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    plays make derogatory marks in reference to both Antigone and Medea‚ it is shown that the males in Hellenic culture assured their place of dominance over others by belittling the people thought to be below them. In Sophocles’ play‚ Creon sentences Antigone to her death after performing an unlawful burial. His son‚ Haemon‚ reasons with his father to change his mind and free Antigone in order to avoid offending those citizens who side with her: Creon: Play not the spaniel‚ thou a woman’s slave. Haemon:

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    stubbornness create Antigone’s central conflict and create devastating consequences. Antigone loses her life‚ prompting Creon’s son and wife to commit suicide. Creon is forced to live with the guilt of the deaths of those dearest to him knowing that they were a result of his selfish actions. These events could not have turned out any differently due to how deeply engrained Creon and Antigone’s flaws are. Antigone is so determined to bury her brother that a potential death sentence and words from her

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    Though they seem like complete opposites‚ Creon and Antigone are actually alike. Sometimes when people are too much alike they seem to clash‚ just like Antigone and Creon do. They are both characters that think greatly of obedience‚ yet neither subordinate themselves concocting contradiction. Sophocles contradicted himself to develop stubbornness and manipulation in his characters‚ creating suspenseful plays. Sophocles wrote many plays‚ and each one has it’s own set of irony creating themes of contradiction

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    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 tells his father yes‚ his word is law and he would

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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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    Comp 2 Tragic Hero: Antigone or Creon? In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the characters Creon and Antigone both fit into a few of Aristotle’s criteria. They are both choices of tragic heroes. They both are neither good nor evil in the extreme but just a man like any of us; they are both born of a better social status than most of us‚ and both have a tragic flaw in their characters. But even though the story is called Antigone‚ it is not necessary for Antigone to be the tragic hero

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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 one’s

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    around them. One example is in “Antigone” written by Sophocles. In the story‚ Antigone‚ there are two distinct characters that are blind Antigone and Creon. Antigone was sent to death by Creon because she tried to give her brother a proper funeral when Creon said not to. In jail Antigone said she had no other choice but to kill herself and so she did. She was blind to the fact that other people would come to help her get out. She was also blind to the idea that Creon would let her out and that she

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    “Looks- what’s Creon is doing to our brothers? He is honoring one with a full funeral and the other one disgracefully”(30) Antigone’s words‚actions‚and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point these two characters having conflicting motivations.These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of anger‚and injustice and harsh to be highlighted within Creon’s character.In the end these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero because someone disobeyed him and didn’t agree

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    Michael Baker Professor Bryan English 2100 29 July 2013 Creon as a Tyrant in Antigone‚ by Sophocles Corruption because of power has been a constant theme of mankind since the dawn of humanity. “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles‚ is an excellent example of an author’s attempt to portray this theme in a play. This theme is evident throughout the poem‚ but is especially clear in the dialogue between Creon and the Sentry‚ and eventually Antigone‚ beginning on line 248 and ending on line 594. Tyranny is

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