a proper burial and will be left to be eaten by carrion birds and dogs because he is a traitor. Their other brother Eteocles‚ will be given a proper burial‚ as he fought for Thebes. Antigone also tells her sister that she is going to bury him anyway‚ but Ismene decides not to help‚ for fear of their place as women. Antigone is caught and sent to a stone tomb to starve to death. Haemon‚ Creon’s son and Antigone’s betrothed‚ goes against his father and tells him that the people of Thebes are against
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Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main conflict is civic authority versus natural law. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is faced with the decision of standing by the laws he has enforced or to make the people of Thebes happy. Antigone‚ the protagonist of the play‚ countered Creon by breaking his law to not provide a burial for her brother‚ Polynices. The fundamental struggle between the protagonist and antagonist is developed according to a set pattern that theater audiences have come to recognize
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hero. Creon introduces himself to the Chorus as a worthy king of his city-state‚ Thebes. Next‚ we hear Creon’s tenacious goal‚ which he establishes as law: Polyneices‚ the traitorous brother of Antigone‚ is not to receive a proper burial. However‚ the Greeks believed that proper burials were necessary so that the psyche‚ or the spirit of the dead‚ could leave the physical body. Improper burials meant the individual’s suffering between worlds (Ancient Greek Burial Rituals). Thus‚ Creon’s law violates
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general is much more complex‚ with multiple viewpoints and intricacies being required in order to have a grasp on the reality of a situation. In Sophocles’s Antigone this fact still holds true. Antigone and Kreon are locked in an argument over the burial of her brother‚ Polyneices‚ with Antigone going against the law set up by Kreon and burying her brother. Both have their views and reasons for the way they act. Despite this‚ Antigone deserves more sympathy for her actions. She bases her actions
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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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by R. C. Jebb Dramatis Personae daughters of Oedipus: ANTIGONE ISMENE CREON‚ King of Thebes EURYDICE‚ his wife HAEMON‚ his son TEIRESIAS‚ the blind prophet GUARD‚ set to watch the corpse of Polyneices FIRST MESSENGER SECOND MESSENGER‚ from the house CHORUS OF THEBAN ELDERS Scene The same as in Oedipus the King‚ an open space before the royal palace‚ once that of Oedipus‚ at Thebes. The backscene represents the front of the palace‚ with three doors‚ of which the central and
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playwright Sophocles‚ there is a perfect example of this shown through the character Kreon. The brother of the late queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta‚ and brother-in-law of the late king‚ Oedipus‚ Kreon assumes the throne of the city of Thebes. He regards his nephew Polynices‚ the attacker of Thebes‚ as a traitor. Consequently‚ in his first act as King of Thebes‚ he forbids the burial of Polynices under pain of death‚ a ruling that appears to violate an ancient moral law and sacred tradition: the right of all
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given a proper burial‚ 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 "It is against you and me he has made this order. Yes‚ against me." Creon’s order was personal to Antigone. His edict invaded her family life as well as the Gods’. In Antigone’s eyes‚ Creon betrayed the Gods by not allowing her to properly bury her brother‚ Polynices. She believed that the burial was a religious
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king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns a lesson. Antigone is a princess in Thebes and has very strong opinions
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play Creon is introduced by the chorus who represent the old Theban citizens who say‚ “Creon‚ the new man of the day” which introduces him in a positive way towards the audience as it gives the audience a strong emphasis on his character as the words “new” and “Man” are both been placed in a positive aspect. After the Chorus introduces Creon‚ he begins a speech which shows him a strong and respectful leader; he has just won a battle and has become ruler of Thebes. In his speech he starts off with
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