Imani Ali Antigone Writing Assignment Noah Eber-Schmid 5 March 2017 Conflict 3: Creon and Haemon (pages 41-49) Creon‚ as the ruler of the land‚ is obligated to carry out social order. He has ordered that the body of Polynices should be left to rot because he was a traitor to the city. Antigone has disobeyed Creon’s orders by digging up her brother’s grave after his proper burial rites were forbidden. She has already buried her parents and brother Eteocles‚ who died fighting Polynices‚ and feels
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all of it is deserved the misfortune as a punishment is always more than the punishment of the original crime. The tragic hero in the end of the play also has some sort of self-discovery; they learn something from their own mistake. I believe that Creon is the tragic hero in Antigone he shows all of the same characteristics of a tragic hero from beginning to end.
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considered either good or bad‚ depending on the situation; that flaw was bravery. King Creon is very close-minded‚ and that’s one of the many flaws the king has. Hubris‚ bravery and close-mindedness — the tragic flaws that Antigone‚ King Creon‚ and possibly other people‚ possess. Hubris; a definition of excessive pride‚ which is what Antigone and King Creon both shared. The difference between King Creon and
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Creon and Antigone both have a pretty tragic part in the play‚ “Antigone”‚ but who’s the more tragic character? I have an answer for you. With a little bit of evaluation‚ you’ll find that Antigone is indeed the more tragically doomed of the two‚ and here’s why. So just to start out‚ Antigone was indeed of noble birth as most tragic heroes are‚ but there’s something about her family tree that makes her a little bit different from the rest. Her father‚ Oedipus‚ also happens to be her brother. The
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future wife‚ while Haemon’s father‚ Creon refuses to learn justice until it is too late. Antigone is a strong-minded young woman‚ who forgoes the laws of society to honour her deceased brother with a proper burial. After mourning the deaths of her parents and two brothers‚ Antigone no longer has a jest for life. Antigone is only concerned with avenging the laws against her brother‚ even though it means she will put her own life in jeopardy. When speaking with Creon she immediately admits her crimes
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Gods. In the play Antigone‚ there is a dispute between Creon‚ the king‚ and Antigone on whether the burial of Antigone’s brother will please or offend the Gods. This play demonstrates how influential Greek gods were to the people of Rome‚ Antigone’s reasoning for defying is her father is that she does not believe his decisions to refuse her brother a proper burial is what the gods want. Antigone disobeys the king by burying her brother who Creon views as a traitor to Thebes. She realizes that this
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Maddy Poe Weber Block 4 30 January 2016 Creon The Tragic Hero Creon‚ a character from the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ is described as the tragic hero of the story due to the character’s flaws and the consequences that followed. Creon’s intentions are purely of nationalism for the land he rules‚ Thebbes. He forbids anyone to show respect to a violent betrayer‚ but in the process makes tragic flaws. Creon’s tragic mistakes can all be embodied by the one question he had asked his son Haemon‚
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“I would not encourage anyone to show respect to evil men‚”(lines 830-831) says Haemon‚and he says it in a way not really to hurt Creon‚ but to tell him that he is becoming an evil man.Haemon’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point where they end up having characteristics such as love‚ hate‚ and confusion to be a main part of Creon’s character.His love for his father turned into hate when he found out what he was trying to do to Antigone.He still had respect but he
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character. Many scholars argue that Antigone is the tragic hero of the play‚ but others argue that Creon is the true tragic hero. This discrepancy continues to boggle the minds of much of the audience. Though‚ Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ fits the definition of a tragic character to the letter. Creon still finds sympathy though from the audience‚ even though the audience acknowledges he is villainous. Creon recognizes his weaknesses‚ and his downfalls from his own self-pride‚ stubbornness‚ and controlling
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enacted by a character or force (generally the gods)‚ the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. In this essay I intend‚ through an analysis of the two works (focusing especially on the characters Creon and Antigone)‚ to emphasise how both playwrights address similar themes and concerns on the subject‚ yet arrive at different conclusions. Sophocles’ Antigone concludes on a note of hope‚ demonstrating some belief in the existence of a definitive‚ at
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