In the tragedy Antigone‚ there are two central characters who serve as foils for one another. The main protagonist and heroine‚ Antigone‚ defies the wishes of the king of Thebes‚ who is also her uncle named Creon. Beginning as a man devoted to art patronage and falling into a position of power after the death of his brother‚ Creon begins the play with a declaration that says Polynices‚ one of Antigone’s brothers‚ cannot have a proper burial. Antigone disregards Creon’s law and covers Polynices in
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Antigone by Sophocles is an interesting play that I enjoyed reading. It was something different for me since I don’t ever read plays. After reading the play I thought this story would fit under a feminist approach‚ until I fully began to understand and analyze each character of the play. In this paper I will discuss how the major events of Antigone can be analyzed through the psychological approach point of view. I as well read each critic about Antigone and found some similarity and dissimilarity
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Oedipus Versus Creon At first glance‚ Oedipus and Creon are two very different people. But as time progresses their personalities and even their fates grow more and more similar. In Sophocles’s play "Oedipus the King"‚ Oedipus and Creon are two completely opposite people. Oedipus is brash and thoughtless‚ whilst Creon is wise and prudent. In "Oedipus the King"‚ Oedipus effectively portrays the idea of the classic "flawed hero". He becomes arrogant and brash. He accuses Creon and Tiresias of
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Antigones brother Polynices burial; this caused catastrophic events in Creon’s life to fall into place like an extravagant domino effect. With the sentence of Antigone‚ she took her own life. With Antigone’s suicide‚ her fiancé’ Creon’s only living son Haemon took his own life. After‚ finding out about her son Haemon’s death‚
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ironic; he might not have even realized it though. Antigone does become the man in her boldness‚ proving herself more than a match for Kreon. In retaliation‚ he sentences her to be buried alive in a tomb even though she is betrothed to his own son‚ Haemon. It is Kreon’s incapability to attempt to reason with the way the situation is turning towards a dark and twisting path; he is not a rash man- he is not running or seeing how close death is to life. If Kreon were not so involved in protecting his
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a high political position this would be true‚ but they need only have a great deal to lose in their downfall. Although she may no longer hold political power Antigone is still a powerful figure in Thebes‚ since she was to be married to Creon’s son Haemon and the whole city seemed to know how tragic her life had become.<br><br>Antigone and Creon would qualify as the tragic hero if the only requirement was not being overly good or bad. Creon shows his negative side when he refuses to bury Polyneices
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In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the audience experiences a catharsis wherein sympathy and fear is evoked for Creon‚ a tragic hero whose Kingship was spoilt by corruption‚ human fallibility and pride. Throughout the play‚ Creon has demonstrated how even rulers with a strong moral stance can still fail in their attempts to do good‚ unfortunately due to exceeding the limits of their humanity. To begin‚ the tragedy that befalls Creon as a man devoted to his country and to his religion seems to feel undeserved
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sons of Oedipus were killed‚ leaving Creon as ruler again. Creon gives Eteocles a full and honorable burial‚ but orders that Polynices’ corpse be left to rot on the battlefield as punishment for his treason. Antigone who is betrothed to Creon’s son Haemon‚
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courageous woman. A person can’t be flawless‚ and Antigone is far from it. Even with all her strengths‚ she has many weaknesses. For one‚ she overlooks other people’s feelings. During the play‚ she causes the death of three people: herself‚ Haemon & Haemons mother. During the whole ordeal‚ she only thought about herself and her mission‚ disregarding other people’s feelings. She knew she was going to die for her actions and even said it to Ismene‚ but she failed to think of what was going to happen
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Antigone will disagree and say that she is the protagonist. Antigone is considered an important character in the play but she does not acknowledge her faults‚ sins‚ or any of her wrongdoings. In this play the characters were Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ and First messenger‚ Second messenger‚ Eurydice‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. There are three important characters in the play Antigone. The three characters are Antigone‚ Creon‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. Antigone who the community
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