death sentence demands an iron will. Sophocles successfully presents Antigone as a self-righteous figure by careful diction. The first impression of Antigone under accusation is one of outright defiance. When Creon asks her whether she performed the burial right on Polynices‚ her response is concise and
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on how to live and whether or not to try and change how one conducts themselves. Creon‚ in the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ is immovable in his ideals and confident in his personal idea of true justice‚ maintaining pride and order in his city-state Thebes. He faces the dilemma of whether to prioritize the good of his city-state by ostracizing a traitor in the family‚ or to respectfully bury him as is the will of the gods and his kin whilst maintaining his strength and credibility as king‚ and is ultimately
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1. The tragic hero(ine) must be highly renowned and prosperous a. Oedipus‚ Son of King of Thebes‚ King of Thebes‚ “Adopted” son of King of Crones b. Antigone‚ son of Oedipus c. Prometheus‚ Titan 2. The tragic hero(ine) must not be a perfectly good man or woman brought from a high status to low. This would merely be a shock; there must be justification for the fall. a. Oedipus‚ killed the King of Thebes. b. Antigone‚ buried her dishonored brother‚ disobeying Creon c. Prometheus‚ stole Zeus’s
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coincidence that Oedipus The King was written at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War‚ a time when Athens itself was suffering the effects of plague. Oedipus The King reaches its climax with a now blinded Oedipus daring to show himself to the people of Thebes‚ forgetting that he is no longer the leader of the state. In Antigone‚ it is Creons abuse of absolute power that leads to his tragic downfall. Whilst Oedipus determinedly tried to get to the root of his peoples ills‚ ultimately discovering that he
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not receive a proper burial‚ but instead will be publicly shamed and left to be preyed upon by wild animals. Upset with Creon’s mandate‚ Antigone mourns the death of both of her brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles‚ and gives Polyneices a proper burial so he can move on to the afterlife. Antigone asserts that divine law will always subjugate Creon’s laws. Creon issued a royal edict that declared Polyneices body was to remain unburied and anyone who buried it or performed the burial rites would be stoned
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Alone and wishing death upon himself‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is left frantic and sorrowful. In the play Antigone by the playwright Sophocles‚ Antigone learns that her brother Polynices has been banned from proper burial rites by the leader Creon‚ who believes Polynices is a traitor. Antigone then defies this law‚ and when caught‚ is punished with being buried alive. Creon is then told by Haemon‚ his son‚ Tiresias‚ and the chorus leader to let Antigone go free‚ but when Creon finally gives in
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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 realizes that this action will result in her death but
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Creon a God? In the ancient Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ Sophocles’ character‚ King Creon will issue a law that no one will perform the burial rites over a dead traitor of the state. In advocating his law‚ he will deem Polynices a traitor. Antigone will unapologetically revolt against Creon’s law citing the rite’s for the dead are the concern of the gods. Creon‚ believing himself to be omniscient in all matters of state and church ignores the coherent warnings given to him by his family and friend
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Unfortunately for him‚ the edict did not work. By enforcing the edict‚ Kreon risked the lives of not only Antigone‚ but Haimon and Eurydike as well. Because Kreon delayed Antigone’s punishment‚ he lost the respect of his family as well as the citizens of Thebes. By the end of the play‚ he leaves the blame only to himself‚ and realizes “nowhere can [he] lean for support (Sophocles line 1343).” The main difference between Antigone and Kreon – and the main reason Antigone should be considered more admirable
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his audience is arrogance can lead to one’s demise. This theme becomes apparent when one examines Creon’s development over the course of the text‚ as well as his interactions with other characters. In the play‚ Antigone‚ Creon‚ the New King of Thebes‚ has made a decree about two recently deceased princes-while Eteocles can be buried with full military honors Polyneices cannot be buried‚ for he attacked the city.Oedipus daughter and one of the main character of the story‚ is the sister of the two
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