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    What Impression Does the Character of Creon create in Antigone? At the start of the 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

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    of women. As such‚ Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover‚ Creon is punished for misogyny. Sophocles‚ accordingly‚ uses characterization to promote feminist ideas. Sophocles introduces a female character in Antigone who is a strong believer and who demonstrates feminist logic. This is Antigone‚ as she rejects the traditional role of women. Antigone disobeys her king Creon‚ in various ways causing her to be portrayed as a feminist. For instance‚ Antigone struggles

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    who are courageous and can make their own decisions. He uses Creon’s character to represent the arrogant and stubborn viewpoint of men during this time period. When Creon is told of the burial of Polyneices’ body‚ he tells Sentry‚ “If you do not bring light to the those men who have done this...” (Sophocles 1139). Creon automatically assumes it is a man thus influencing Sentry that it must be a man as well. When Sentry comes back he explains what he saw. “For there was no mark of axe’s stroke

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    sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. In the tragedy of Antigone‚ Antigone is the protagonist who has conflict with a superior force‚ who happens to be her Uncle Creon. She wanted proper burial of her brother‚ which Creon was trying to prohibit. She went against his wishes to her sister‚ Ismene’s‚ dismay and buried him anyway. This angered Creon so he threatened her and basically put her on death row. Antigone’s fiancé‚ Haemon‚ who is also Creon’s son‚ stands up for her. This can be compared to Romeo

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    feminist‚ determined to do what is right even in defiance of patriarchal law. 5.) Ismene is the foil for her stronger sister. In comparison to Antigone she has almost no agency‚ primarily because she is terrified of disobeying men in power. 6.) Creon cherishes order and loyalty above all else. He cannot bear to be defied any more than he can bear to watch the laws of the state defined. 7.) Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone’s actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes

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    Haemon disregarded the declarations and that was seen as the height of disrespect against Creon‚ but in the eyes of the civilians Creon is entirely in the wrong. The greatest iniquity committed by Haemon is the fact that he did not believe Antigone was guilty or deserved to be put in a tomb to die. Engulfed in all his power‚ Creon did not realize he was the only one that felt it was right to punish Antigone for performing a proper burial. Although it is not popularity but respect that he is searching

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    The Fate of Men There are many themes in the Sophocles’ tragedies; among them is whether fate is crafted by man or a higher power. In other words “Does mankind have the power to shape their own destiny or is their fate already decided for them?” In the Oedipus Cycle‚ we can see that men have limited control over their destiny. Their fate is already decided by a higher power and cannot be avoided. No matter what path you choose or how you react‚ your destiny will be fulfilled one way or another

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    Introductory Paragraphs for Antigone 2. Antigone violated the laws set forth the land of Thebes by her uncle Creon and planned to defy Creon’s order and bury Polynices. Antigone possesses a remarkable ability to remember the past. Whereas her father Oedipus defies Tiresias‚ the prophet who has helped him so many times‚ and whereas he seems almost to have forgotten his encounter with Laius at the three-way crossroads‚ Antigone begins her play by talking about the many griefs that her father handed

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    270 we are given a clear insight into Creon’s character here‚ an honest man who is scared and will put his family first. We are able to relate to this character‚ he is given mortal characteristics which makes us more likely to sympathise with him. Creon then admits that Medea is "clever‚ skilled in many evil arts." line 273‚ we are unable to relate to these arts‚ we do not poses the same abilities that Medea had and as a result‚ we are less sympathetic to her from the start‚ she is set apart from

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    and submissive. Sophocles in his tragedy demonstrates the imbalance of genders and the consequences of men who abuse their power and women who step out of the boundaries society place them in. The play Antigone resolves around two main characters Creon

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