that King Creon has issued a proclamation that their brothers body should not receive a proper burial‚ and that anyone trying to bury him will be stoned to death. She intends to resist the law and bury Polynecies but‚ Ismene refuses to assist Antigone. Therefore‚ Antigone disowns Ismene and pledges never to accept her aid. Another example of episodic play structure in The Burial at Thebes when Eurydice hears from the messengers the death of her son she leaves in silence and King Creon returns with
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prophet reveals the pride in the characters. Teresias explains to Creon that the only crime that was committed was pride. The prophet explains that all men make mistakes but only a good man will stop when he knows he is doing something wrong and try to fix the damage he has created. The play opens up with Antigone trying to convince her sister Ismene to be on her side with the burial of their brother‚ and while Ismene yields to what kind Creon wants‚ Antigone’s pride keeps her mind set on wanting what she
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Antigone: Views and Values Essay In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’‚ set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece‚ Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon‚ who rules as a tyrannical misogynist‚ Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles‚ is a man of authority‚ power and conviction. Sophocles
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In 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
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Conflict of Loyalty From reading Antigone‚ loyalty comes in all different forms. One is how Antigone expressed her loyalty to family by giving her brother‚ Polynices‚ a proper bruial; even though she wasn’t being loyal to the rules of Creon‚ king of Thebes. Humans are faced with basic conflicts of loyalties—to state‚ religion‚ and family. Personal happiness is another powerful and legitimate pull. But perfect balance among these compelling factors is impossible; hence suffering is inevitable. In
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of relation and love‚ since Polyneices was also her brother. Such a dilemma‚ crossed with the law of the land and the law of her faith‚ still vex men and women today. Although Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon. Below‚ why Creon fits Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero will be discussed as well as why Antigone or other characters do not fit. When examining Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ it is important to look at each part of his description as
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and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of family values and the importance of it through the actions of Antigone‚ Creon and Haimon. Antigone‚ placed in many situations throughout the play‚ has to choose between her family and the law. Antigone chooses to honor her brother‚ Polyneces‚ by burying him even though she will break the law by doing so. Antigone asks her
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character’s tragic fall must also include the loss of dignity‚ or the respect of their people and/or their audience (English 1). Based on his nobility‚ heroic qualities‚ and tragic flaw leading to the disrespect of his people‚ as well as his demise‚ Creon of Antigone is the play’s tragic
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Even though King Creon is thought of as someone who knows how to control a nation‚ he contains a tragic flaw noticed by others and himself‚ which results in an unpleasant death. In the story “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ King Creon’s pride and stubborn actions leads his son‚ Haemon to be disappointed and loose his trust towards his father. Through his ways of being unable to admit his mistakes‚ his anger brought him to a stage where he became associated with civil law rather than believing in his morals
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are and who killed king Laius and in Antigone‚ it is Creon not allowing her to bury her brother. These two events setup the action in the story‚ as well as teach the readers different lessons as the stories go on. In the story Antigone focuses on the conflict between human law and the law of the gods when following both sets of laws at a time seems to be difficult. Antigone wishes to honor the gods by burying her brother‚ but the law of Creon says that he shall have no burial since her brother is
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