Antigone and Creon‚ from "Antigone" by Sophocles‚ encounter a philosophical war based on their moral views. A conflict arose when the principles that backed up their actions disagreed with each other. Antigone’s side of the conflict held a gods’ law is the way approach‚ as opposed to the "I am king" approach Creon chose to follow. The variation in the beliefs‚ opinions‚ and moral views of Antigone and Creon were constantly disputed through out the play. Antigone felt that Creon was disregarding
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Both Antigone and The Odyssey contain plots driven by justice and revenge and both of these stories uniquely display that the cycle of revenge cannot be stopped. These
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their own mistake. I believe that Creon is the tragic hero in Antigone he shows all of the same characteristics of a tragic hero from beginning to end.
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Creon as the True Tragic Hero of Antigone “But now at last our new king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns
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clear that to some degree‚ Antigone does indeed care about her deceased brother and truly does believe she is doing what is right‚ regardless of whether she thinks the religious traditions to be true or not. “One must do what one can‚” she says‚ and she believes in upholding this moral principle regardless of how little impact it will have. Creon however‚ describes this as a “senseless gesture”‚ not only due to its futility but also because he refutes the idea that Polynices may only rest in the afterlife
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Burial at Thebes Antigone and Creon were the two main characters in the play Burial at Thebes. Even though they are antagonistic counterparts‚ their acting styles were much different. The actor who played Creon chose to modernize the way he spoke his lines. On the other hand‚ the actor who played Antigone stuck to a more Shakespearian reading; she was much more dramatic with her lines. It is interesting to have the two main characters use two different reading styles; it seemed to make the play
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involved between the rights of the state and the individuals. These conflicts commonly happened to societies that were ruled by absolute authorities. The outcomes would mostly result in violence‚ where there were involvements of fatalities. During the fifth century B.C.E.‚ at the time period of the Ancient Greeks‚ struggles between the rights of the state and individuals were the main issue. They were often depicted through plays at the theater; one of them for instance was the play of Antigone written
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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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speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. In this essay I intend‚ through an analysis of the two works (focusing especially on the characters Creon and Antigone)‚ to emphasise how both playwrights address similar themes and concerns on the subject‚ yet arrive at different conclusions. Sophocles’ Antigone concludes on a note of hope‚ demonstrating some belief in the existence of a definitive‚ at least partially rational (if mysterious) system of justice and punishment. Conversely
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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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