The decisions Creon makes as the king of Thebes leads him to his tragic ending. He doesn’t let Haemon marry Antigone‚ after he has found that she was the one who buried Polynices‚ which lead to Haemon’s death. Also when Antigone is being arrested‚ the Chorus tells Creon that Thebes will carry the scar of her death for centuries‚ but Creon does not listen. Creon uses political judgement for his decision‚ and he does not consider
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Throughout multiple mythological stories women have been shown as jealous‚ revengeful and intrusive. Prometheus and Pandora The Great Bear Perseus and Medusa Medea (A Women Scorned) Antigone Prometheus and Pandora~ Prometheus and his brother stole fire from the gods and gave it to humankind. Of course‚ the gods were furious. As PUNISHMENT‚ the gods gave the brothers a women‚ named Pandora to Prometheus and his brother. However‚ even as punishment‚ the gods still gave Pandora valuable traits. Epimetheus
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The Importance of Burial in Greek Religion For the most part‚ the Greeks did not believe in a different afterlife for the good or bad—i.e.‚ no heaven or hell. In their view‚ the afterlife was almost universally grim; the important detail for the dead was whether they were buried or unburied. Those who did not receive proper funeral rites were doomed to wander by the river Styx‚ the entrance to the Underworld‚ for eternity; their souls could never be at rest. Thus‚ denying burial to a corpse
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Antigone: The Influence of Free Will and Destiny Throughout Antigone‚ fate is responsible for many of the most devastating and critical events. The characters Antigone‚ Creon‚ Ismene‚ Haemon‚ and Tirasias experience many occasions that change their destiny‚ some events of which were predestined. It is frequently shown that fate and free will are intertwined. Each individual has a destiny‚ but it can be changed if they use their free will. Sophocle’s message is portrayed throughout the story through
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woman who is deprive to follow her believes by a king‚ fight through their story to stand up for themselves in a patriarchal society. Similarly‚ both women’s decision and actions starts their tragic path. Antigone is decided to bury her brother‚ Polynices‚ being aware that disobeying will lead to death. While talking to her sister‚ Ismene‚ she said "he has no right to keep from my own"60. Antigone believes that as the woman of the family is her responsibility to bury her brother and it’s the law of
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Most Greek tragedies have a tragic hero who is of nobility with hubris that lead to misguide judgment and their downfall. Both main characters Antigone and Creon have the characteristics as a tragic hero but Creon more so in his status as a king. Creon’s hubris and close mindedness doesn’t allow him to listen to the advice and comment that are made by his decisions. The ultimatum decision of Creon is putting Antigone who is both family and the fiancé of his son Haemon. Creon has the nerve to tell
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her citizens that lead to the eventual revelations of his true heritage and crime. In contrast to this‚ at the beginning of Antigone‚ Thebes has just been brought back from the brink of destruction‚ having defeated the army of Argos‚ lead by Polynices. The city in Antigone helps to retain dramatic tension of the play‚ as the two central characters‚ Creon and Antigone clash over the obligations to the city against an individual ’s obligations to their family‚ and in extension to divine law.
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should act through Antigone’s thoughts and actions. In this play‚ Antigone is punished for a crime she believed was shameless because she would rather follow the divine laws then man made laws disregarding any human feelings. She buried her brother‚ Polynices‚ knowing exactly the punishment she would endure which was death. In a tragic play such as this one‚ one can only assume that whatever downfall there is it would have to be death. In this case‚ Sophocles wanted to provoke the people by having his
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The Power of Choice Choices affect all of our lives. We are always faced with choices. What we do with those choices will determine how are lives will turn out‚ what destiny lies before us and even what will become of us. The choices we make are in our complete control. Whether we make choices during the heat of the moment or with an open mind there are going to be consequences that follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences
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demands an iron will. Sophocles successfully presents Antigone as a self-righteous figure by careful diction. The first impression of Antigone under accusation is one of outright defiance. When Creon asks her whether she performed the burial right on Polynices‚ her response is concise and
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