In the play‚ “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles there are two characters‚ Antigone whose tragic flaw is her loyalty to her family that results in her own death‚ and Creon whose tragic flaw is his hubris that causes his son and wife to die. Antigone had a brother named Polynieces who was an enemy to the town of Thebes‚ and was announced to not have a burial in the form of a law by Creon. Antigone’s tragic flaw of having loyalty to her family caused her to illegally bury her brother in a manner that would
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Humanities Camarco Antigone In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone is to blame for her own death. She is to blame because of her obsessive hubris‚ non- apologetic behavior‚ and denial of nothing which ultimately lead to her own demise. One reason Antigone is to blame for her own death is because of her obsessive hubris. Hubris which means excessive pride was shown throughout the whole story from many different characters‚ Antigone being one of them. In the beginning of Antigone Creon the ruler
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Creon’s Hubris In the Greek play Antigone‚ Sophocles demonstrates the altering effects of pride on mankind. Antigone provides a balanced sense of pride‚ which motivates her to perform honorable deeds‚ but deeds that insult Creon‚ the Theban king‚ and his sense of pride. His belief in himself as an authority above the Gods leads to the events that cause the tragedy to Antigone and eventually to his own family. It is through Creon’s hubris and his denial of basic moral laws and human feelings‚ the
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24 September 2010 Hubris Myths Many people from the past have told the stories about hubris and today we still talk about it. Hubris is a word which means “foolish pride”. In Greek myths‚ it talks about a mortal thinking that they are either better or wiser than the supreme Gods and Goddesses. Now this is what causes the trouble. In these myths‚ they all have a meaning about life. It also teaches us a very important lesson. One myth where a mortal is punished for having hubris is the myth of Arachne
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corrupts and power corrupts absolutely. Anyone is capable of hubris leading to their downfall. In the famous tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is prompted by the prophecy of the weird sisters that he will become king. Macbeth leads a tyrannical reign‚ and he will stop at nothing to keep his throne secure. Macbeth transforms from a soft and heroic leader to an arrogant and destructive dictator because of his enormous hubris. The temptation to become king led Macbeth to become a destructive
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no safety in unlimited hubris" (McGeorge Bundy). The dictionary defines hubris as overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance. In The Odyssey‚ Homer embodies hubris into the characters Odysseus‚ the Suitors‚ and the Cyclopes. Odysseus shows hubris when he is battling the Cyclopes‚ the Cyclopes show hubris when dealing with Odysseus‚ and the Suitors show it when Odysseus confronts them at his home. <br> <br>To start‚ within the course of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays hubris through many of his actions
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persecutes Oedipus as it demonstrates elements such as his hubris that is exemplified through his behavior‚ his tragic flaws that is hamartia and the reversal of his tragic discovery that leads him to fulfill the prophecy. In Sophocles’ Oedipus
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Throughout the Oedipus trilogy by Sophocles‚ the Greek concept of hubris is a prominent cause of the constant disastrous results. Most characters who show great pride and self-confidence have disastrous consequences. The character most represented by this shortcoming is none other than Oedipus. Oedipus constantly shows his weakness of excessive pride. After learning about the prophecy‚ Oedipus ran away from his foster parents [believing they are his real parents] so he wouldn’t fulfil the prophecy
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Styx‚ however she forgot to wet his heel which ironically led to his downfall which in today’s terms is known as the "Achilles heel". Since Achilles greatness was known at birth that may be the cause of his often cocky attitude in which he commits hubris. Hector on the other hand was born a prince to a noble family. Although Hector’s upbringing is totally different from Achilles’ by the fact that Achilles was destined a warrior‚ Hector is able to solidify his position in Troy by becoming the most
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even to this day: a man murders his father and then marries his mother. When it comes to a matter of morality‚ this play is a fascinating one to analyse. In the analysis of this tragedy we find that Oedipus is morally guilty of murder‚ and hubris‚ although hubris is not the reason for his eventual demise. In the beginning of the play‚ King Oedipus (current king of Thebes) declares to the murderer of Laios (previous king of Thebes)‚
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