Haemon disregarded the declarations and that was seen as the height of disrespect against Creon‚ but in the eyes of the civilians Creon is entirely in the wrong. The greatest iniquity committed by Haemon is the fact that he did not believe Antigone was guilty or deserved to be put in a tomb to die. Engulfed in all his power‚ Creon did not realize he was the only one that felt it was right to punish Antigone for performing a proper burial. Although it is not popularity but respect that he is searching
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he is the he is Antigone’s uncle. He makes a law stating that no one shall bury p-dog‚ Creon values the state and laws‚ he seem to be unwavering when it comes to the law. 5. What reason does Creon give for his ruling concerning the bodies of Polynices and Eteocles? How does the Chorus/ Leader react? Creon throws p-dogs body to the bird and dogs because he brought war on Thebes. The chorus are supportive of Creon’s ruling but are to old and tired to enforces it. 6. The Sentry
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I stand here before you today to quiz my acceptance into the Elysium Fields. I‚ Antigone believe my actions were the correct thing to do. My loyalty to family and the Gods help me come to the conclusion that my brother could not be left unburied. Divine law stated that no family member shall the left unburied. Denying burial to my dearest brother polyneices would disgrace his body furthermore his soul would be unrest for eternity. Creon my power hungry uncle created a law denying his burial going
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Sophocles’ play Antigone presents us with three very different character depictions of a particular group of three females. The characters represent three distinct sorts of women: Antigone‚ the strong willed hero; Ismene‚ the feeble sister of Antigone; and Eurydice‚ spouse of Creon. Each of these characters’ identities‚ ways of life‚ and decisions straightforwardly influences the character’s mortality. By breaking down the female characters‚ it can be seen that the individuals who die‚ Antigone
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Creon acted very claim at first when he found out who did it‚ but why I think he did acted so very relax with her because he knew that his son and Antigone was getting married so he didn’t want to upset his son with upcoming married they are having. Antigone shows no emotions when talking to Creon‚ she just stands there looking down and talking just waiting for her death when she could’ve just done it when no one was around‚ but she just wanted to get it done as fast so she could have justice for
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Creon has decided to sentence Antigone to death by execution for the crime of burying her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ against his own decree. Creon first heard of this from the Sentry‚ who at the time‚ did not know who did it. The Sentry later informs Creon that it was indeed Antigone who committed the crime. After confronting Antigone‚ and ignoring Ismene’s desperate pleas for mercy‚ Creon ends the scene by having the guards escorting Antigone and Ismene into the palace. Since the plot scene
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carries the same characteristics that lead Oedipus to his death. Then he switches tactics and half orders her to not be put to death because she has to marry Haemon‚ and when that doesn’t work‚ he pulls a pity plea of how much he would like to bury Polynices but simply can’t because of his duties as a king and what it would cost him if he bent to Antigone’s will. None of these arguments work‚ even when Creon‚ in a last desperate attempt to sway her‚ reveals to her how horrible her precious brothers actually
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Dear Diary‚ Ever since the fight for the throne between my two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices ‚ nothing has been right. They fought for the throne‚ but the outcome came to be that they killed each other and the throne was left to my uncle‚ King Creon. My uncle is a selfish man who only cares about himself and when he became king of Thebes he got to do whatever he wanted to. My uncle ‚King Creon‚ decided to have a burial for only one of my brothers ‚Eteocles and did not want to bury my other
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____________________________ EURYDICE: ___________________________ HAEMON: __________________________ TEIRESIAS: ___________________________ Polynieces: __________________________ Eteocles: ______________________________ Oedipus: Father of Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices Jocasta: _______________________________ and Eteocles; son and husband to Jocasta Prologue [In Thebes‚ directly in front of the royal palace‚ which stands in the background‚ its main doors facing the audience
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In the play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles‚ foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character‚ or in other word‚ the parallel character‚ and therefor serves to magnify certain characteristics of the main character. Such characters for example could be Ismene‚ the foil character and Antigone‚ the parallel character. Ismene is cowardly and prefer to follow the rules‚ while Antigone is much more
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