Throughout the play‚ the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play‚ Antigone‚ it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters’ failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand‚ thus creating conflict. The main character of the play‚ Antigone‚ is forced to choose a decision between abiding by the law‚ and showing obligation to her family. King Creon is also forced to make a decision between his
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intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in
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crime is pride / pride is crime While everybody makes mistakes‚ the person who has too much pride to admit that he is wrong only causes further damage. In the play Antigone‚ by the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ there is a perfect example of this shown through the character Kreon. The brother of the late queen of Thebes‚ Jocasta‚ and brother-in-law of the late king‚ Oedipus‚ Kreon assumes the throne of the city of Thebes. He regards his nephew Polynices‚ the attacker of Thebes‚ as a traitor.
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are a direct polar opposite of Creon. The motivations of Antigone conflict with Creon highlight his characteristics of self pride‚ views of laws‚ and rudeness towards women. Each of these characteristics brings Creon out as a tragic hero as soon as the play begins and his role is ginormous throughout the play Antigone. Antigone herself brought out Creon’s self pride as he viewed himself much greater than anyone he encountered. By Antigone going directly against Creon‚ he felt as if he had something
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“The only crime is pride” is a true statement. Multitudes of people take much pride in numerous things some being: their job‚ family‚ political views‚ hometowns even in their favorite sports team. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ wants to give her brother Polynecies the same honorable burial given to her other brother Eteocles. Creon‚ The ruler of Thebes‚ makes it very obvious to all the citizens that they are not to attempt to bury his nephew or they will be stoned to
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characters error that causes his or her own downfall. Like in Antigone by Sophocles whose character‚ Antigone‚ is trying to bury her deceased brother. Her uncle‚ Creon‚ who is now the new ruler of Thebes has made a new law stating that traitors shall not be buried and he considers Polyneices‚ Antigone’s brother a traitor. Antigone then decides to bury him anyway but is caught and sent away to die‚ despite warnings from people. Antigone‚ Haimon who is Creon’s son‚ and Eurydice who is Creon’s wife
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Antigone and Oedipus The King‚ written by Sophocles‚ are deeply tragic plays with a dramatic ending. In both plays‚ fate arises the question: could have Creon‚ Oedipus‚ Antigone‚ and the rest of the family‚ prevented the misfortunes‚ which fell upon them? Or were their lives cursed upon by determination? With every event that took place‚ the possibility of another occurrence was either higher or lower. One can see that every action brings upon an ironic outcome. Also‚ the deadly flaw of hubris can
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to Literature Week 1 Essay- Antigone June 6‚ 2013 In reading Antigone‚ it’s fairly natural to see Antigone as a good‚ principled woman who is wronged by the dogmatic‚ inflexible Creon. But if you had to defend Creon’s actions‚ what would you say? Does he have any justifiable reason for acting the way he does? As Creon states in Sophocles Antigone: “Whoever places a friend above the good of his own country‚ he is nothing…” (Meyer 1490). As I was reading Antigone I could not help but think “this
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Antigone‚ As Described By Aristotle The tragic play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ is a story of mixed emotions and drastic reactions. At the beginning of the play‚ the current ruler of Thebes‚ Creon‚ orders that no one is to touch the deceased Polynecies. However‚ Antigone has a very different plan for his body. Antigone tries to convince her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her bury her brother‚ but she is too afraid to break the law. After sprinkling dirt on the body‚ Creon sentences Antigone to death
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The Real Protagonist of Antigone “My belt holds my pants up‚ but the belt loops hold the belt up. So which one’s the real hero?” --- Mitch Hedberg The quote by Mitch Hedberg encompasses the great story of Antigone written by the Greek tragedy writer‚ Sophocles. Greek tradition defines the dramatic protagonist as one who plays the leading character‚ hero‚ or heroine. Stemming from this basic definition‚ classical Greek literature went on to add that the protagonist is the main character whom realizes
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