punished by King Creon. Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ plays an important character in the story. In scene three‚ lines 55-94‚ Haimon uses his persuasive skills in talking to his father King Creon. He blatantly expresses about his opinion towards him‚ Antigone‚ and what he thinks Creon should do. He does this effectively using the rhetorical device of Pathos. Throughout the story‚ Haimon is saying many dishonorable and downgrading things about his father‚ making the audience dislike Creon. “Your temper terrifies
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in a dilemma torn between submitting to Creon’s laws‚ and her obligations to her family. King Creon dishonored Polyneicês who fought against Thebes‚ and granted full respect to Etocliês
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been treated as and given less than men. In Antigone‚ Creon shows his sexism by saying‚ "We keep the laws then‚ and the lawmakers‚ and no woman shall seduce us. If we must lose‚ let’s lose to a man‚ at least! Is a woman stronger than we (Creon‚ 792)?” Judging from this statement‚ Creon believes that it would be better to lose to a man stronger than him than a woman‚ Creon also appears to have pride issues. Even though the lawmakers and Creon looked down on Antigone for being a woman‚ she still fought
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Antigone is still relevant today. In Antigone‚ Creon’s hamartia is his pride‚ which can more accurately be called hubris. For example‚ Creon says‚ “Who is the man here‚ / She or I‚ if this crime goes unpunished?” (Sophocles Scene 2‚ 82-83) In this quote‚ Creon feels that Antigone is a threat to his manliness and his kingship‚ therefore showing pride in himself. Creon is essentially saying that he is a man and she should be punished. Creon’s fatal flaw in the play is his pride‚ and because of this Antigone
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influence the actions of the other characters are Creon‚ the newly appointed king of Thebes‚ and his niece Antigone. The conflict that unfolds between these two begins with the death of Antigone’s two brothers. One brother‚ Eteocles‚ dies defending Thebes and for that reason he is given a proper burial. Polynices‚ on the other hand‚ dies a betrayer to the city‚ and was kept unburied‚ left to be consumed by the elements and animals of the city. Creon did not believe a traitor such as Polynices deserved
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‘Antigone’ Paper 2 Essay (e). Evil not only fascinates people in general‚ but writers as well. In what ways and with what effect has “evil” been treated in Antigone? In the play of ‘Antigone’‚ evil appears in many forms. There is the soldier who is a traitor to his nation; the sister trying to prove her love for her family yet ends up breaking the law; the king who so eagerly tries to stop rule-breakers yet he himself neglects his flesh and blood. Here the difference of the two works is seen:
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her own uncle‚ Creon‚ to bury her brother. After reading this short play‚ I believe that Antigone was right to bury her own brother’s body. I believe that Antigone is correct in burying her brother. Now‚ although Antigone’s brother betrayed the city of Thebes and its law of the new king‚ their uncle‚ he rightfully
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Polyneices‚ after he dies. After Antigone’s father dies‚ her two brothers fight for the throne. King Creon‚ the new King of Thebes‚ sides with the other brother Eteocles and buries him with honor and for him to seek happiness after life. However‚ Creon leaves Polyneices to decay as a way to tell his people that Polyneices will be going to hell and find no happiness in his afterlife. Not only does Creon leave Polyneices alone to rot‚ he creates an unjustified decree to forbid anyone to show honor towards
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one last time. She is taken away to her living tomb‚ with the Chorus expressing great sorrow for what is going to happen to her. Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ enters. He warns Creon that Polyneices should now be urgently buried because the gods are displeased‚ refusing to accept any sacrifices or prayers from Thebes. Creon accuses Tiresias of being corrupt. Tiresias responds that because of Creon’s mistakes‚ he will lose "a son of [his] own loins"[2] for the crimes of leaving Polyneices unburied
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Calen Timothy-Lash Jackman Allison Smith CLT 3370 November 25‚ 2013 Justice in the Antigone Not only is the Antigone an incredible work of drama and tragedy‚ it encompasses a great moral argument that has two sides; Antigone or Creon. It can also be said that the argument being made in either case is larger than the prerogatives of just these two people and more an argument between obeying the will of man or the will of the gods. Creon’s argument is for the former because of his motivation
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