actually does as he says. The decisions that Haemon takes indicate how he doesn’t back up on what is important to him. Creon decides that Antigone should be executed for burying her brother‚ Haemon her fiancé tries to make Creon back off on his judgment. Haemon says‚ “Don’t be too single-minded‚ then… there’s no disgrace in being able to learn‚ being flexible” while talking to Creon. This demonstrates how Haemon is trying to get his father to double think his decision about condemning Antigone. This
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fighting for king Creon and Polyneices fighting for the enemy. Eteocles was granted a grand burial which would provide him a safe passage to the underworld‚ Polyneices was banned from having a burial. Antigone’s decision to bury her brother Polyneices was defensible because Creon’s decision making was flawed due to his outrage in the spur of the moment.
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One of the brothers‚ Polynices‚ wanted to commence a war with the kingdom since he wanted the king status for himself only. The main ruler‚ at the time‚ Eteocles and Polynices fought each other‚ therefore wistfully killing each other. Their Uncle Creon‚ who prehended position as King after the deaths of the brother decided that only Eteocles will have a proper burial; Polynices body should lay rotting with no legitimate burial. Antigone‚ the deceased king’s sister‚ concludes that Creon’s decision
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this event happened‚ Creon‚ his uncle‚ took the power as king and planned a cue d’état in which both Antigone´s brothers died in battle. On the one hand‚ because Eteocles was fighting for Creon‚ he was given an honorable funeral. On the other hand‚ Polynices‚ who fought against Creon and Eteocles‚ was destined to rot his body and exposed to public shame. According to what was just mentioned‚ it becomes easier to realize the equalities in which Antigone such as Mandela lived. Creon‚ in his visceral way
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in the tragedy of Oedipus Rex and Antigone‚ Oedipus and Creon do foolish actions. In a way they had eyes yet were blind to the actions they created. The story of Oedipus was well known to Sophocles’ audience. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus was born from Jocasta and the king as a prince‚ but a prophet foretold that he would kill the king and "lay" with his mother. So the king and Jocasta let him bleed out on a mountain. Afterward he was then raised by the people who found him. when he grew up he then
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buried with full military honors‚ with all the ceremony that is usual when the greatest heroes die.” Creon their uncle also quoted “Polyneices who broke the exile to come back with fire and sword against his native city
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The play Antigone supports Creon’s claims that the rule of the king must be obeyed even if it is wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. It is tragic that so many lives had to be lost. It is hard to be a king and maintain the rule of law. King Creon is a strong king that demands to be obeyed no matter what the cost. Tragically he lost so many that he cared for. First his brother dies‚ then his two nephews fight over the throne and end up killing each other. Eteocles was the king however his brother
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Antigone. When he first approaches his father‚ Haemon appeals to his father’s sense of morals and values by cautioning him to use reason in his decision-making. He does this by explaining to Creon how he is not capable of ¨knowing everything¨(Sophocles). He says this to try to knock some sense into Creon that no one can make these huge decisions without a little help and advice. It is important to Haimon that he tries his hardest to prove to his father that it is okay to take some advice‚ and it
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trap is presented in the play of tragedy Antigone‚ written by Sophocles himself. A character by the name of Creon was a victim of pride born from his position as ruler of the city of Thebes. It wasn’t long before he wallowed in sorrow‚ as pride swallowed in whole‚ smothering his familial views‚ killing his feel for care‚ and taking its place beside the ones he loved so. The motive by which Creon committed was a lethal mistake. His law of a deadly penalty crushed his son’s wife’s heart. That wife‚ Antigone
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whatever she wants even if they don’t agree with her style of clothing. In Antigone it says‚ “but Polyneices [her brother]‚ they say that Creon [the king and Antigone’s uncle] has sworn that no one shall bury him‚ no one mourn for him‚ but this body must lie in the fields.” (Sophocles Prologue.17‚ 19-21). Antigone is not allowed to bury her brother by order of Creon. In those days‚ it was believed that if you didn’t bury the dead they wouldn’t be able to enter the afterlife. All Antigone wanted was
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