character‚ Antigone‚ goes through a series of problems dealing with social class. Antigone does not want to marry the prince and live the life of luxury. The Sentry and King Creon go through some conflict with the way Creon is talking to the Sentry. Every character goes through some instance of class problems. King Creon shows that he is the top of class structure a lot throughout Antigone. The way the other characters respect him presents that he is‚ too. “King‚ may I speak?” the Sentry says
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perfect example of a tragic hero would be Creon. Though many people might argue Antigone to be the tragic hero‚ but she is missing the element of increased awareness. Imagine finding out that your father married your grandma and your brothers killed each other over power. Then your uncle steps in to be king and declares that one of your brothers will get no burial because he was a trader. This information starts off a tragic play called Antigone. In the play‚ Creon must have noble stature in order to
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in which two tragic heroes Creon and Antigone have to endure the pain of trying and failing. To the naked eye it may seem although Creon and Antigone are the complete opposite of one another‚ however Creon and Antigone are enduring the similar experiences throughout the play despite the despise they have for one another. Creon and Antigone both have the characteristics of tragic heroes but demonstrate those characteristics in different ways. Both Antigone and Creon have belief in their freedom
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cannot see it because of his arrogance. Antigone‚ Oedipus ’ daughter‚ has the same character flaw. She is arrogant and as power hungry as Oedipus was. She decides to go against Creon ’s decry and bury her traitorous brother. Antigone believes herself to be so high above others‚ she even says she ’s above the king himself. "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way". It appears that Antigone wants to bury her brother so she can become a martyr. She tells her sister‚ Ismene‚ not to help her so she
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Sophocles that takes place in Greece in around 441 B.C.‚ a man named Creon takes over as king of Thebes after the exile of his brother in-law and former king‚
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stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise teachings of Teiresias‚ but after listening intently to the words that he spoke‚ Creon began to believe that Teiresias was against him‚ and that someone was bribing Teiresias to spread lies. After a bit of arguing back and forth‚ Creon began to believe
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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. Creon had made a decision and was unwilling to compromise. Antigone was to die for her violation of the law‚ the sin of burying her brother. Antigone’s gender had a profound affect on the meaning of her actions. Creon had disliked for her disrespectful and rebelling nature. His need to defeat her was all the
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In this tragedy Antigone‚ King Creon’s obstinate opinion fabricates a division between Creon and his closest family‚ even if his ruthless ideas earn him obedience from his subjects. Creon’s niece Antigone argues against her uncle’s unjust regulation‚ boldly stating that she put confidence in God’s word over Creon’s foolish law. This quarrel marked the universal theme of the play Antigone: One is without ceaseless power unless supported by the views of God. Creon’s law was originated to nurture his
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did and how they died.Atigone is siters with ismene and she has a brother named creon. Antigone‚ the sister of Polyneices‚ decides to bury her brother despite the death penalty for doing so established by Creon. When Antigone is caught in the act‚ Creon sentences her to death by surrounding her "in a vault of stone... in the wilderness" despite the fact that Antigone is his niece and his son‚ Haimon’s‚ fianc . Creon thinks so highly of himself and his law that he doesn’t take into account who has
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explains how he has done all that he can do to solve the city’s problem. He says that he has already sent Creon‚ his brother in law‚ to the oracle at Delphi in an attempt to find out the cause of the plague. Creon soon arrives with a message from the oracle and asks Oedipus whether or not he wants to hear the message in private. Oedipus tells him that he would like all of Thebes to hear. Creon goes on to explain to all of Thebes what he had heard. He says that the god Apollo spoke through the oracle
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