In class essay about play Antigone Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is one of the major characters. The author utilized several characters/ foils in order to build up the king’s image‚ the pride‚ cruel‚ stubborn and superior ruler. Through those conflicts‚ arguments and persuations‚ the king’s figure was gradually set up and was foreshadowing the tragic ending of his own life. The conflict between Antigone and Creon in the play is very outstanding and intense. Creon commanded that Eteocles would be buried
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made laws. Polynices‚ Antigone’s brother‚ was seen as a traitor to Creon. When Polynices dies in battle Creon leaves his body unburied as a “city- wide proclamation” and forbids anyone to bury him or even mourn him. Antigone is outraged by Creon’s law stating that anyone disobeying his law will be executed. She then confides in her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her give their brother proper burial rights. Ismene refuses for fear of Creon‚ Antigone then states
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Polynices. Although she knows the possible outcomes of her choice‚ this does not stop her as she believes Creon will be more sympathetic towards her. Antigone proves this when she says “Poor Creon! My nails are broken‚ my fingers are bleeding‚ my arms are covered with the wells left by the paws of your guards- but I am queen!” (Anouilh‚ 50). Therefore she takes advantage her relationship with Creon in order to gain power. Lastly‚ the outcome of Antigone at the end of each play was the same‚ but the amount
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brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles shall receive a state funeral and honors‚ while Polyneices shall be left in the streets to rot away. Creon believes that Polyneices’ body shall be condemned to this because of his civil disobedience and treachery against the city. Polyneices’ sister‚ Antigone‚ upon hearing this exclaims that an improper burial for Polyneices would be an insult to the Gods. She vows that Polyneices’ body will be buried‚ and Creon declares that
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Miguel Vivar-Alcalde Mr. Scott Harrison Pre-AP English 10 14 August 2013 Antigone Essay Sophocles uses rhetorical appeals in Antigone in order to clarify what the characters say to the tragic hero Creon. Ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are used in this Greek tragedy by three characters to make Creon realize and reverse his decision in punishing Antigone for her crime. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Teiresias all use a different predominant one form of rhetorical appeal‚ yet it is just one of these characters using
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the three Theban plays‚ a collection that has survived for centuries‚ and for good reason. One of these plays was Antigone. It follows the struggle of a young woman‚ Antigone who disobeyed the law of King Creon (who is also her uncle) that no one should bury Polyneices (Antigone’s brother) who Creon believes was a traitor. II. Author Sophocles‚ the son of Sophilus‚ was a wealthy member of the rural deme (small community) of Colonus Hippius in Attica‚ which was to become a setting for one of his
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that King Creon has issued a proclamation that their brothers body should not receive a proper burial‚ and that anyone trying to bury him will be stoned to death. She intends to resist the law and bury Polynecies but‚ Ismene refuses to assist Antigone. Therefore‚ Antigone disowns Ismene and pledges never to accept her aid. Another example of episodic play structure in The Burial at Thebes when Eurydice hears from the messengers the death of her son she leaves in silence and King Creon returns with
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in-depth analysis of Oedipus. Jocasta - Oedipus’s wife and mother‚ and Creon’s sister. Jocasta appears only in the final scenes of Oedipus the King. In her first words‚ she attempts to make peace between Oedipus and Creon‚ pleading with Oedipus not to banish Creon. She is comforting to her husband and calmly tries to urge him to reject Tiresias’s terrifying prophecies as false. Jocasta solves the riddle of Oedipus’s identity before Oedipus does‚ and she expresses her love for her son and
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In the tragedy Antigone the main characters‚ Creon who is the king of Thebes and Antigone who is the daughter of the deceased king Oedipus‚ are fighting over Creon’s decision not to bury one of Antigone’s brothers Polyneices because he felt that he was a trader to his city but he was going to still bury her other brother Eteocles even though they died by the sword of each others hand in war over Thebes. Antigone chooses to disobey the law that Creon has set saying that nobody can bury Polyneices
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person are. Although pride is something that we all possess‚ we must pick the right time to display it for everyone to see. Throughout the play‚ Antigone continues to demonstrate a strong sense of pride to her own family values and those of the Gods‚ Creon demonstrates his own sense of pride and it becomes his own worst enemy‚ and Haemon shows his own self pride to overcome his fathers arrogance. The pride that Antigone shows throughout the whole play is something that is to be admired by many. Placing
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