Emmanuel Roberts English 112 Spring 2010 Research Paper Antigone Introduction Greek playwright Sophocles wrote the last play in the Theban Trilogy‚ Antigone‚ around 442n B.C. The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the king); Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone‚ but the play considered the last of the three was‚ ironically‚ written first. Only seven of Sophocles’ one hundred twenty three tragedies have survived to the modern era with the trilogy surviving the ages intact
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displayed through the way in which the character Ismene portrays the role of women‚ the way in which the character Choragus tells of the importance of fate‚ and the way in which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through her dialogue with Antigone in the prologue of the play. As Ismene is attempting to convince Antigone to not bury Polyneices
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defines a tragic hero?” A tragic hero is a person who is usually of noble birth with heroic qualities‚ who possesses a distinct characteristic called a Hamartia‚ which is a tragic or fatal flaw that eventually leads to his own death and downfall‚ in addition they also go through a Peripateia‚ or a reversal of fortune brought about by his own Hamartia and will then discover that this reversal was brought out upon by the hero’s own downfall. Julius Caesar was a noble leader of the Roman people;
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Achaeans’ most important general and greatest warrior. According to ancient Greek values‚ as well as the ancient Greek cosmology‚ Agamemnon is at fault because he violates the citizen-king bond‚ fails to demonstrate the concept of “heart”‚ and exhibits hubris; the one truly unforgivable “sin”. These three faults are shown coinciding with one another‚ as well as separately throughout the epic. The first time that Homer brings attention to these violations is at the beginning of Book 1: “… Incensed at
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realizing that the God’s wrath would prevent him from getting home. Odysseus demonstrates many concepts throughout his journey‚ but the most prominent is his usage of hubris and humility towards the Gods. The hubris he shows towards the Gods is what fuels their rage and makes his journey longer. Although Odysseus shows a great amount of hubris towards the beginning of his journey‚ as he experiences many humbling experiences‚ his humility increases.
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The Science of Hubris Protagonists and Antagonists are much like the sun and moon‚ they each display their light‚ but only one shines brighter. In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ a play written by the brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever
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It was here that Lafayette decided to stop; after the next eight years spent in prison‚ he decided that he was done fighting for France. Because of Lafayette’s stubbornness and lack of self-preservation‚ his hamartia‚ he came back with a cold heart regarding his country’s government. Napoleon was now in power‚ and he was kinder than Marie Antoinette. Napoleon gave Lafayette a seat in the Chamber of Deputies and offered a seat in the senate‚ but Marquis de Lafayette only accepted the vice presidency
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because of the characteristics that he shows in the play including his tragic flaw‚ hubris. Hubris is the characteristic of having excessive pride and self confidence and by the end of the play it has taken over him‚ which leads to his demise. King Creon is the ruler of Thebes‚ an ancient city in Upper Egypt and can be described as stubborn. Creon is the tragic hero in "Antigone". Creon’s tragic flaw in "Antigone" is hubris and is what
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In Hamlet‚ many think of Hamlet as being the main or only tragically flawed character within the play. However‚ in actuality‚ the play contains many other characters that possess varying severities of imperfection‚ some of which put the shortcomings of Hamlet‚ the title character of Hamlet‚ to shame. Despite the tragically flawed nature of Hamlet’s character‚ other characters in the play are clearly more flawed in comparison to Hamlet. As a result of this character’s imperfection‚ many of the characters
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the play‚ Antigone‚ both Creon and Antigone suffer from tragic flaws which eventually lead to their downfall. Creon and Antigone cannot control their excessive pride so they eventually pay for their hubris. Antigone’s tragic flaw is her uncompromising‚ unyielding passion for burying Polynieces. Her Hubris gets the best of her‚ as does Creon’s‚ and is due to be bured alive. Antigone’s arrogance and excessive pride eventually led to her downfall‚ but her arrogance towards Creon eventually led to her
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