their heads to not rebel or speak out because they would be punished for their wrongdoings. You can see this same fearfulness in Ismene in Antigone. Ismene is the stereotypical greek women. She wants to please the powerful head above her‚ which is Creon‚ to stay out of trouble. When Antigone proposed the idea to Ismene that they should bury her other brother to save the family name. Ismene’s response was “What?” “You’d bury him-when a law forbids the city” (61)? Ismene couldn’t fathom the idea that
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of middle class society by first forging her father’s signature and then deceiving her husband‚ Torvald‚ throughout their marriage; Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ openly challenges and defies the rule of men‚ including her uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Although Nora and Antigone share some comparable personality traits‚ like being strong willed and motivated‚ they confront the men in their lives and their comparable societies in two distinctive ways‚ which‚ as a result‚ leads to two differing denouements
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are a direct polar opposite of Creon. The motivations of Antigone conflict with Creon highlight his characteristics of self pride‚ views of laws‚ and rudeness towards women. Each of these characteristics brings Creon out as a tragic hero as soon as the play begins and his role is ginormous throughout the play Antigone. Antigone herself brought out Creon’s self pride as he viewed himself much greater than anyone he encountered. By Antigone going directly against Creon‚ he felt as if he had something
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the city of Thebes‚ Creon‚ who both have different beliefs about Antigone’s dead brother Polyneices. Creon makes a rule that no one can bury Polyneices because he was a traitor to the city and attacked it with an enemy army. So as an insult to him‚ he will not permit his burial. Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ believes that even though what he did is wrong‚ that family is family and she has a right to bury him. She does so‚ defying Creon’s law‚ but gets caught in the act and Creon sentences her to death
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Polyneices proper burial rites. This form of justice directly conflicts with Antigone’s idea of justice‚ which doesn’t differentiate between the “wicked” and the “just.” These two conflicting thoughts on justice illustrate two classic philosophies. Creon represents a Paramenidean view of justice‚ while Antigone represents a Heraclitean view of justice. Paramenidean thought splits the world into two systems‚ where “Being” is primary and “Becoming” is secondary (Ulfers‚ Lecture). To Paramenides‚
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As Creon made decisions and orders towards the body‚ Antigone also stood for herself and made here own decisions. First‚ at those times it was very rare that a woman would speak out‚ because they didn’t have the chance to say what was in their minds and express themselves. In other words‚ it was very rare that a woman was caught in some type of trouble. Also‚ woman had any importance or value in the ancient Greek society. At those times men were superior to the woman. Therefore‚ they were the only
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reluctant to voice his true opinion when speaking to his father. His apprehensiveness leads him to start glorifying Creon by saying he would “be the last person to deny what [Creon says] is true”(49). This way‚ he is protecting himself by feeding Creon’s ego‚ thus hiding the true meaning of his words. Most importantly‚ Haemon’s conversation with his father becomes useless because Creon remains unchanged. Since the problem has not been resolved‚ Haemon’s opinion may come off as worthless to the reader
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However‚ due to Antigone’s loyalty towards the gods‚ it gave her the strength to argue at Creon on his flawed law. Antigone takes into consideration prior to the argument that the gods will be observing what she says. During the throwing of insults between Creon and Antigone on the burial of Polyneices‚ Antigone affirms that “religion dictates the burial of the dead” (24). By using the word “dictates”‚ Antigone informs us that
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character and morality‚ overran in to their literature and was a complex and multifaceted concept in Greek tragedy‚ exemplified by Sophocles ’ Antigone. In the play both Creon and Antigone were incredibly proud and unwilling to back down once they took their stands. "Pride is part of what made Antigone heroic" (Classic Notes: Themes). Creon had made a decision and was unwilling to compromise. He decided that Polynices was a traitor and was not to be administered proper burial rites
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PROLOGUE OEDIPUS My children‚ scions of the ancient Cadmean line‚ what is the meaning of this thronging round my feet‚ this holding out of olive boughs all wreathed in woe? The city droops with elegaic sound and hymns with pails of incense hang. I come to see it with my eyes‚ no messenger’s. Yes‚ I whom men call Oedipus the Great. [He turns to the PRIEST] Speak‚ Elder‚ you are senior here. Say what this pleading means‚ what frightens you‚ what you beseech. Coldblooded would I be‚ to be unmoved
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