Antigone. It was written by Sophocles. Creon is a tragic hero because he suffers a horrible fate‚realizes flaw‚and learns from his mistake. Creon suffers a horrible fate. His pride leads him onto suffering. He’s failed from his power and happiness. The messenger said‚”Haemon is dead‚and the hand that killed him was his own.”(Page 1103‚Lines 19-20) Because of what Creon did that caused Polyneices to never be buried and Antigone be locked away in a cave‚ Creon would suffer from the wrath of the gods
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character‚ daughter of Oedipus (the former king Theban who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother‚ and who renounced his kingdom upon discovering his action) and her fight to bury her brother Polyneices against the edict of her uncle‚ Creon‚ the new king of Thebes. It is a story that pits the law of the gods “unwritten law” against the law of humankind‚ family ties against civic duty‚ and man against women. Many playwrights in Ancient Greece used mythological stories to comment on
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years. The most prevalent being who exactly could be characterized as the tragic hero in the story. The argument that Antigone is the hero is deffinatly a strong one. There are many critics who believe that Creon‚ however‚ is the true protagonist of the play. In order to determine whether or not Creon is the tragic hero one must first examine what a tragic hero is. Aristotle states that a hero is neither purely innocent nor purely malevolent. A hero is usually born into high rank of society‚ and this
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ENG 9 HONORS MINICOZZI ANTIGONE SEPT ANTIGONE ENRICHMENT HW QUESTIONS [pic] PROLOGUE AND PARADOS VOCAB: |Decree | |Gouge | |Defy
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uncle‚ Creon’s relationship. From the start Oedipus and Creon never saw eye to eye on issues that came their way. Early in the story Oedipus charges Creon and Teiresias with treason. Oedipus’ blindness hinders him from seeing that Creon and Teiresias are merely trying to help him. Oedipus thinks that Creon is trying to take over and become the king‚ but in all reality Creon does not want to be king at all. At the beginning of scene 2‚ Creon addresses the people of Thebes with the accusation that
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of Cadmus‚ founder of Thebes‚ and the father of Laius‚ whose son is Oedipus) brought about the deaths of Oedipus and his wife-mother‚ Jocasta‚ as well as the double fratricide of Eteocles and Polynices. Furthermore‚ Antigone dies after defying King Creon. The play is set in Thebes‚ a powerful city-state north of Athens. Although the play itself was written in 441 B.C.‚ the legend goes back to the foundations of Hellenic culture‚ many centuries before Sophocles’ time. All the scenes take place
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Antigone: Views and Values Essay In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’‚ set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece‚ Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon‚ who rules as a tyrannical misogynist‚ Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles‚ is a man of authority‚ power and conviction. Sophocles
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Conflict of Loyalty From reading Antigone‚ loyalty comes in all different forms. One is how Antigone expressed her loyalty to family by giving her brother‚ Polynices‚ a proper bruial; even though she wasn’t being loyal to the rules of Creon‚ king of Thebes. Humans are faced with basic conflicts of loyalties—to state‚ religion‚ and family. Personal happiness is another powerful and legitimate pull. But perfect balance among these compelling factors is impossible; hence suffering is inevitable. In
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the lands and the God’s law‚ which results in her entombment. In addition to Antigone putting off her sisters’ point of view‚ Sophocles uses Antigone’s inability to take others perspective into consideration. During Creon’s and Antigone’s argument‚ Creon expresses his opinion of Polynices betrayal of the city by saying‚ “The good don’t want to share honors with the bad” (Sophocles 534-6). Antigone retaliates by mentioning‚ “Who knows that is considered righteous below . . . . . I cannot share their
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and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of family values and the importance of it through the actions of Antigone‚ Creon and Haimon. Antigone‚ placed in many situations throughout the play‚ has to choose between her family and the law. Antigone chooses to honor her brother‚ Polyneces‚ by burying him even though she will break the law by doing so. Antigone asks her
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