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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He discovered his mistake too late. If Creon had obeyed the God’s beliefs instead of his own‚ the people of Thebes would adore him‚ while Creon would be unstoppable in his quest for control. He still held the throne after the deaths of his loved ones‚ but Creon had no desire for dominance anymore and completely lost his willingness to live. Most tragedies in Sophocles’
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defiant. Antigone simply wanted to give her brother a proper burial‚ and she wanted to honor the laws of the gods when it came to the dead. There was no secret agenda behind her actions‚ she loved her brother and was willing to die for him if she need to. Even Ismene thought that her sister’s actions were honorable‚ she was just too afraid to join her when Antigone asked her for help. Antigone went to her grave believing that even the men at Thebes would have praised her for her actions if it weren’t for
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Female Heroines Joan of arc and Antigone ‚ a real heroine and a fictional heroine. Two young women‚ who went against what was believed to be the role of women in society. Living in a time‚ when women were supposed to be compliant. Women were always supposed to obey men‚ they weren’t supposed to take action in their own hands. However‚ that never stopped them. They had a boyish look‚ they went against the state‚ they were everything that a woman wasn’t supposed to be. Women in both
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Antigone and Creon experience supreme pride and a sense commitment‚ only Creon the tragic hero of the play‚ experiences transfiguration. Creon‚ the new ruler of Thebes decides that Antigone’s brother Polynices will not be given a proper burial because he betrayed his homeland. Antigone tried to give him a proper burial and is supremely proud of her deeds and herself because she believes them honorable and if she must be punished for them‚ she will bear it honorably. While Antigone is being
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Adversity‚ we all have it in our lives at some points. It may result in some very tough times for an individual or group‚ but it can also cause some significant growth that is normally for the better. Sometimes the person(s) may have even caused the issues in the first place‚ and that’s exactly what this is focused around. People and societies with a higher power than the majority can get tendencies to think that they can do whatever they want. This happens a lot like with Creon from Antigone Doing
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Jennifer Francois Dr.Beitchman The story Oedipus the king was written by Sophocles. This play was one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Oedipus Kinds of Thebes once was praised by priest and the people of the city. The plague was struck by the people of Thebes grew sick. When the people of the Thebes‚ (described as the chorus) went to the priest for help‚ they all turned to Oedipus for their salvation. Oedipus sought for answers by sending his best man Creon to Apollo the Oracle of
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she didn’t bury Polynieces and follow Creon’s law. She chooses to go against him and that seals her fate. Creon‚ on the other hand‚ chooses to be stubborn and punish Antigone for breaking his crime. He couldn’t bear to seem weak to the citizens of Thebes. It was Antigone’s punishment‚ “if she lives or dies/That’s her affair” (iv. 55-56). Even if it means sending his own‚ soon to be daughter in law‚ to her death. Creon let his pride control his actions and that causes him to lose his wife and his last
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Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main character had the courage to challenge the King of Thebes. Antigone’s act of rebellion separates herself from the average Greek woman of her time. She presents herself as a strong willed feminist. Sophocles’ Antigone was a story about a young woman who decided to go against the norm. The story began with two brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles‚ in a war fighting for the ruling of Thebes. The war ended with both brothers resulting in each other’s reason of death. After
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