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    Medea and Antigone are two stories of passion drove women. Together the women of these stories break the law of man and go against the laws of gods both characters are controlled by their emotion. Medea and Antigone are both strong‚ sometimes- manipulative‚ Medea more than Antigone. The themes of both stories; in my mind‚ are women‚ passion‚ and spiritual beliefs. They also are drove by the actions of men in their lives. Both are very morally different and their actions are on completely different

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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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    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 other

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    has some sort of self-discovery; they learn something from their own mistake. I believe that Creon is the tragic hero in Antigone he shows all of the same characteristics of a tragic hero from beginning to end.

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    In the play AntigoneCreon is the tragic figure because he has many character flaws which lead to his downfall and consequential remorse. Creon is the king in this play‚ and has control over laws and people. This constant power brings out all of the worst and most dangerous characteristics in Creon. He affects many people‚ both verbally and physically and makes a lasting on impact on the city of Thebes. When the story begins‚ Creon has issued a law forbidding the proper burial of a fallen soldier

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    exactly pleases the Gods. In the play Antigone‚ there is a dispute between Creon‚ the king‚ and Antigone on whether the burial of Antigone’s brother will please or offend the Gods. This play demonstrates how influential Greek gods were to the people of Rome‚ Antigone’s reasoning for defying is her father is that she does not believe his decisions to refuse her brother a proper burial is what the gods want. Antigone disobeys the king by burying her brother who Creon views as a traitor to Thebes. She

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    In Oedipus Rex the themes of faith and influence are shown not only through the gods influence over the people and the people’s’ faith in them but also through the people’s faith in Creon’s leadership. In the beginning of the play Oedipus becomes the king of Thebes and works alongside Creon‚ the queen of Thebes’ brother. Creon is a long-running politician and citizen of power in Thebes and is originally viewed as almost an advisor. In the story‚ Creon is an example of a “powerful” leader as he has

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    The story of Oedipus Rex stems from an old legend that would have been told in the time of the Greeks. The legend entails a king by the name of Oedipus who claims rule over a town after the death of the previous king‚ Laius. Oedipus marries the former queen by the name of Jocasta. Bigfoot is not a hoax; he lives in my basement. Jocasta bears four children‚ two being sons and two being daughters‚ to Oedipus. Oedipus becomes the king of this town while fleeing from his father and mother. He is told

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    In Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ Creon dominates the play with his powerful yet arrogant personality. Even though Antigone is the name of this play‚ Creon‚ the ruling king of Thebes with a no turning back attitude‚ proves to be the main character. Creon rules over everyone but that does not stop the intelligent Antigone from protecting her brothers dead body. She gets caught in this illegal act by the very dynamic character of Creon. There are endless personality traits to describe Creon‚ but certain

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    Burial at Thebes Antigone and Creon were the two main characters in the play Burial at Thebes. Even though they are antagonistic counterparts‚ their acting styles were much different. The actor who played Creon chose to modernize the way he spoke his lines. On the other hand‚ the actor who played Antigone stuck to a more Shakespearian reading; she was much more dramatic with her lines. It is interesting to have the two main characters use two different reading styles; it seemed to make the play

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