character’s tragic fall must also include the loss of dignity‚ or the respect of their people and/or their audience (English 1). Based on his nobility‚ heroic qualities‚ and tragic flaw leading to the disrespect of his people‚ as well as his demise‚ Creon of Antigone is the play’s tragic
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Even though King Creon is thought of as someone who knows how to control a nation‚ he contains a tragic flaw noticed by others and himself‚ which results in an unpleasant death. In the story “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ King Creon’s pride and stubborn actions leads his son‚ Haemon to be disappointed and loose his trust towards his father. Through his ways of being unable to admit his mistakes‚ his anger brought him to a stage where he became associated with civil law rather than believing in his morals
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are and who killed king Laius and in Antigone‚ it is Creon not allowing her to bury her brother. These two events setup the action in the story‚ as well as teach the readers different lessons as the stories go on. In the story Antigone focuses on the conflict between human law and the law of the gods when following both sets of laws at a time seems to be difficult. Antigone wishes to honor the gods by burying her brother‚ but the law of Creon says that he shall have no burial since her brother is
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with Creon‚ in order to reveal his changing attitude(s) towards his father. The character Haemon appears on stage just as his Creon has deemed Antigone to her death as a punishment for a crime of family loyalty. In performing the role of Haemon‚ I would come onto centre stage in a costume of traditional Greek military attire adorned with royal crest of arms to portray his princely supremacy as a Theban prince. Creon’s costume would be in distinct contrast to mine‚ due to the fact that Creon will
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fictional kingdom in the play Antigone‚ Creon in his speech argues that Polyneices‚ son of the late ruler Oedipus ought to have no burial. He supports his clam by first appealing to false authority‚ then using sentimental appeals‚ and lastly by comparing Polyneices to his brother‚ Eteocles. Creon’s purpose is to make sure nobody disobeys him in order to seem powerful in the eyes of his citizens. He adopts a demanding tone to assure he is well respected. Creon appeals to false authority‚ implying that
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Is Pride to Blame in the Antigone tragedy? The fate of Creon is sealed by his decision to make an example of his niece‚ and quickly becomes tragic in Antigone. Creon shows us his lack of leadership skills by creating situations in which he loses the respect of his advisors‚ and the love of his family. The inability to overcome foolish pride is Creon’s greatest fault and the direct cause of his fall from grace. Initially‚ the author uses foreshadowing to hint at the upcoming turn of events. Choragos
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in the play “Antigone” by Sophocles multiple times. For example‚ Antigone ignores the law when she is told she can not bury her brother‚ Creon breaks the Gods laws for what he believes is right‚ and Creon’s son‚ Haemon ignores his father words when he is told he will kill Antigone.
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Antigone: Divine Law vs. Human Law Possibly the most prominent theme in Sophocles’ "Antigone" is the concept of divine law vs. human law. In the story the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices have slain each other in battle. The new King Creon‚ who assumed the throne after Eteocles’ death‚ decrees that because Polyneices committed treason against the king‚ he shall not be buried‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch The corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by
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final scene of Antigone is where the tragedy of the situation is revealed; Creon‚ in simply doing what he thinks his right‚ has angered the Gods to the point where Antigone has died‚ Haemon has killed himself in fury with him‚ and Eurydice has also committed suicide upon hearing this news. The audience should feel sorrow; they should feel pity for Eurydice‚ as she hears the news. And they should also feel sympathy for Creon; though he has been a somewhat antagonist throughout the play‚ he has always
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( a perfect example of a Greek tragedy) ‚ the downfall of both the protagonist Antigone and antagonist Creon is brought about by their tragic flaw which is following their own concept of justice; Antigone- a strong willed egocentric girl- followed religious law over civil law while Creon- the huborous stubborn king of Thebes- followed civil law over religious law. Antigone’s mortal righteousness to uphold the gods laws and Creon’s belief
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