Creon a God? In the ancient Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ Sophocles’ character‚ King Creon will issue a law that no one will perform the burial rites over a dead traitor of the state. In advocating his law‚ he will deem Polynices a traitor. Antigone will unapologetically revolt against Creon’s law citing the rite’s for the dead are the concern of the gods. Creon‚ believing himself to be omniscient in all matters of state and church ignores the coherent warnings given to him by his family and friend
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the King‚ Sophocles employs the imagery of light and darkness. Light is associated with understanding‚ and darkness is associated with ignorance. Tiresias is thelight of the play. Oedipus is the darkness. Oedipus is known for his intelligence; however‚ he is ignorant. Therefore‚ Oedipus is blind to the truth about himself and his past. Yet‚ when Tiresias exposes the truth he is shunned. Then‚ in an ironic conclusion‚ when Oedipus is finally convinced of the truth‚ he blinds himself. He doesn’t want
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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The protagonist of Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus becomes king of Thebes before the action of Oedipus the King begins. He is renowned for his intelligence and his ability to solve riddles—he saved the city of Thebes and was made its king by solving the riddle of the Sphinx‚ the supernatural being that had held the city captive. Yet Oedipus is stubbornly blind to the truth about himself. His name’s literal meaning (“swollen foot”) is the clue to his identity—he was taken from the
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you failed to recognize those whom you longed to see”(Sophocles 1316). Oedipus gouges out his eyes just because he finally realizes how blind he really was. His arrogance got in the way of seeing all those clues laid out for him by the messenger‚ Tiresias‚ and Jocaste. Oedipus is in deep sorrow that is the reason he blinds himself not because he is arrogant but because he is just plain stupid. He doesn’t out all the pieces together. Oedipus solves the puzzle of the sphinx proving that he isn’t dumb
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flaw of pride‚ experiences a reversal of fate‚ and receives an increase of self-awareness by the end of the play. Creon’s fatal flaw of excessive pride leads to his downfall. He makes his attitude toward the gods very clear when he rebukes Tiresias’ advice about how Creon’s refusal to bury Polyneices will lead to rebellion by Antigone and sacrifices are to follow. “All the silver Sardis‚ all the gold of India‚ is not enough to buy this man [Polyneices] a grave; not even Zeus’s eagles come
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Quotation-Tiresias the blind prophet hears of the problem of deciding whether Polynices should be buried properly‚ so he visits Creon to advise him‚ as he’s done before. He argues that everyone makes mistakes‚ and Polynices therefore should be buried. Hearing this idea‚ Creon kicks out Tiresias‚ thinking he’s senile. Once gone‚ one leader of Thebes has a conversation about Tiresias’ advice with
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Antigone 1. The action of the play begins immediately with a conflict between Antigone and Ismene. What is the conflict? Antigone wants Ismene to help her bury her brother but Ismene is afraid of death and says they are only women and says she doesn’t want to die with everyone hating her. 2. Antigone and Ismene are strongly contrasted in this scene. What can you tell about their characters? Antigone is a leader and wants to do the right thing. Ismene
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returns with the message that the plague will end when the murderer of Laius‚ the former king‚ is caught. Oedipus brings in the blind prophet Tiresias to help solve the mystery‚ but against his will‚ Tiresias reveals to Oedipus his fate. Tiresias tells Oedipus‚ “I say you are the murderer you hunt” (Sophocles 627). Oedipus refuses to believe him and accuses Tiresias and Creon of conspiring against him. Provoked by Oedipus’s taunts‚
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Is King Creon a Narcissist? Did King Creon suffer from narcissism? A narcissist is usually vain and arrogant‚ they believe they are smarter then everyone else and do not like to be challenged. A narcissist has an inflated sense of self-importance. Creon exhibits a lot of these characteristic through most of the play. After Creon nephews have perished and Creon is the next of kin‚ his head seems to swell with the power of the throne. He indicates that and whoever places a friend /above the good
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