Creon begins to embody the hubris that Oedipus formerly embodied. He begins by showing remorse for Oedipus’s current status‚ and suggests that he return to Thebes. Though throughout his speech he maintains his tendency toward “rascal’s tricks/In righteous speeches‚” as labeled by Oedipus‚ Creon’s words contain an unmistakable air of superiority about them‚ which he maintains throughout the entire interaction
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story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival. Antigone‚ sister of Polyneices and Etocles
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Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ is the story of Antigone and her struggle between obeying man’s laws versus obeying the god’s laws. Antigone hears word that her brother Eteocles will be given a proper burial‚ while her other brother Polyneices will be left to rot. Antigone‚ furious with Creon and his declaration‚ decides she will bury her brother and obey god’s laws. She asks her sister Ismene to do what is right and help bury their brother‚ regardless of the consequences. Ismene‚ scared of what
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deserved.” Antigone is a tragic hero because she has a high social standing in Thebes‚ she is neither good nor bad‚ and her suffering appears to be unjust and unfair because of her gender‚ social class‚ and fate. Antigone is very proud‚ like her father Oedipus‚ who also happens to be a tragic hero. Pride ends up being their downfall. Antigone promises her brother‚ before he is killed‚ that she will give him a proper burial‚ “But I will bury him; and if I must die‚ I say that this crime is holy” (Sophocles
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that things happen because of fate‚ but that is not how it happens at all. Things don’t happen because they happen‚ they happen because you allow them to happen under your own free will! Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jacasta‚ rulers of Thebes‚ and the sister of Polyneices‚ Eteocles‚ and Ismene. After her parents died Antigone’s brothers’ decided to share the throne. When it came to trade however Eteocles didn’t want to give up the throne. This caused Polyneices to get angry and form an
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With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a severely injured ship. He is aware of the torn masts and the shattered hull. But Creon is not the type of captain to go down with his ship. Creon is not Edward J. Smith; Thebes is not the Titanic. It is the other way around. When the ship has hit its
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way which otherwise they might have not. First off‚ one immoral action Antigone commits is burying her brother‚ Polyneices. Polyneices was killed in battle‚ attempting to seize the throne of Thebes from Antigone’s other brother‚ Eteocles. Issued in a decree by King Creon‚ Polyneices was not to receive burial‚ as he should be considered an enemy of the state. ISMENE “But as for Polyneices‚ who perished so miserably‚ an order has gone out throughout the city--that’s what people say. He’s to have no
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war. Finally‚ Creon‚ the King of Thebes at that time proclaimed his decision. Creon made a decision that he would treat the corpses differently. Eteocles would be buried with the honored and completed ceremony because Creon thinks that Eteocles was shed for defending his nation. Eteocles deserves to be a hero. On the contrary‚ the corpse of Polyneiceis would be treated oppositely. The body of Polyneiceis would be laid offhandedly in the wilderness without the burial and honor so that the body of Polyneiceis
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through reversal of fortune as well as recognition. It is Creon who experiences all of these elements making him the true tragic hero and the main character in the play. Creon is the character who holds great status in the play. He is the King of Thebes where the kingdom including guards and armies respect him to a point that they are willing to fight for him. Creon’s decrees is the highest law of the land and people are willing to lay the dead unburied and dishonored‚ which goes against the will
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attacking his home city of Thebes in an attempt to gain power from the current ruler Eteokles. Seen as an enemy of the state in Kreon’s eyes‚ Polyneices should be treated as such. Kreon’s hatred for Polyneices resulted in the decree that his nephew is to be “left unburied so men may see him ripped for food by dogs and vultures” (Sophocles 28). Antigone on the other hand‚ was opposed to her brother being treated as an outcast and thought that he should have a proper burial. Antigone attempts to bury
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