In class essay about play Antigone Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is one of the major characters. The author utilized several characters/ foils in order to build up the king’s image‚ the pride‚ cruel‚ stubborn and superior ruler. Through those conflicts‚ arguments and persuations‚ the king’s figure was gradually set up and was foreshadowing the tragic ending of his own life. The conflict between Antigone and Creon in the play is very outstanding and intense. Creon commanded that Eteocles would be
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Geoffrey Lo E Block 1-6-15 Heroism Antigone is born under great wealth because of her parents and her family. She lives her whole life with no struggles and she is very lucky for that. Although both her parents die‚ she still has an extremely stable future. She is about to marry her cousin Haemon and still be filthy rich‚ but‚ she was not going to let that control her life. When Antigone hears about Creon’s law against the burial of her brother Polynices‚ she knew that someone had to make things
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Antigone’s time it seems that this is also something they struggle with for it is a common theme without the story. Antigone seems conflicted on whether to honor her brother and the divine law that all must be buried to enter the afterlife or honor Creon’s law that her brother is not allowed to be buried for he is not considered a honor as his brother Polyneices is. Throughout the story Antigone and even her sister Ismene struggle with the choice between human law and divine law but their morals lead them
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think your life is controlled by fate? Or you can make it whatever you want it to be. In the play Antigone written by one of the three great Greek tragedians Sophocles. Fate and free will are the two main ideas that lead in this play. The first example of free will is the character Antigone‚ who decides to bury her brother and then takes the consequences for her decision. In my first quotation Antigone is talking to her sister Ismene about coming with her to go bury their brother even though it is
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Antigone Essay In the story Antigone‚ the Greek perspective on fate and the will of the gods‚ and humanity’s free will act as important roles. In this book‚ Creon learns about his future and what the gods have in store for him‚ and Creon must think about the path he chooses. He can choose his own actions because he has his own free will‚ but the gods will punish him if he does wrong. When Teiresius speaks to Creon about what his future holds‚ he explains that the actions he make influence what
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question. A good citizen is not always a rule follower. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ a misunderstanding is depicted. Antigone‚ the main character‚ is seen as someone who is completely defiant against the King’s wishes. Antigone’s brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ went to battle after Eteocles refused to share the throne with Polynices. Both of them perished in the battle and only Eteocles was given a proper burial. Antigone‚ being a good citizen‚
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cases‚ Antigone’s love for Polynices is in favor of the gods’ rule of law over Creon’s rule of law. This separates Antigone from Creon‚ Ismene‚ and temporarily Haemon‚ who support Creon’s rule of law over the gods. Many of these characters are well aware of how their shifting allegiance to one person‚ is in effect giving support to others by association. Haemon’s support for Antigone in turn supports Polynices’ cause and the gods. In this manner‚ love not only causes death but also serves to shift
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Sophocles’ Antigone‚ Creon seems to be the most sensible tragic fault‚ with his pride and power along with going against all laws of the gods lead up to reasons he is the tragic hero. Creon terrorized anyone who had done anything peaceful for Polynices burial. Creon’s says‚ “Polyneices I say‚ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall on the plain‚ unburied”(I 39-40). After he states this he says anyone who does so will be locked away and punished. Antigone feels
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characteristics set them apart from the rest. Antigone is a tragic hero in the Greek play called Antigone. A tragic hero is character who is dignified and superior and whose downfall is caused by a tragic flaw. They usually think that they are in the right mind when the rest of society thinks that they are mad. A tragic flaw is a weakness or error that the tragic hero has. Antigone believes in her heart far stronger than that of the leader’s rule.
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Embedded Assessment #2 “That may be‚ but Hades still desires equal rites for both.”(593) I say Antigone contracts Creon the most because she brings out his anger‚ pride‚ and disgust. I say this because other than the Chorus she interacted with the most and brought most of his poor traits out. Antigone brings out his pride because when she buried her brother’s body‚ Creon told the Chorus leader after she did her speech that‚ “But you should know the most obdurate wills are those most prone to break
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