Antigone Throughout the play‚ Antigone‚ both Creon and Antigone suffer from tragic flaws which eventually lead to their downfall. Creon and Antigone cannot control their excessive pride so they eventually pay for their hubris. Antigone’s tragic flaw is her uncompromising‚ unyielding passion for burying Polynieces. Her Hubris gets the best of her‚ as does Creon’s‚ and is due to be bured alive. Antigone’s arrogance and excessive pride eventually led to her downfall‚ but her arrogance towards Creon
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Prompt 3: What is the most important word‚ sentence or quote from this text and why? In an argument between King Creon and his son Haimon‚ the author reveals that with power‚ pride and refusal of corrections start to develop. In the Greek play Antigone‚ Sophocles creates a story about an arrogant‚ power-hungry king. In doing so‚ he reveals the consequences of being a dictator‚ rather than being a noble ruler —an issue that can be found in many countries since many governments today abuse their
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evident in both Chronicles of a Death Foretold and Antigone; family honour plays a drastic role in decision making‚ morals‚ and ultimately outlines the culture of society. Although the decision making and morals aren’t the same in both works‚ it still demonstrates the culture of the society. In Antigone‚ Sophocles displays a contrast in the views of family honour to display the culture of Thebes. The reactions by the chorus to the actions of Antigone giving her brother a proper burial demonstrates
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‘Antigone’ Paper 2 Essay (e). Evil not only fascinates people in general‚ but writers as well. In what ways and with what effect has “evil” been treated in Antigone? In the play of ‘Antigone’‚ evil appears in many forms. There is the soldier who is a traitor to his nation; the sister trying to prove her love for her family yet ends up breaking the law; the king who so eagerly tries to stop rule-breakers yet he himself neglects his flesh and blood. Here the difference of the two works is seen:
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Antigone v. Susan B Anthony In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the main character defies the king and the civil law of Thebes to follow her heart and put her brother‚ Polyneices‚ to rest. Most people know the name Susan B Anthony; she exhibited civil disobedience in the form of illegally voting in the 1872 Presidential elections. Many people will be surprised to find out that Antigone and Susan are a lot alike. They both fought for what
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worldviews and values of Creon and Antigone resolved over the course of the play? Which side‚ if either‚ does the play as a whole endorse? The conflict between the two main characters is resolved tragically with the death of Antigone‚ her fiancé Haemon and the queen. The series of deaths leaves Creon all alone in guilt‚ regretful of what he has done and finally aware of his irredeemable mistakes. The conflict between Antigone and Creon begins with Antigone sneaking out in the misty morning to
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Antigone is basically the beginning and the end of the playwright. From the prologue to the final scene‚ the play hinges on her acts of defiance or heroism. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone is basically the ugly sister in regards to Ismene. Antigone is kind of grossly described to be honest. She’s small‚ scrawny‚ and practically a spoiled little girl. Antigone makes choices for herself without any real regards to advice or others opinion. So all in all I would say she makes pretty unjust
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Antigone was written during a time period consisting of male domination. Women were expected to take on a subservient role and do as they were told. They were inferior and had no say whatsoever in anything. Sophocles uses Antigone’s character to portray women who are courageous and can make their own decisions. He uses Creon’s character to represent the arrogant and stubborn viewpoint of men during this time period. When Creon is told of the burial of Polyneices’ body‚ he tells Sentry‚ “If
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Audacious Antigone: An Unlikely Hero Countless forms of storytelling make us question what a hero is. Films‚ video games‚ novels‚ and other modes of writing‚ let us answer for ourselves; every hero in every story is varied and can make us realize the answers lie within a gray area. Often heroes are quintessential saviors‚ while in other instances they take the form of the ever popular antihero with questionable motivations. Those motivations greatly inform and alter the hero’s narrative. Infamous
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In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone chooses to abide by the laws of the Gods rather than the precepts of the mortals. Although Antigone’s actions were rash and often disputable‚ she does the right thing by deciding to follow her individual conscience rather than obeying the laws of the state. Her decision to go against Creon’s decree in order to bury Polyneices leads to many unfortunate consequences. Although she is faced with death‚ imprisonment‚ and suicide‚ Antigone is not regretful. Her
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