and prosperity" and Creon and Antigone are the characters that could fit this definition best. Aristotle first of all suggests that a tragic hero must be someone of high stature and status. Antigone is someone who is part of the royal family of Thebes. She occupies a position of aristocracy and to an extent represents nobility. Furthermore the person must be a person that embodies virtue and decency according to Aristotle. From the beginning of the play Antigone earns the respect of the audience
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Unfortunately for him‚ the edict did not work. By enforcing the edict‚ Kreon risked the lives of not only Antigone‚ but Haimon and Eurydike as well. Because Kreon delayed Antigone’s punishment‚ he lost the respect of his family as well as the citizens of Thebes. By the end of the play‚ he leaves the blame only to himself‚ and realizes “nowhere can [he] lean for support (Sophocles line 1343).” The main difference between Antigone and Kreon – and the main reason Antigone should be considered more admirable
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in the highest level of the social hierarchy. Creon became the king of Thebes‚ after his two nephews killed each other over the throne; Antigone was an orphan who happened to be Creon’s future daughter in law. Both presented moral values‚ differing exclusively on the situation they were applied. Creon’s actions towards the people reflected honesty and equal treatment upon the laws he made. Antigone’s actions towards the burial of her brother (although he fought
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single flaw that brings about their own demise and the demise of others around them. Antigone possesses all of these traits therefore qualifying as the tragic hero.<br><br>The first qualifying aspect is that Antigone is of a high social standing in Thebes. Creon himself refers to her as a princess though she is technically no longer one. Because of her high standing she is capable of great suffering‚ in that she has a lot of fame and regard to lose. Those who say Creon is the tragic hero state say
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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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dimensional aspect into really rounded physical presences. This is done through mostly the showing technique‚ though the chorus at times is involved in the telling technique‚ telling the audience various pieces of information. The drama begins with Antigone inviting Ismene outside the palace doors to tell her privately: “What‚ hath not Creon destined our brothers‚ the one to honoured burial‚ the other to unburied
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he has and does things he shouldn’t do and then tries to do things he thinks is right at the expense of others‚ just like Creon from the play Antigone. The play Antigone by Sophocles is about Creon becoming king of Thebes and his first order was to give one of his nephews a proper burial and the other one just leave him out without being buried. Antigone‚ Creon’s niece disobeys and buries her brother. Creon finds out that it was his niece who disobeyed his first order. He keeps his word about killing
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unwomanly side best when she is with her sister‚ Ismene. Ismene is carefully portrayed as a good‚ obedient‚ curvy woman. She would never think of overstepping the boundaries that are allotted to women in Thebes. She expresses her true interests when Antigone asks her to partake in the forbidden burial of Polynice. "No. We have to keep this fact in mind:/We are women and we do not fight with men./We’re subject to them because they’re stronger‚/And we must obey this order‚ even if it hurts us more./As
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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pihs or EE dih pihs): King of Thebes. Jocasta: Wife of Oedipus. Creon: Jocasta’s brother. Teiresias (ti RE se uhs): Blind prophet. Antigone(an TIG uh ne): Daughter of Oedipus. Ismene (iz ME ne):Daughter of Oedipus. Messenger Shepherd Chorus of Theban Elders Setting Ancient Greece in the city of Thebes‚ northwest of Athens. Theme .......Fate punishes the proud and the insolent with ironic outcomes terrible to behold. Oedipus as king of Thebes exhibits great pride (hubris)
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