and Antigone could be found when Antigone determined to give her brother‚ Polyneices‚ a decent burial. Dedicated to "[serving] the children of her mother’s womb" (line 512)‚ she consciously risks her life with this action‚ which violates Creon’s unjust decree. Ismene shows strong foil characteristic behavior when she prefer to follow the rules then sacrifice her life to give her brother a decent burial. Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus the King have many parallel and foil characters that mirrored and oppose
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Ismene talked about giving burial rights to their brother Polynieces‚ which Antigone did‚ Creon ordered Antigone to be arrested and sentenced to death. Creon’s arrogant pride made it seem like Antigone wasn’t a part of his family‚ which she is. [Lines 1005-1035] Creon killed his brother‚ who was the first in line to claim the throne‚ so technically he wasn’t even the real king of Thebes. Creon’s pride seals his fate. Haemon told Creon that the people of Thebes cared about Antigone‚ but
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in Antigone is composed of Theban men who were summoned by the newly crowned king Creon. Its interaction was mainly with Creon. Sophocles has shown a relation between the chorus and Creon‚ both being old and wise men of Thebes. They are introduced rejoicing the victory of Thebes over Argos. As the play develops they get actively involved commenting on every action and decision of the main actors. Its support wavers from Creon to Antigone during the course of the play. The women of Corinth formed
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Polyneices and Eteocles. The prideful brothers had fought against each other for the thrown in battle‚ only to both be killed by the other. Creon had now taken rule of Thebes and made the decision to only give Eteocles a proper burial‚ and to leave Polyneices out to rot. This infuriated Antigone because without a proper burial ones soul cannot go to the after life with the gods. Antigone decides she is going to put Polyneices’ soul to rest and asks Ismene if she will “share the labor” (line 50
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In reference to greek literature‚ an unburied body is considered disrespectful to the gods and could cause damage to the community in a religious way. This is shown in the greek tragedy Antigone when Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ declares that Polyneices‚ a man who turned against Thebes‚ is to remain unburied. In this
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Contrast Creon and Oedipus In the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone Creon and Oedipus both are similar‚ but are different in many ways too. They both share in common their overbearing determination‚ but different in their care for the people of Thebes. Initially‚ both Oedipus and Creon exert an overbearing determination that can be the tragic flaw that destroys their lives. Oedipus was determined to find the killer of King Laius saying‚ “As for the criminal‚ I pray to God- whether it be a lurking
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The Sophocles Play Antigone: All the way through this play Antigone is solely being devoted to her family. Antigone is eager to go above and beyond her limits for her family. Antigone is a vital character in this play. Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone
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the people of Thebes. Although Oedipus and Creon ruled over Thebes at different times‚ the truth is that they both are similarly defined by their tragic actions because of their overbearing determination‚ uncontrollable fate‚ and enormous grievances. With the intentions of making Thebes a better city‚ Oedipus and Creon both set laws they thought would help the people‚ but they both made themselves blind to their own fates and sped their demise. When Oedipus began his reign‚ Thebes was suffering
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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 see the errors of his own ways until it costs
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Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ is the only person in the whole of Thebes that is able to alter Creon’s stern view on the situation with Antigone. He says “You plunged a child of light into the dark” (239) implying that he wrongfully sentenced Antigone‚ and she will die because of Creon’s mistake and hubris. When Creon’s
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