone by Sophocles reflect this statement. Though written in two different eras and cultures both stories have elements of gender inequality. Both show that women have to to put in more effort for what they want than most men. In both Antigone and Whale Rider‚ the gender roles reveal that women are lesser beings than males. In Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is consumed by his pride and ego. Throughout the story
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into nobility‚he became indulged by his authority and was viewed as a tyrant by the citizens of Thebes for his actions. Imprisoning Antigone and causing the deaths of her‚his wife Eurdice‚and his own son‚Haimon‚shows he was at fault and couldn’t undo his actions. Creon’s birth into nobility‚his irreversible actions‚and his pride show exactly how the king we saw in Antigone is a perfect example of a Tragic Hero. One reason Creon is visibly a Tragic
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The three plays Antigone‚ Hamlet‚ and Death and the King’s Horseman are all based in three entirely different settings‚ cultures and timeframes. Each author has chosen to emphasize the intrigue and exchange within each setting or small culture as well as the social consciousness of the time within each social group related the choices‚ emotions‚ and decisions related to death and chances related to the honor of the family as well as the social consciousness to family kinship. The human agency as
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story “Antigone” displays a myriad of tragedies intertwined in one family. Sophocles’ heroine‚ Antigone faces execution‚ Antigone’s betrothed Haemon toils with the moral dilemma of being loyal to his father or future wife‚ while Haemon’s father‚ Creon refuses to learn justice until it is too late. Antigone is a strong-minded young woman‚ who forgoes the laws of society to honour her deceased brother with a proper burial. After mourning the deaths of her parents and two brothers‚ Antigone no longer
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Imani Ali Antigone Writing Assignment Noah Eber-Schmid 5 March 2017 Conflict 3: Creon and Haemon (pages 41-49) Creon‚ as the ruler of the land‚ is obligated to carry out social order. He has ordered that the body of Polynices should be left to rot because he was a traitor to the city. Antigone has disobeyed Creon’s orders by digging up her brother’s grave after his proper burial rites were forbidden. She has already buried her parents and brother Eteocles‚ who died fighting Polynices‚ and feels
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