In this play‚ Antigone is has already been fated to die at a young age‚ and one of Antigone’s many themes is Freewill vs. Fate. According to the definition of tragedy in Greek Theatre‚ Antigone would be defined as a tragedy. Antigone knew that if she buries her brother‚ the consequence would be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless she goes and buries her brother. When she realizes that she has made a wrong decision at the end of the play. Antigone was not able
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LASMAIDA MIKHA THERESIA ROGATE 7B 1104913 DIMENSION OF JUSTICE IN THE PLAY OF “ANTIGONE” In this second essay entitle ‘Dimension of Justice in the Play of “Antigone”‚ I would like to compare the understanding of “justice” in Creon and Antigone’s point of view as well as the justice’s point of view according the truth. There are number of reasons why I am interested to analyze the term of justice in this second essay. One of them is that it is a challenging issue to discuss. To support the essay
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Xiaoqing Shi Dr. Henry Bayerle Classics 102Q 25 November 2011 Does Antigone Deserve to Be Punished? Antigone has been acclaimed as a model that challenges authority and insists on just acts. However‚ according to Aristotle‚ a tragedy requires a man’s harmartia‚ which means error. Therefore‚ as a main character of a great tragedy‚ Antigone must possess flaws. Antigone’s self-certainty is one of her mistakes that contribute to her tragic fate. She regards burying dead people
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Brianna Labrice Mrs. Campbell 12th Grade‚ Honors Online English September 27th‚ 2013 Suffering In the tragedy “Antigone” there are two main characters who suffer greatly‚ Creon and Antigone. Although‚ compared to Antigone‚ Creon’s suffering is more intense. Creon does not accept and understands his flaws‚ his tragedy basically happens due to his stubbornness‚ narcissism and tyrant-like behavior. Creon suffers the most because he is the guilty one‚ he does the most wrong which
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Antigone Compare and Contrast One of Sophocles many achievements was a Greek tragedy called Antigone. Two of the main characters have one main conflict‚ which was burying Antigone’s brother Polyneices. Having different opinions on it both Antigone and Creon have different personality traits but with all of the differences they are also alike in many ways. Antigone is a teenage girl who is caring in a variety of ways like she looks after her little sister Ismene‚ while being compassionate
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A common theme in literature is that of the tragic hero‚ a character that has suffered due to a flaw in his or her own self. Antigone by Sophocles has a few examples of this trope. King Creon excellently fits this mold of tragic hero. The flaw that makes Creon a tragic hero is his paranoia. Creon often believes his citizens and even close friends and relatives are out to get him. He is convinced that there are “anarchists putting their heads together’ in opposition to his rule all over the city
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The play Antigone Is about Oedipus’s three two sons Eteocles and Polynices killing each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother
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A tragic hero is a person who makes an error in their judgment that leads to their ultimate demise. In the play‚ Antigone by Sophocles‚ the character Antigone serves as a foil to Creon’s character by highlighting his anger‚ ruthlessness and his power hungriness. The choices Creon makes for Antigone in the play lead him to his own destruction making him a tragic hero. Antigone was a great foil to Creon‚ she brought out Creon’s anger when she tells him she doesn’t really care what happens to her because
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governmental laws and self-sacrifice for one’s personal beliefs. Such forms the basis for the struggle in Antigone‚ the Greek tragedy written by the great playwright‚ Sophocles. At the epicenter of this tragedy is the conflict between man’s moral sense of what is right‚ and the social law which society has sanctioned. The discord between the two is demonstrated through the duty to family adhered to by Antigone‚ and the responsibility‚ or necessity‚ felt by Creon to impart the rule of governing law. Both characters
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ANTIGONE’S RULING ‘I’ll lie there with him‚ with a man I love pure and innocent ‚ for all my crime” Urging saying Antigone. (In Lines 90-93) . Prior to her respect of the God’s laws. Antigone was very amused by the powers of Creon. Knowingly stating that her brother couldn’t have a peaceful burying. But the respect to get one and in fault of burying him in peace by the law of God’s was punished by Creon’s cruelty. Antigone’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point
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