bury his dead body as punishment. Antigone wanted her brother to be properly buried in order for him to move onto the afterlife. Instead of obeying Creon’s immoral law‚ she put her family over her own safety and acted against him. She went to Polynices’ rotting and mauled body and was in the middle of burying him‚ but was caught in the act. As punishment‚ Creon locked her away in a cave where she eventually killed herself‚ believing she would be there for life. Antigone chose family
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English 125 4 February 2013 Antigone It is human nature to judge other people; most people form an opinion of others within three minutes of meeting them. While reading Antigone my opinion was formed about her on the first two pages. She was extremely stubborn and headstrong‚ but she was also extremely brave and faithful. She loved her family and would do anything to protect them‚ even if that meant risking the wrath of the king to have a proper burial for her brother. She believed in the Gods
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Pride can be a very powerful thing. It can be very good in helping build self esteem but‚ too much pride will cause harm to his/her self or others close to them. In Sophocles play‚ Antigone‚ the Characters Creon and Antigone show very distinct types of pride which put them in very unpleasant situations. Creon’s pride is excessive and causes him to become the tragic hero of the story. Antigone’s pride got to her head which didn’t allow her to think about how servere the consequences are. First‚
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Antigone Interpretive Essay The play‚ Antigone‚ written around 422 B.C. by the author Sophocles‚ is the first of the three Theban plays written by this author. Although it was the first written‚ Antigone is the third in the series coming after the plays Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. This play follows the story of a girl‚ Antigone; and the king of the city of Thebes‚ Creon‚ who both have different beliefs about Antigone’s dead brother Polyneices. Creon makes a rule that no one can bury Polyneices
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with his law and punish his niece‚ or to go against his morals and change his decree. Creon desires to be a sovereign king‚ therefore‚ he chooses to punish his niece after she broke the law by going against the decree he made. Sophocles portrays Antigone as the protagonist‚ and Creon as the protagonist‚ but after a closer look‚ it becomes evident that Creon was trying to run his kingdom in a way that his subjects would respect him‚ rather than in a way that favours his family members. When Creon
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Is Pride to Blame in the Antigone tragedy? The fate of Creon is sealed by his decision to make an example of his niece‚ and quickly becomes tragic in Antigone. Creon shows us his lack of leadership skills by creating situations in which he loses the respect of his advisors‚ and the love of his family. The inability to overcome foolish pride is Creon’s greatest fault and the direct cause of his fall from grace. Initially‚ the author uses foreshadowing to hint at the upcoming turn of events. Choragos
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began immediately‚ Creon lambasting Antigone over her love for her brother Polynices‚ one that he claimed was not shared with anyone else in the city and how it was shameful to her reputation (525). Here‚ however‚ is where I stepped in. I asked Creon to consider my opinion‚ and he grudgingly agreed‚ at which point I set upon him with a vengeance. "You claim it is shameful‚" I said‚ "to stand up against the majority when in reality it is just the opposite. Antigone believes her actions to be just‚ so
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Outline Antigone Thesis-For some reason or another‚ nearly everyone to walk this planet has craved power. From early peoples trying to earn the highest rank of their tribe to the conquests of territories to even the pursuit of the top job in a company today‚ human beings need to be the cream of the crop. No matter where in the world‚ there’s always a Julius Caesar or Donald Trump kind of person. In a lot of instances‚ these types of people end up with a wealth of success‚ but it always comes with
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play‚ “Antigone‚” the main character is a clear example of a courageous‚ intelligent high-class woman defying her culture’s limits. She didn’t just go against the State‚ but her superior male relative as well. This in turn intimidates and infuriates the king. The gender roles are very important because they create tension in the story‚ which helps build up to the climax. It also affects the decisions of some characters because they want to defend their pride. Right from the prologue‚ Antigone expresses
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Antigone Have you ever thought what would happen if you knew what was going to lead you down the wrong path? What could bring about such a downfall? While reading the book Antigone‚ one could not even begin to express the tragic flaw seen within the character named Creon. Not only was Creon the king‚ but also was a character who suffered one too many cases of a selfish heart. Creon’s actions can be discovered through his lack of acceptance‚ lack of relationship‚ and his unbelievable
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