Creon and his City “A fortune won is often misfortune” (Scene 1 line 118) Objective: Discern the meaning of this quote as it pertains to circumstance with the play. Identify the situation and then analyze and elaborate upon it through your interpretation. Response: Creon‚ although seemingly evil‚ is actually the hero in the Greek Play Antigone by Sophocles. Antigone displays the dramatic change Creon undergoes in his days as ruler. As king of Thebes‚ Creon acts with the intention of
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Antigone the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are discussing their mal situation of their dead brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles. The prideful brothers had fought against each other for the thrown in battle‚ only to both be killed by the other. Creon had now taken rule of Thebes and made the decision to only give Eteocles a proper burial‚ and to leave Polyneices out to rot. This infuriated Antigone because without a proper burial ones soul cannot go to the after life with the gods. Antigone decides
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Celone Verna English 101.2652 Professor. Van Slyck October 4‚ 2011 To Break or Not to Break? All through the play of Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ Antigone believes in the supremacy of religious law and tradition. Although Creon has proclaimed to the city that the traitor‚ Polynices‚ should not be buried‚ Antigone insists on following the religious law requiring that females bury the deceased of their family. Antigone’s pride ensures that she will die rather than renounce her beliefs
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Antigone Creon is the king in the play Antigone. Antigone is about a princess‚ Antigone‚ who buries her brother after he and her other brother fought each other to death. As a result‚ King Creon wants to punish/kill Antigone for this while still him remembering that he had raised her. Due to the brothers fighting to death‚ a place to be king opened up for Creon to become the new king. The quote‚ “Where love rules‚ there is no will to power; and where power predominates‚ there love is lacking. The
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King Creon said to give Eteocles a hero’s burial and leave Polyneices to be eaten by the dogs and birds. King Creon told the kingdom that whoever tries to bury him will be sent to prison‚ but Antigone did not care to what King Creon had said and asked Ismene if she wanted to join her to go bury their brother Polyneices‚ but Ismene does not want to go against King Creon’s law so she said she will not help bury Polyneices but won’t tell anyone that Antigone is going to bury him. When King Creon is
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In class essay about play Antigone Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is one of the major characters. The author utilized several characters/ foils in order to build up the king’s image‚ the pride‚ cruel‚ stubborn and superior ruler. Through those conflicts‚ arguments and persuations‚ the king’s figure was gradually set up and was foreshadowing the tragic ending of his own life. The conflict between Antigone and Creon in the play is very outstanding and intense. Creon commanded that Eteocles would be buried
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signs of pride came from Antigone and Creon. It all started with the sons of Oedipus. Oedipus’ sons were completely full of their own pride. Neither one of them could come to an agreement as to what was the best decision for the city of Thebes. Eteocles wanted the power to rule everything and so did Polyneices. Instead‚ Polyneices and Eteocles were constantly fighting over the kingship until they had both killed each other‚ leaving neither man to be the ruler. Creon then takes over; since he was their
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would because one’s moral character would disappear when in use of the Ring of Gyges. 2. Eteocles and Polyneices are brothers and appear in the play of Antigone by Sophocles. Polyneices is the next one in line to rule Thebes but with the support from Creon‚ Eteocles claims the throne for himself. Polyneices then assembles armies from other city-states to attack Thebes and claim his throne‚ which he almost
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relation to Oedipus and how they are too cursed. Creon displays his tragic flaw on his sleeve; this is seen in the scene where he refuses to listen to his son and chooses instead to let his pride blind his eyes to the consequences of his actions. He says‚ “Am I to rule this land by other judgment than mine own?” to Haemon‚ in this statement he not only denies any existence of the gods or their wrath but also that no opinion will ever influence his views. Creon does not regret his decision to imprison Antigone
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Antigone: Divine Law vs. Human Law Possibly the most prominent theme in Sophocles’ "Antigone" is the concept of divine law vs. human law. In the story the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices have slain each other in battle. The new King Creon‚ who assumed the throne after Eteocles’ death‚ decrees that because Polyneices committed treason against the king‚ he shall not be buried‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch The corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by
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