prophet reveals the pride in the characters. Teresias explains to Creon that the only crime that was committed was pride. The prophet explains that all men make mistakes but only a good man will stop when he knows he is doing something wrong and try to fix the damage he has created. The play opens up with Antigone trying to convince her sister Ismene to be on her side with the burial of their brother‚ and while Ismene yields to what kind Creon wants‚ Antigone’s pride keeps her mind set on wanting what she
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In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ Creon seems to be the most sensible tragic fault‚ with his pride and power along with going against all laws of the gods lead up to reasons he is the tragic hero. Creon terrorized anyone who had done anything peaceful for Polynices burial. Creon’s says‚ “Polyneices I say‚ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall on the plain‚ unburied”(I 39-40). After he states this he says anyone who does so will be locked away and punished. Antigone
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of relation and love‚ since Polyneices was also her brother. Such a dilemma‚ crossed with the law of the land and the law of her faith‚ still vex men and women today. Although Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon. Below‚ why Creon fits Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero will be discussed as well as why Antigone or other characters do not fit. When examining Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ it is important to look at each part of his description as
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the tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles in 441 B.C‚ complication and denouncement are seen throughout the play as a sister‚ Antigone stands up for her brother’s burial rights as King Creon denies him of any. Complication and denouncement are used by Sophocles to aid in the character development of Antigone and Creon whose mindsets are altered from close-minded to open-minded. Both characters situations prove that being close-minded in life can result in things unraveling for the worse. Antigone
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comes to pass. Yet when the prophet Tiresias visits Creon in Antigone‚ he comes to deliver a warning‚ not an unavoidable prophecy. He says that Creon has made a bad decision‚ but that he can redeem himself. “Once the wrong is done‚” Tiresias says‚ “a man can turn his back on folly‚ misfortune‚ too‚ if he tries to make amends‚ however low he’s fallen‚ and stops his bullnecked ways.” While Oedipus never has a choice—his fate was sealed—in this case Creon seems to have more free will. He chooses to remain
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and demands Creon to take notice. Once Antigone is apprehended and Creon confronts her Antigone counters Creon with filial duty to her brother and religious duty to the gods. Antigone states‚ “It wasn’t Zeus who issued me/ this order. And Justice – who lives below –/ was not involved. They’d never condone it!” (Sophocles 759). Antigone goes on to inform Creon that his decrees do not have the power to override those made by the gods (Sophocles 759) Antigone does not try to change Creon by defying
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In the play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles‚ foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character‚ or in other word‚ the parallel character‚ and therefor serves to magnify certain characteristics of the main character. Such characters for example could be Ismene‚ the foil character and Antigone‚ the parallel character. Ismene is cowardly and prefer to follow the rules‚ while Antigone is much more
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abundance of pride. Polynices and Eteocles the brothers of Antigone fought for who were going to be next king. They both kill each other Creon the new king decides that Polynices should not be buried or they will be stoned to death. Ismene wanted to help Antigone but she was scared of Creon. Although Antigone felt that her brother Polynices should be buried because of her beliefs. For example “And now you can prove what you
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Haemon should have been direct “Father‚ the gods instill good sense in men” (776) Haemon states when he is pleading with his father for his fiance’s release. Trying to make Creon understand that what he is doing is not good in the slightest‚ but is in fact very mean spirited. He later states “The people here in Thebes all say the same— they deny she is.” (834) even the very people he rules believe his judgement is wrong and that Antigone is innocent and was doing well by the gods. Because
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citizens. Oedipus sends Creon‚ the brother of Jocasta‚ to the oracle to learn of a way
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