analytically speaking‚ Creon seems to fit the category of a tragic hero more accurately. There is no doubt that the nature of the work is tragedy. Along with this genre come ascertained requirements and Creon is the character that fits them all. A character must possess certain qualities in order to be
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kingship‚ who eventually end up killing each other. And the new hereditary ruler becomes their uncle‚ Creon. He declares that Eteocles should be buried honorably‚ while Polynices’ body should lay unburied on the battlefield. One of the main characters‚ Antigone strongly opposes the declaration of her brother’s unjustful burial and believes it’s the law of the Greek gods to bury people. While‚ Creon‚ the new ruler‚ upholds his law
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belittling the people thought to be below them. In Sophocles’ play‚ Creon sentences Antigone to her death after performing an unlawful burial. His son‚ Haemon‚ reasons with his father to change his mind and free Antigone in order to avoid offending those citizens who side with her: Creon: Play not the spaniel‚ thou a woman’s slave. Haemon: When thou dost speak‚ must no man make reply? (Sophocles 146) Just as a dog is compliant to its owner‚ Creon suggests Haemon is subservient to Antigone as he continuously
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In the play Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic figure because he has many character flaws which lead to his downfall and consequential remorse. Creon is the king in this play‚ and has control over laws and people. This constant power brings out all of the worst and most dangerous characteristics in Creon. He affects many people‚ both verbally and physically and makes a lasting on impact on the city of Thebes. When the story begins‚ Creon has issued a law forbidding the proper burial of a fallen soldier
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In the play Antigone‚ Creon was one of the main characters who had their whole life turned upside down. But‚ in the mists of Creon having his whole life ruined‚ he failed to realize that all of the things that happened were his own fault. There were 3 tragic flaws that led Creon to his own downfall. One of Creon’s flaws is stubbornness. Choragos had told Creon that his rule was not a good choice but him like many others were not aloud to bury any body of the dead‚ not even Polyneices. His sisters
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like that‚ when you know him‚ turns out empty.” Creon was a man who was bound to his pride like a child to their mother. Born into nobility‚he became indulged by his authority and was viewed as a tyrant by the citizens of Thebes for his actions. Imprisoning Antigone and causing the deaths of her‚his wife Eurdice‚and his own son‚Haimon‚shows he was at fault and couldn’t undo his actions. Creon’s birth into nobility‚his irreversible actions‚and his pride show exactly how the king we saw in Antigone is
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considered either good or bad‚ depending on the situation; that flaw was bravery. King Creon is very close-minded‚ and that’s one of the many flaws the king has. Hubris‚ bravery and close-mindedness — the tragic flaws that Antigone‚ King Creon‚ and possibly other people‚ possess. Hubris; a definition of excessive pride‚ which is what Antigone and King Creon both shared. The difference between King Creon and
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September 2014 Creon as a Tragic Hero “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” This quotation written by F. Scott Fitzgerald centuries after the famous Greek playwrights directly correlates to Aristotle’s characteristics of a tragic hero. In the Greek Tragedy‚ Antigone by Sophocles‚ the king‚ Creon‚ displays the qualities that fit Aristotle’s idea of the tragic hero. Creon possesses the fatal
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people are obligated to their individuality rather than the law‚ they tend to revolt and disobey authority. The harsh Taliban and Creon were afraid of revolt‚ so they placed fear in the hearts of their people. Consequently‚ the Taliban and Creon both disregarded individuals for the law in order to keep the people controlled and submissive. Both the Taliban and Creon used force to control the people in different ways. The Taliban demonstrated their power oriented way of rule by using deadly force
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In Sophocles play “Antigone”‚ Creon the king demanded that his people obey his rules and order even if it’s wrong. He believed this because it stops chaos and keeps order‚ but when he puts out the law that whoever were to bury Polyneices body will be put to death and this upsets all of the citizens‚ including his son. A true ruler must give his people what they want unlike Creon did‚ Creon’s people and his son told him he was making the wrong decision. When the towns people act like the counsel
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