life lessons that can be learned but one of the greatest was listening to good advice. In the time of the ancient Greeks to the modern times of today‚ everyone uses good advice in making everyday and huge decisions. For example in the play Antigone‚ Creon instead of listening to his own son Haimon‚ Choragos‚ or even Teiresias did not change his mind about Antigone’s punishment and was too late when he did. Another example but from outside of the play would be the 2006 movie “The Queen” which tells of
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story Creon’s pride and inability to listen to others leads to his downfall and Antigone’s faithfulness to the laws set by the gods instead of the laws set by Creon leads to her end. In the story Creon’s sense of justice is that the head of the government laws’ are to always be followed even when they are not fair. This quote from Creon ‘’Whoever is chosen to govern should be obeyed-must be obeyed in all things great and small‚ just and unjust.’’ This belief that the leader of a state should always
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the final install installment of the Oedipus trilogy‚ yet it is probably the most famous. Antigone still appeals to modern audiences because human behavior and characteristics have not changed and everyone can relate to the challenges Antigone and Creon face. One reason Antigone still appeals to modern audiences is because everyone can understand love. Whether it is Antigone’s love for Polyneices that drove her to break the Kings code or Haimon’s love for Antigone that led him to defy his father
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rid of the plague. Creon says that they have to find a murderer of Laius and punish him. In replay Oedipus starts the search for any clues that may lead him to the murderer and puts a curse on the man who killed Laius. “As for the murderer himself‚ I call down a curse on him …” Not until later in the play he learns that he made a big mistake because he cursed himself when he realizes that he is the killer of Laius. Another example of verbal irony is when Oedipus accuses Creon of framing him for
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“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what is right.”--Franklin Roosevelt. After studying the play Antigone by Sophocles I have found that there are many lessons and qualities that are being taught in this play‚ some more obvious than others. I have established that the character Haemon has expressed these certain qualities that you can learn in life. In fact‚ these qualities I find in Haemon are quite similar to those of my own. The qualities I find complementary between me and Haemon
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In every person’s life there are laws that they follow‚ whether they are set by the authority in the country or their belief in a higher deity the laws one follows while leading their life can sometimes be in conflict. In Antigone divine and state law are incompatible forcing the characters to make difficult decisions. Antigone’s personal obligation to following religious rites and traditions puts her at odds with Creon’s insistence on enforcing his will as the king. Sophocles examines the conflict
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In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ he creates two tragic characters. A tragic character is someone who experience’s unfortunate events that led to his or her own destruction. Antigone is a character who is Headstrong she will do anything for her family dead or alive. She is willing to go through anything and suffer the consequences ahead. For instance Antigone is being headstrong when she is speaking to her sister Ismene and is arguing with her about Creon’s law of punishment if anyone buries their brother
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and more or less as the tragedies themselves. Of course‚ Medea is arguably the most prominent female character out of all four plays. One can certainly say that Medea instigates much of the tragedy that occurs in the play; killing Glauce and Creon then followed by her murdering her children. Unspeakable acts that no doubt appear to condemn the violent passions and frenzy of women. Yet Medea’s actions are the consequence of Jason’s pride and hubris and desire and status which he endeavours to
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Antigone describes to her sister‚ Ismene‚ that she wants to give their brother‚ Polyneices‚ a fair burial. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ their other brother‚ fought each other to their death to become the king of Thebes. Since they both have died‚ Creon became the new king of Thebes. Two characteristics of a tragic hero is that the punishment for their actions are far greater than deserved. Another characteristic is that tragic heroes believe full heartedly that what they are doing is for the better
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Oedipus’ brother-in-law‚ Creon advises him that the curse on the land of Thebes will be lifted if the killer of the former king is prosecuted. Oedipus seeks Teiresias to reveal not only the truth of King Laius’s death‚ but also his identity; “I say that you [Oedipus] are Laius’ murder- He whom you seek” (Sophocles 14). The information given by Teiresias distresses Oedipus and he accuses Creon and him of conspiring of his life angrily. The utilization of irony
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