of the Antigone‚” Charles Paul Segal takes the stand that there are two protagonists in the drama (which conflicts with this reader’s interpretation): This is not to say that there are not conceptual issues involved in the characters of Creon and Antigone. But the issues are too complex to be satisfactorily reduced to a single antithetical formulation. We must avoid seeing the protagonists as one-dimensional representatives of simple oppositions: right and wrong‚ reason and emotion‚ state
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catharsis wherein sympathy and fear is evoked for Creon‚ a tragic hero whose Kingship was spoilt by corruption‚ human fallibility and pride. Throughout the play‚ Creon has demonstrated how even rulers with a strong moral stance can still fail in their attempts to do good‚ unfortunately due to exceeding the limits of their humanity. To begin‚ the tragedy that befalls Creon as a man devoted to his country and to his religion seems to feel undeserved. Creon declares “whoever places a friend above the good
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what rests with others” (Machiavelli 45). As a result‚ the truth of Oedipus’ birth and background brought dishonor upon his families‚ thus causing Iokaste’s death and the loss of his eyesight. Furthermore‚ Creon has suspicious and controlling nature‚ which causes his family to loathe him. Creon attempts to fix his mistakes at the last minute‚ but Haemon’s hatred
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Antigone‚ there are two central characters who serve as foils for one another. The main protagonist and heroine‚ Antigone‚ defies the wishes of the king of Thebes‚ who is also her uncle named Creon. Beginning as a man devoted to art patronage and falling into a position of power after the death of his brother‚ Creon begins the play with a declaration that says Polynices‚ one of Antigone’s brothers‚ cannot have a proper burial. Antigone disregards Creon’s law and covers Polynices in dirt‚ sending his soul
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Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone and attempts to get Antigone out of danger and suffering. In the play Antigone‚ Creon was seen as a protagonist who is a leading figure or important character. Antigone was seen as an Antagonist which means a character in conflict
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all his trappings of power‚ Creon finds himself helpless‚ unable to act on his own. He wants not to execute Antigone but cannot help ordering her death. Having said yes to state power‚ he is circumscribed by his own kingship‚ by very the throne that makes him the master of the land. He has surrendered himself entirely to the state and knows his circumscription all too well. Unlike Antigone‚ he has completely ceded his desires to take upon the mantle of governance. Creon is rendered loathsome‚ terrified
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and killing his own father started to wreck Thebes under his tyrannical rule. When Oedipus’ rule ended‚ Creon‚ who was Jocasta’s brother‚ ascended to the throne and became the new ruler. Creon’s rule brought more devastation to Thebes which worsen the situation after violating the laws of the gods. When Antigone’s brothers—Eteocles and Polynices—died with one killing the other‚ Creon decided that Polynices’ corpse be left unburried with no honor unlike Eteocles’ and prohibited anyone to
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In Master Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the question of who the tragic hero really is has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into the role. Antigone‚ however‚ possesses all the aspects of a tragic hero. These are‚ in no particular order‚ having a high social position‚ not being overly good or bad‚ being tenacious in their actions‚ arousing pity in the audience‚ a revelatory manifestation
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having his wife and mother kill herself. In Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus decides to bury her brother despite Creon’s statement that anyone who does will die‚ this causes a domino effect in which Antigone kills herself in her prison‚ which causes Haemon to kill himself‚ which then causes Haemon’s mother and Creon’s wife to kill herself. Both were unique in their own right‚ but there is no doubt that the two plays have many
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didn’t want him to marry her because he thought that she was not good enough for him and because she was too much liker brother “the trader “. Haemon tried to prove to his father a certain amount of times that she was not who he thought she was like . Creon rejected his wishing and told him that it wasn’t going to happen and that’s how it shall be left . Haemon found out that his father was the one who killed Antigone because she was caught burying her brother he was so enraged that his father would
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