Characters Protagonist: Oedipus Antagonist: Fate‚ the Truth Oedipus (ED ih pihs or EE dih pihs): King of Thebes. Jocasta: Wife of Oedipus. Creon: Jocasta’s brother. Teiresias (ti RE se uhs): Blind prophet. Antigone(an TIG uh ne): Daughter of Oedipus. Ismene (iz ME ne):Daughter of Oedipus. Messenger Shepherd Chorus of Theban Elders Setting Ancient Greece in the city of Thebes‚ northwest of Athens. Theme .......Fate punishes the proud and the insolent with ironic
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Compare / Contrast Antigone and Creon There is always going to be some kind of conflict in a family. It may happen often‚ and sometimes rarely. In the century-old story Antigone there is a huge conflict. Antigones brother‚ Polyneices‚ refuses to pass on the throne. Therefore‚ he and his brother Etheocles go to war‚ and they both end up killing each other. Therefore‚ it resulted in Polyneices death. When he died‚ Creon; the ruler of Thebes‚ refuses to let anyone bury him. So he will be left in
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insist upon it‚ I shall have you killed. And I don’t want to (46)." Antigone acts in the complete opposite manner to Creon. She‚ as Creon can‚ is able to differentiate from right and wrong and is not afraid of the consequences of what acting on her morals may bring. These consequences have almost a reverse effect when compared with Creon; when faced with the consequences‚ she expects
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Antigone‚ one could not even begin to express the tragic flaw seen within the character named Creon. Not only was Creon the king‚ but also was a character who suffered one too many cases of a selfish heart. Creon’s actions can be discovered through his lack of acceptance‚ lack of relationship‚ and his unbelievable pride. All of these actions started out small but eventually ruined Creon’s life. When Creon stated "No woman while I live shall govern me‚" it gave the one a sense that he could be a
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Essay on Oedipus Rex 4-3-97 In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ the theme of irony plays an important part through the play. What Oedipus does‚ what he says‚ and even who he is can sometimes be ironic. This irony can help us to see the character of Oedipus as truly a ’blind’ man‚ or a wholly ’public’ man. A great irony is found in Oedipus’s decree condemning the murderer. Oedipus says‚ "To avenge the city and the city’s god‚ / And not as though it were for some distant friend‚ / But for my own sake‚ to be
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In Antigone‚ a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles‚ Creon is a tyrant and arrogant character who sees the world through the veil of his beliefs. When he decrees the punishment of death upon Antigone‚ he completely disregards every opinion that is against his own. By ignoring the views of others‚ he jeopardizes his strength as a ruler. Sophocles uses the extended metaphor of the ship of state to show how Creon’s self-righteous way of thinking leads to unwanted outcomes. From Creon’s mistakes we learn
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admit I did it. I won’t deny that’’(500)‚ Antigone tries to talk to Creon and tell him that she knows what she and does not regret it. Creon’s mood turns very hateful. This ignites a flame between the two cause them to argue. This argument causes Creon to act very stubborn‚ fearful and disrespectful. Overall‚ these conflicts progresses Creon as a tragic hero by him choosing not to listen to anyone and having an opinionated mind. Creon not wanting to listening to anyone influences the plot by everyone
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point in the story. "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles is one such story. In the story Oedipus has such a misconception where he thinks he has a good life‚ but really his life is morally wrong. This contributes to the theme or themes of the play when they serve as the defining climax of the story. When the misconception is stopped Oedipus sees that you cannot escape or change your past‚ but you can still do great things even if you have been evil or immoral in your life. When Oedipus was born it was prophesied
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In the story of Antigone‚ there are two main characters Creon‚ and Antigone. Many people think that Antigone is the tragic hero‚ but i think that Creon is the tragic hero. In the story of Antigone‚ king Creon was a tragic hero because‚ he was very stubborn‚ he is of noble greatness‚ and he made a bad mistake by not burying Polyneices. My first reason on why i think that you should think that Creon is a tragic hero‚ because he is very stubborn. The reason he is so stubborn‚ is because he pride is
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Creon as the Tragic Hero In "Antigone" written by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero because of his error in judgement‚ stubborn way of ruling Thebes‚ his change‚ and all the tragedy brought on by his actions. Although Creon changed only when a messenger told him there would be a tragic ending because of all his actions‚ he did try to correct what he had done. Creon ordered that Polyneices’ body be left out to be eaten by vultures andwhile dogs because Polyneices
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