what one can‚” she says‚ and she believes in upholding this moral principle regardless of how little impact it will have. Creon however‚ describes this as a “senseless gesture”‚ not only due to its futility but also because he refutes the idea that Polynices may only rest in the afterlife once buried. He describes it as “mass-produced mumbo-jumbo”‚ to which she agrees‚ saying “Yes. Ridiculous”. This is significant as it confirms that Antigone’s motivations are more complicated than they first appear
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In the story of Antigone‚ an argument of who is the tragic hero between Antigone and Creon exists. I firmly believe Creon is the tragic hero of the play. Creon becomes the typical fallen hero in Greek drama. He faces many conflicts‚ internally and externally‚ and undergoes quite a bit of painful emotions. One might say Antigone should receive the title of being the tragic hero‚ but Creon plays a more significant role by learning his lesson the hard way and ending up as the classic tragic hero who
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Presentation Notes Traditional Greek plays * Tragedy * Dramatic composition dealing with somber themes‚ typically of a great person destined through flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force or society‚ to downfall or destruction * All violence to occur off stage and messenger tell you of what has occurred * Process of a tragic hero * A tragic hero is a man of Nobel stature. He is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness
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Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles set in the Bronze Age at the dawn of day in the royal palace of Thebes. It is story of a driven young girl named Antigone who is determined to bury her recently deceased brother‚ Polynices‚ by defying the orders of the new king of Thebes’‚ Creon. . The definition of an Ancient Greek tragedy thought up by Aristotle explains that tragedy is “an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete possessing magnitude: In embellished language‚ each kind of
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Many people throughout history have perished or suffered for their beliefs or their religion. The story of‚ Antigone‚ includes many examples of martyrs and the ways they suffer for their beliefs. Although they do not have the same actions‚ Creon and Antigone share the same motive of restoring respect to their despised‚ incestual family through different ways. Some examples are such as how Antigone tries through gaining honor as the last great leader of her kin and how Creon attempts by using power
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of these tales have to do with moral and civil laws. In the play‚ Antigone‚ Antigone is finding it hard to distinguish between to follow her moral law or the civil law. Antigone doesn’t want to break the law but yet she wants to bury her brother Polynices and give him a proper burial. In the end however‚ she decides to follow
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Prideful Downfall “For pride is a spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love‚ or contentment‚ or even common sense.”. This short phrase from C.S. Lewis packs a big punch. This quote embodies the exact cancer that Creon‚ a fictional king from the acclaimed play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ had. Throughout the progression of the story readers begin to notice many of Creon’s great qualities along with his flaws. These flaws ended in Creon’s own demise. His story told a lesson of the effects
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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Alone and wishing death upon himself‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is left frantic and sorrowful. In the play Antigone by the playwright Sophocles‚ Antigone learns that her brother Polynices has been banned from proper burial rites by the leader Creon‚ who believes Polynices is a traitor. Antigone then defies this law‚ and when caught‚ is punished with being buried alive. Creon is then told by Haemon‚ his son‚ Tiresias‚ and the chorus leader to let Antigone go free‚ but when Creon finally gives in
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In Plato’s Symposium‚ he tells a story of a dinner party that unfolded in Athens‚ at Agathon’s (The Poet) house‚ with guest such as (Socrates‚ Phaedrus‚ Aristophanes‚ etc) who was later ask to give a speech about what they thought Love is. After‚ everyone has spoken and at this point a little drunk‚ Socrates expresses‚ how most of us start to learn about love in a very immediate and physical way‚ by being powerfully attracted to a person’s face‚ and body‚ this would be called romantic/sexual love
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