among others. In the play‚ Antigone‚ king Creon uses his power to take away Antigone’s right to bury her brother. When the two brothers killed each other in war‚ Creon announced that no one shall be buried unless given his permission.This led to Antigone burying his brother out of respect and Creon ordering to excuse her. Creon is abusing power to take away power of others. This also shows how creon reacts when someone disobeys him. Creon goes to extreme measures when Antigone goes
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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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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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Camille Pearce Ms. Kettle IB English Period D 12 October 2014 Antigone; A Martyr Who Dies for the Wrong Reasons Pearce 2 Antigone as a strong and determined tragic hero who presents herself as a powerful woman who will not be defined by a man. Antigone is steadfast in her decision to disobey the law and bury her brother and dose not hesitate to take fully responsibility for her actions even if it means death. Unfortunately‚ Antigone does not consider the effect her death will have on her 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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