his father tells him of his ill-fated bride. Though Haemon begins with remark we soon learn that this is just a mask to get Creon to listen. In this story of weaknesses and love Haemon’s ideas‚ words‚ and actions contrast with those of of his father Creon to the point of causing conflicting motivations between them both. Conclusively these clashing motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by ultimately losing his temper and thinking irrationally as his father does. These character interactions
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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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It’s important to think before one acts rather than acting on irrational emotions because it could ultimately lead to a person’s downfall. In “Othello” and “Antigone‚” both Othello and Creon are confronted by their tragic flaws of irrational passions—excessive pride and jealousy. While possessing differing tragic flaws‚ both men ultimately suffer from the results of their decisions after it was too late to recognize their flaw. In Shakespeare’s “Othello‚” Othello is highly respected and looked
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Istahil Ibrahim Prof. Sophie Bourgault POL2107 June 13th‚ 2012 Creon: The Complicated Tyrant Since the beginning of political thought‚ the issues surrounding the ‘ideal’ regime and the ‘ideal’ ruler have been hotly contested. These issues have been manifested in various works ranging from ancient plays to philosophical dialogues. How various thinkers argued the ‘ideal’ was to juxtapose it with the opposite – the rule of a tyrant. The philosopher Plato‚ in his Socratic Dialogue The
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Haemon and Creon is similar in certain ways. Haemon serves as a foil like character. Creon is his anger‚ disrespect and unreasonableness Haemon’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicts. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of anger‚ disrespect‚ and stubbornness to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Creon is developed as a tragic hero because he is a good leader‚ he has a couple flaws that makes him into
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the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ have thee of these four. The possession of the fourth quality is what sets one apart as the main character. Even though the title of the play is Antigone‚ the main character-the protagonist- is Creon. Antigone may seem to be the only character to have everlasting loyalty ‚ as she is willing to die for her brother‚ Polyneices‚ right to a proper burial; however‚ Creon also displays this trait. It is Creon’s duty as a Greek man and
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Although Creon created the edict with good intentions for the people of Thebes‚ his failure to recognize the familial bond that ties Antigone to her brother Polyneices coupled with his newfound power as ruler of Thebes contributes to his tyrannical and delusional behavior which ultimately leads to his downfall. Looking back at “Oedipus The King”‚ Creon established himself as a rational individual‚ especially during his confrontation with Oedipus when clearing his name as culprit in a placid manner
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returned to assault Thebes‚ then Creon‚ Antigone uncle became the king of Thebes being the only heir in line to the throne. Creon ordered Polyneices be left to rot unburied on the battle field as a traitor but Antigone could not see reason to let her brothers body rot unburied. Antigone died for her love and loyalty to her family. These two surviving sisters Antigone and Ismene‚ were then raised by their uncle‚ Creon‚ who later installed himself as King. Creon Creon was not a crown Prince but after
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their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the sister of Ismene‚ Polyneices and Eteocles. Starting at the beginning of the story‚ Antigone is very upset about the fact that Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ decides that Polynices does not deserve a burial because he invaded Thebes to
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one person‚ her uncle‚ Creon. In Sophocles’ famous play Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ suffers from greater hubris than Antigone because he is selfish‚ stubborn and domineering. One of the reasons why Creon suffers from excessive pride is because he is selfish. An example that shows that he is egoistic or selfish is that Creon does not care about how his son’s life would turn out to be after Antigone’s death. Before Antigone is taken away Ismene says to Creon “But your own son’s bride
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