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 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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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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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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at some point in the work. Although Antigone is the namesake of the Sophocles play and is a hero in her own right‚ she is not a tragic hero. Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone in the traditional sense of the term. Both Antigone and Creon were born of noble blood as they are members of the same family. However‚ Antigone ’s birth is corrupted as she is the child of a brother and sister. This almost immediately disqualifies her as the tragic hero. Antigone is more than basically good; she never
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Why Antigone is Much More Important Than Creon The Tragedy of Antigone is not called Creon because Antigone is more important than Creon‚ she is more controversial‚ and she is more admirable. Antigone played a bigger role than Creon in that she defied the law and started the whole play’s chain of events‚ eventually leading to nearly everyone’s death. When the play starts‚ it starts with Antigone talking with her sister‚ Ismene. She talks about burying her brother‚ Polynices. Even though Ismene
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“Pride comes before the fall of man.” Pride is the deadly sin of superiority that breeds conceit and arrogance and is the most known characteristic of a poor leader. No literary piece better illustrates this point than Sophocles’ classic story‚ Antigone. In this tragic story‚ King Creon of Thebes is a prideful monarch who rules with an unyielding approach. Due to his arrogance and excessive pride‚ he is unwilling to abide by the laws of the gods‚ disregards the advice of others and is unable to
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feel Antigone was so determined to bury her brother‚ and why was Ismene not? Antigone was so determined to bury her brother because of three main reasons. First‚ the law of the gods demanded that the dead would be buried or properly burned for them to go well into the underworld. After disagreeing with Ismene‚ Antigone notes that her sister does not appreciate the law of the gods. Second‚ her love for the dead brother‚ Polyneices‚ moved Antigone to want to bury him well. Finally‚ Antigone believed
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In the tragic play "Antigone"� by Sophocles there has commonly been a controversy as to who is the "tragic hero"�. Sophocles clearly portrays the male protagonist‚ Creon‚ as the tragic hero through his social status and his actions being good‚ yet not exceedingly‚ having an evident tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall‚ and his repentance; these are all in accordance with Aristotle’s view of a tragic hero. First‚ Creon is born into a family situation that fits him for the suit of tragic
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