position in society‚ reverence for the gods‚ loyalty to the state and to family‚ and the dangers of absolute power and pride. The characters of Creon and Antigone represent opposites concerning these topics‚ and Sophocles adeptly utilizes them to debate the arguments in question. Neither Creon nor Antigone is in the right‚ rather both have impure motives- Creon is not completely solidified in his position‚ and although Antigone persists in hers‚ her reasoning is unclear- that are corrupted by excessive
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I hear‚ is the martial law our good Creon lays down for you and me” (Sophocles 37/38) .The role the law in Antigone is not taken seriously at all Creon sets laws and restrictions but the people seem to do what they want. Or that those who live in the city belief that what the king says is the law may not be the best thing for the city‚ based on their own beliefs. Antigone buried her brother in a way that she found to be respectful. The opposite of what Creon had in mind for her brother’s body.
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duty is not to the men who rule a domain‚ but rather to her own instincts and her own sense of right and wrong. She believes that the gods do not dictate through a ruler‚ but rather through individual beliefs. When does Creon become apologetic for his actions? Possible Answer: Creon never apologizes for his actions. Instead‚ he simply orders Antigone to be freed because he knows that Teiresias is never wrong - and therefore that his own life is at risk. However‚ he never truly believes that his order
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they fail to acknowledge the role fate plays in their everyday lives. At the end of the play pity can be felt towards Creon because his wife and son died and it was his fault. When Creon finds out they died he exclaims‚ “Oh pity! All true‚ and more than I can bear. Oh my wife‚ my son” (109-111). Both Greek and modern audiences can
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controversies between gender‚ power‚ age‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ and laws. The script begins with Antigone asking Ismene to bury their brother because Creon‚ their uncle passed down a decree saying no one is allowed to bury Polynices because he betrayed his country can killed his own brother. Antigone chose to disobey the law and was sentenced to death. Every one advised Creon to rethink his decision‚ but he didn’t listen until the end when everything was too late. There was a total of 11 actor used in this production
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For of our two brothers‚ Creon(20) gives honorable burial to one‚ but dishonors the other. They say that he hid Eteocles beneath the earth with well-deserved pomp and circumstance‚ as one honored among the dead below;(25) but the corpse of Polynices‚ who died so sadly‚ they say it has been declared to the citizens that no one may bury or mourn him‚ but must see him unlamented‚ unburied‚ a sweet find for birds to feast upon.(30) Such things they say our good Creon decreed for you and me—for
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Rex Trilogy which tells the storyof Antigone‚ the daughterof Oedipus‚ after her father’s death. The story opens at the endofa battle between Antigone’s brothers‚Eteocles and Polyneices‚ for control of Thebes. Both brothers died in the battle‚ but Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ has declared that while Eteocles should be buried with honors Polyneices body should be left unburied. This is a severe punishmentfor Polyneices since the Greeks believed that one could not go to the afterlife unless one’s
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Pre-AP English 10 14 August 2013 Antigone Essay Sophocles uses rhetorical appeals in Antigone in order to clarify what the characters say to the tragic hero Creon. Ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are used in this Greek tragedy by three characters to make Creon realize and reverse his decision in punishing Antigone for her crime. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Teiresias all use a different predominant one form of rhetorical appeal‚ yet it is just one of these characters using pathos that is able to overcome Creon’s
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is a strong young girl who believes in what is right must be done‚ even if it means breaking the law and going against her uncle Creon. If it means risking her life to give her brother Polynices a proper burial she is willing to do it. Using the psychological approach I thought about what would influence Antigone to be so brave and risk her life. She knew the orders Creon gave was against the orders of the Gods‚ and her brother deserved a burial. Antigone doesn’t feel that it is right for one brother
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exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called... The Chorus 5. Who was Antigone’s father? Oedipus 6. Antigone’s two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ did what? Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes 7. Who is Creon? The new king of Thebes 8. What happened to Eteocles and Polyneices? They died in battle 9. What does the king of Thebes declare? Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while Polyneices’ body will be left for the sun and the carrion
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