hubris that lead to misguide judgment and their downfall. Both main characters Antigone and Creon have the characteristics as a tragic hero but Creon more so in his status as a king. Creon’s hubris and close mindedness doesn’t allow him to listen to the advice and comment that are made by his decisions. The ultimatum decision of Creon is putting Antigone who is both family and the fiancé of his son Haemon. Creon has the nerve to tell his son “still friends‚ in spite of everything‚ my son?” (142). Haemon
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‘How would you perform the role of either Creon or Antigone in their scene of confrontation after the Soldier has brought her before the King’ The desired audience response of this scene is to make the audience feel uncomfortable and on the edges of their seats‚ as the way that Antigone is defying Creon would not have been acceptable in that time‚ and the audience will not know how Creon is going to act. On entry‚ Antigone will be held on both arms by soldiers‚ but she will not struggle. She will
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King and Antigone Sophocles portrays two characters‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as rulers of Thebes. After the murder of Laius‚ former King of Thebes‚ Oedipus became leader when he successfully solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Some time later‚ Creon became King of Thebes as the result of his nephews deaths. "Oedipus is a good ruler in spite of his defects. Creon is a bad ruler in spite of his virtues." This essay will discuss Oedipus and Creon as rulers of Thebes. In the eyes of the townspeople‚ Oedipus is
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than leaving them simply present. In doing so‚ Sophocles developed the character Creon‚
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analytically speaking‚ Creon seems to fit the category of a tragic hero more accurately. There is no doubt that the nature of the work is tragedy. Along with this genre come ascertained requirements and Creon is the character that fits them all. A character must possess certain qualities in order to be
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time. Antigone‚ Creon‚ and Haemon are all examples of this. They are not open to council and their stubborn single minded approach makes them blind to their horrible ways. Haemon and Creon are blinded by their stubbornness to be right. After Creon disagrees with Haemon‚ he says “you will never see me‚ never set eyes on my face again”(856-857). This is so rash and demonstrates that the family violence is just continuing. Tiresias tries to warn Creon of the errors of his ways but Creon ignores these
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unreasonableness‚ anger‚ and disrespect to be highlighted within Creon’s character. In the end‚ these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by ensuing his stubbornness‚ and damaging his pride. Antigone and Creon’s actions and feelings contrast because she insists that she will only follow the rights of the gods‚ not the king. This is evident
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kingship‚ who eventually end up killing each other. And the new hereditary ruler becomes their uncle‚ Creon. He declares that Eteocles should be buried honorably‚ while Polynices’ body should lay unburied on the battlefield. One of the main characters‚ Antigone strongly opposes the declaration of her brother’s unjustful burial and believes it’s the law of the Greek gods to bury people. While‚ Creon‚ the new ruler‚ upholds his law
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Similarities between Creon and Antigone In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did‚ it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence‚ loyalty toward their views‚ cruelty and arrogance
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Compare/Contrast Creon and Antigone In Antigone written by Sophocles‚ there are two main characters‚ Antigone and Creon. In the play‚ King of Thebes‚ Creon has announced to everyone in the city that no one can mourn or bury Polyneices. Before Creon became a king‚ Polyneices and Eteocles were fighting to be the king of Thebes after his father‚ Oedipus died. Polyneices and Eteocles both killed each other in a war. Creon honored only Eteocles but not Polyneices. Their sister‚ Antigone believes that
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