Irony in Antigone: King Creon In the tragedy Antigone‚ Sophocles pens a tale about a stalwart and distrustful king‚ Creon‚ and his misuse of the power he possesses. In the play he disregards the law of the gods to fit his whims‚ something that the heroine of the play‚ Antigone‚ wholeheartedly disagrees with; she disobeys his order to leave her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ unburied and sentences herself to death in the process. Antigone is engaged to Creon’s son‚ Haemon‚ who does not agree with his father’s
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Oedipus at Colonus
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
Premium Emotion Antigone Creon
Polyneices dies a traitor to the theban people and the king‚ Creon‚ decrees that no one is to bury the traitor despite the necessity of a proper burial for passing onto the afterlife. Believing that Creon is unjust‚ Antigone buries her brother. When her death is sentenced‚ Haemon‚ the king’s son‚ goes to talk his father out of killing her and the conversation quickly turns into an argument. In an attempt to effectively persuade each other‚ Haemon and his father use many rhetorical elements such as ethos
Premium Oedipus Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus
February 4th‚ 2014 Antigone: Irony 1. “But it is those that are most obstinate suffer the greatest fall.” (Creon says this to Antigone) This example from the short story could be considered dramatically ironic. The reader knows that Creon is the one who is obstinate and will not listen to his son‚ therefore resulting in him to have the greatest fall. When Creon’s son‚ Antigone’s fiancé‚ begs Creon to spare Antigone her life he wouldn’t listen and decided it would be best to kill her. Although he was
Premium Marriage Suicide Hanging
loses everything in the end. Creon is Antigone’s tragic hero because his loyalty and obsessive pride influence the conflicts that led to his family’s demise. The conflicts that occur in Antigone are between Creon and various characters such as Haemon‚ Eurydice‚ and the protagonist herself‚ Antigone. All of which conflicts contribute to the demise of Creon’s family. The connection with each person is connected. Antigone kills herself after being banished by Creon‚ Haemon kills himself when he sees
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Tragedy
A Reasonable Voice In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ Haemon‚ a secondary character‚ proves to be a more significant piece of the play than expected. Although he is believed to be unimportant and useless‚ his role has a great influence on the outcome of the play. Most importantly‚ in desperate times he provides reasonable solutions to Creon’s unreasonable actions. In the end‚ Haemon is proven to be right. Therefore‚ contrary to what he appears‚ Haemon’s true nature is to be the voice of reason. Haemon’s
Premium Reason Antigone Rationality
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 and Juliet. The protagonists were Romeo and
Premium Sophocles Romeo and Juliet Family
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
Premium Sophocles Antigone Oedipus
in the play “Antigone” by Sophocles multiple times. For example‚ Antigone ignores the law when she is told she can not bury her brother‚ Creon breaks the Gods laws for what he believes is right‚ and Creon’s son‚ Haemon ignores his father words when he is told he will kill Antigone.
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Oedipus at Colonus
Thebes was once Laius and passed on to his son Oedipus. The crown somehow lands on the head of Creon‚ at the beginning of the play and corrupts the family line of royalty. Her whole life‚ Antigone has never been in control. Therefore‚ she is finally in control with the decision to bury her brother and exploiting that aspect. Antigone does what she does to gain the sympathies of the people in order to defy Creon‚ restoring the crown to the rightful heir.
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Oedipus at Colonus