Antigone: A Rhetorical Analysis Ruler of the Thebes‚ the fictional kingdom in the play Antigone‚ Creon in his speech argues that Polyneices‚ son of the late ruler Oedipus ought to have no burial. He supports his clam by first appealing to false authority‚ then using sentimental appeals‚ and lastly by comparing Polyneices to his brother‚ Eteocles. Creon’s purpose is to make sure nobody disobeys him in order to seem powerful in the eyes of his citizens. He adopts a demanding tone to assure he is well
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the city of Thebes. It wasn’t long before he wallowed in sorrow‚ as pride swallowed in whole‚ smothering his familial views‚ killing his feel for care‚ and taking its place beside the ones he loved so. The motive by which Creon committed was a lethal mistake. His law of a deadly penalty crushed his son’s wife’s heart. That wife‚ Antigone‚ was determined to break his law to her love’s expense. She was not content with her brother’s improper burial and of his title‚ the “Traitor of Thebes”. Although
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unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were‚ and shall be‚ operative for ever‚ beyond man utterly." Antigone’s opinion is one that supports the Gods and the laws of heaven. Her view is set by her belief that if someone is not given a proper burial‚ then that person would not be accepted into heaven. Antigone was a very religious person‚ and acceptance of her brother by the Gods was very important to her. She felt that "...I will bury him; and if I must die‚ I say that this crime is holy: I
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for God." Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise teachings of Teiresias‚ but after listening intently to the words that he spoke‚ Creon began to believe
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consequences she would face including death. “I’ll still bury him. It would be fine to die while doing that.” (Sophocles‚ 89-90) Antigone is very religious and rather die an honorable death than to live knowing her brother did not require a proper burial. The fact
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Istahil Ibrahim Prof. Sophie Bourgault POL2107 June 13th‚ 2012 Creon: The Complicated Tyrant Since the beginning of political thought‚ the issues surrounding the ‘ideal’ regime and the ‘ideal’ ruler have been hotly contested. These issues have been manifested in various works ranging from ancient plays to philosophical dialogues. How various thinkers argued the ‘ideal’ was to juxtapose it with the opposite – the rule of a tyrant. The philosopher Plato‚ in his Socratic Dialogue The
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a major conflict between Creon and Antigone over the burial of Polyneices. The evidence is absolutely overwhelming for the burial of Polyneices. Haemon‚ Tiresias‚ Antigone‚ and practically every character in the play turn against Creon at the end of the play. These characters bring out Creon’s worst traits‚ such as stubbornness and pride. The evidence in the play for Antigone is clearly overwhelming and shows that Creon is not fit to rule Thebes‚ and thus he was wrong when it came to Polyneice’s body
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tragic figure of Antigone. Though Antigone takes her life as the result of her sentence from Creon‚ it is not her pride that defines her fate but her unwillingness to accept her fate. Creon‚ King of Thebes‚ suffers his fate of pride. Not by his own demise‚ but his denial of Antigones brother Polynices burial; this caused catastrophic events in Creon’s life to fall into place like an extravagant domino effect. With the sentence of Antigone‚ she took her own life. With Antigone’s suicide‚ her fiancé’
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arrogance towards Creon eventually led to her death. Creon’s tragic flaw‚ however‚ was his inability to bend or yield to the views and ideas of others‚ or the god’s. Creon’s inflexibility led him to be more of a tyrannical leader towards the city of Thebes. Towards the
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attitudes contradict. Antigone is not afraid to speak up to Creon‚ but Ismene begs Antigone not to break the law because she fears King Creon. Ismene believes that she should follow the men’s orders even though her brother did not receive a proper burial‚ however Antigone is willing to become a criminal if it means putting Polyneices’ soul at rest. As you can see‚
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