Creon’s hamartia caused led Creon to not reconsider or have a second thought when he outlawed the burial of Antigone’s brother‚ Polyneices. My suggestion to fulfill your request is to modify Creon’s hamartia so that Creon is a ruler who‚ is still a bad ruler‚ considers his actions with himself and the people who he rules. In order for the audience to pity Creon‚ the story must be modified so it corresponds to the change of Creon’s hamartia. The story should be changed so that Creon has a hard time contemplating
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did and how they died.Atigone is siters with ismene and she has a brother named creon. Antigone‚ the sister of Polyneices‚ decides to bury her brother despite the death penalty for doing so established by Creon. When Antigone is caught in the act‚ Creon sentences her to death by surrounding her "in a vault of stone... in the wilderness" despite the fact that Antigone is his niece and his son‚ Haimon’s‚ fianc . Creon thinks so highly of himself and his law that he doesn’t take into account who has
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Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone and attempts to get Antigone out of danger and suffering. In the play Antigone‚ Creon was seen as a protagonist who is a leading figure or important character. Antigone was seen as an Antagonist which means a character in conflict
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explains how he has done all that he can do to solve the city’s problem. He says that he has already sent Creon‚ his brother in law‚ to the oracle at Delphi in an attempt to find out the cause of the plague. Creon soon arrives with a message from the oracle and asks Oedipus whether or not he wants to hear the message in private. Oedipus tells him that he would like all of Thebes to hear. Creon goes on to explain to all of Thebes what he had heard. He says that the god Apollo spoke through the oracle
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would you wish your audience to respond to the scene in which Teiresias confronts Creon? Explain how you would stage this section to achieve your aims. This section begins with Teiresias’ entry‚ led by a boy‚ and ends with the exit of Creon and his entourage to free Antigone from the vault. Teiresias appears in the play just after Antigone’s final appearance in the play‚ after she has been sent to her death by Creon as punishment for her Crime committed against family loyalty. As the director‚
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honouring my mother’s children” Antigone said to Creon. “You had a brother killed fighting for the other side” Creon blurted(581-583). Antigone’s word‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of disrespect‚ rude‚ and stubbornness to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Ultimately‚ these conflicting motivations develop Creon as the tragic hero because he is too noble
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ultimately becomes a martyr. Antigone‚ the protagonist‚ decides to bury her brother Polyneikes. Unfortunately‚ Creon wanted this man disgraced and was furious when he discovered he had been buried. Antigone is revealed to be the culprit‚ and she vigorously defended her actions to Creon. She is eventually sentenced to death‚ but Tiresias informed Creon that the gods sided with Antigone. Creon changed his mind‚ but his son and Antigone have already taken their own lives. The most prevalent theme in this
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that they stress about‚ Antigone‚ Creon‚ and Haemon provide for a catharsis through their tone during the situations they undergo. Antigone’s pitiful situation of standing alone against a strong king causes the audience to feel pity for her. As she faces her consequences for performing the "crime" of burying her brother‚ Antigone to all who are able to hear her‚ "Be witnesses for me‚ denied all pity‚ Unjustly judged!" (IV 29-30). Due to everyone’s fear of Creon‚ Antigone must stand alone with no
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Creon and his City “A fortune won is often misfortune” (Scene 1 line 118) Objective: Discern the meaning of this quote as it pertains to circumstance with the play. Identify the situation and then analyze and elaborate upon it through your interpretation. Response: Creon‚ although seemingly evil‚ is actually the hero in the Greek Play Antigone by Sophocles. Antigone displays the dramatic change Creon undergoes in his days as ruler. As king of Thebes‚ Creon acts with the intention of
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well. Finally‚ Antigone believed that Polyneices deserved a proper burial just like Creon had done to their other brother‚ Eteocles. On the contrary‚ Ismene was not determined to bury their brother because she was submissive to the laws created by the leaders.
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