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    Antigone Vs Creon

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    Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero. Antigone contrasts the character Creon‚ helps develop Creon as the tragic hero‚ and interacts with other characters to help advance the play. Antigone contrasts Creon’s character throughout the play. Primarily‚ she shows contrast in her views about the gods. Although‚ their views are very contrasting‚ both characters are arrogant and selfish in their own ways. In the play when Antigone gets caught and is brought to Creon she states her thoughts

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    Oedipus the King and Creon

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    comments have been posted about Antigone.  Download: A 64k text-only version is available for download.  Antigone  By Sophocles  Written 442 B.C.E  Translated by R. C. Jebb Dramatis Personae  daughters of Oedipus: ANTIGONE ISMENE CREON‚ King of Thebes EURYDICE‚ his wife HAEMON‚ his son TEIRESIAS‚ the blind prophet GUARD‚ set to watch the corpse of Polyneices FIRST MESSENGER SECOND MESSENGER‚ from the house CHORUS OF THEBAN ELDERS Scene  The same as in Oedipus the King

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    Sophocles intends the play to highlight Antigone and her soon to be fatal clash with her newly crowned uncle‚ Creon. Hence‚ the basic title‚ Antigone. Analytically speaking‚ however‚ Creon does seem to more categorically fit the title of “Tragic Hero.” There is no doubt as to the nature of the work‚ that being tragedy. Along with this genre comes certain established prerequisites and Creon is the only character that satisfactorily fits them all. There are certain qualities that a character must

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    Lewis packs a big punch. This quote embodies the exact cancer that Creon‚ a fictional king from the acclaimed play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ had. Throughout the progression of the story readers begin to notice many of Creon’s great qualities along with his flaws. These flaws ended in Creon’s own demise. His story told a lesson of the effects of pride. Sadly‚ this story has not set an example for many others of high statuses today. Creon was a tragic hero of yesterday’s time. Today there are also many

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    Antigone Letter To Creon

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    the conclusion that my brother could not be left unburied. Divine law stated that no family member shall the left unburied. Denying burial to my dearest brother polyneices would disgrace his body furthermore his soul would be unrest for eternity. Creon my power hungry uncle created a law denying his burial going against the law of the Gods. He argued my brother was a traitor‚ but he was family. We are just mortals who live to serve the Gods and follow their laws. Rather than leaving him naked on

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    Neil Young and Creon

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    the realistic lines of Creon‚ or perhaps there is another way to establish that Teiresias is ’weird.’) TEIRESIAS This is the way the blind man comes‚ Princes‚ Princes‚ Lockstep‚ two heads lit by the eyes of one. CREON What new thing have you to tell us‚ old Teiresias? TEIRESIAS I have much to tell you: listen to the prophet‚ Creon. CREON I am not aware that I have ever failed to listen. TEIRESIAS Then you have done wisely‚ King‚ and ruled well. CREON I admit my debt to you

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    Creon: A Tragic Hero

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    intentions.” In a Greek drama‚ a tragic flaw causes the downfall of a tragic hero‚ a person of nobility or higher standing. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he is a strong man who is loyal to his city‚ but his stubborn pride gets in the way of him ruling his country‚ protecting his family‚ and staying true to the Greek values. Creon is the king of Thebes. He became the king because his sister‚ Iocaste‚ married the king and after many deaths in the royal family; the kingdom ended

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    Antigone vs Creon

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    Task: Write an essay about the conflict between Antigone and Creon in Antigone‚ by Sophocles. Show how each is right in his or her own fundamental belief. Then show how the tragedy was inevitable or show how one side was wrong and should have changed. In Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is conflict between the characters Antigone and Creon. Antigone is characterized as a rebellious girl‚ who turns into a martyr‚ and just lost both her brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ in a war between the city-states

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    King Creon a Narcissis

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    Is King Creon a Narcissist? Did King Creon suffer from narcissism? A narcissist is usually vain and arrogant‚ they believe they are smarter then everyone else and do not like to be challenged. A narcissist has an inflated sense of self-importance. Creon exhibits a lot of these characteristic through most of the play. After Creon nephews have perished and Creon is the next of kin‚ his head seems to swell with the power of the throne. He indicates that and whoever places a friend /above the good

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    complete with out a tragic hero. Sophocles wrote Antigone with a specific character in mind for this part. Based on Aristotle’s definition‚ Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon fits Aristotle’s tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult decisions. Creon is significant because he is king. This makes him both renowned and prosperous. Creon is not completely good nor completely bad; he is somewhere in-between‚ as humans are. The audience can relate to this and they admire

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