Antigone: Views and Values Essay In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’‚ set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece‚ Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon‚ who rules as a tyrannical misogynist‚ Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles‚ is a man of authority‚ power and conviction. Sophocles
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Conflict of Loyalty From reading Antigone‚ loyalty comes in all different forms. One is how Antigone expressed her loyalty to family by giving her brother‚ Polynices‚ a proper bruial; even though she wasn’t being loyal to the rules of Creon‚ king of Thebes. Humans are faced with basic conflicts of loyalties—to state‚ religion‚ and family. Personal happiness is another powerful and legitimate pull. But perfect balance among these compelling factors is impossible; hence suffering is inevitable. In
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the lands and the God’s law‚ which results in her entombment. In addition to Antigone putting off her sisters’ point of view‚ Sophocles uses Antigone’s inability to take others perspective into consideration. During Creon’s and Antigone’s argument‚ Creon expresses his opinion of Polynices betrayal of the city by saying‚ “The good don’t want to share honors with the bad” (Sophocles 534-6). Antigone retaliates by mentioning‚ “Who knows that is considered righteous below . . . . . I cannot share their
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and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of family values and the importance of it through the actions of Antigone‚ Creon and Haimon. Antigone‚ placed in many situations throughout the play‚ has to choose between her family and the law. Antigone chooses to honor her brother‚ Polyneces‚ by burying him even though she will break the law by doing so. Antigone asks her
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character’s tragic fall must also include the loss of dignity‚ or the respect of their people and/or their audience (English 1). Based on his nobility‚ heroic qualities‚ and tragic flaw leading to the disrespect of his people‚ as well as his demise‚ Creon of Antigone is the play’s tragic
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Even though King Creon is thought of as someone who knows how to control a nation‚ he contains a tragic flaw noticed by others and himself‚ which results in an unpleasant death. In the story “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ King Creon’s pride and stubborn actions leads his son‚ Haemon to be disappointed and loose his trust towards his father. Through his ways of being unable to admit his mistakes‚ his anger brought him to a stage where he became associated with civil law rather than believing in his morals
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are and who killed king Laius and in Antigone‚ it is Creon not allowing her to bury her brother. These two events setup the action in the story‚ as well as teach the readers different lessons as the stories go on. In the story Antigone focuses on the conflict between human law and the law of the gods when following both sets of laws at a time seems to be difficult. Antigone wishes to honor the gods by burying her brother‚ but the law of Creon says that he shall have no burial since her brother is
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with Creon‚ in order to reveal his changing attitude(s) towards his father. The character Haemon appears on stage just as his Creon has deemed Antigone to her death as a punishment for a crime of family loyalty. In performing the role of Haemon‚ I would come onto centre stage in a costume of traditional Greek military attire adorned with royal crest of arms to portray his princely supremacy as a Theban prince. Creon’s costume would be in distinct contrast to mine‚ due to the fact that Creon will
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fictional kingdom in the play Antigone‚ Creon in his speech argues that Polyneices‚ son of the late ruler Oedipus ought to have no burial. He supports his clam by first appealing to false authority‚ then using sentimental appeals‚ and lastly by comparing Polyneices to his brother‚ Eteocles. Creon’s purpose is to make sure nobody disobeys him in order to seem powerful in the eyes of his citizens. He adopts a demanding tone to assure he is well respected. Creon appeals to false authority‚ implying that
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Is Pride to Blame in the Antigone tragedy? The fate of Creon is sealed by his decision to make an example of his niece‚ and quickly becomes tragic in Antigone. Creon shows us his lack of leadership skills by creating situations in which he loses the respect of his advisors‚ and the love of his family. The inability to overcome foolish pride is Creon’s greatest fault and the direct cause of his fall from grace. Initially‚ the author uses foreshadowing to hint at the upcoming turn of events. Choragos
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