In Antigone‚ Sophocles positions the readers to condemn Creon as a misogynist. In Antigone‚ Creon is the newly appointed ruler of Thebes‚ and after banishing all burial rights to Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ Antigone refuses to obey this order and buries him anyway. Creon is pitted against Antigone who holds up the will of the gods and the honor of her family above all else‚ and thus he appears to be against these values. His behavior‚ however‚ suggests otherwise. He aggressively preaches the
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ANTIGONE Tragedy is something which is sad however‚ the events will be “tragedy” if something bad happen to someone while following a value and “tragic” will be its adjective. In addition to this there is also a conflict between two goods. Hegel and his thoughts abour tragedy has been accepted until now. When we analyse the play‚ Antigone‚ we face with some differences from Hegel’s thoughts. Hegel’s idea of conflict between two goods is not applicable for either of the characters because they do
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Antigone In the book Antigone written by Sophocles ; there are abundance of characters that had to make sacrifices to do certain things that they wanted to be able to do or to protect others . The characters in Antigone all have different types of character traits that make them who they are. Throughout the book you comprehend what the characters are like and the effects that they have on them and their lifestyle .There are many characters in the book‚ but there
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Creon and Antigone both have a pretty tragic part in the play‚ “Antigone”‚ but who’s the more tragic character? I have an answer for you. With a little bit of evaluation‚ you’ll find that Antigone is indeed the more tragically doomed of the two‚ and here’s why. So just to start out‚ Antigone was indeed of noble birth as most tragic heroes are‚ but there’s something about her family tree that makes her a little bit different from the rest. Her father‚ Oedipus‚ also happens to be her brother. The
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pure and innocent ‚ for all my crime” Urging saying Antigone. (In Lines 90-93) . Prior to her respect of the God’s laws. Antigone was very amused by the powers of Creon. Knowingly stating that her brother couldn’t have a peaceful burying. But the respect to get one and in fault of burying him in peace by the law of God’s was punished by Creon’s cruelty. Antigone’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two character’s having conflicting motivations. These conflicting
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play‚ Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ the tragic hero presented is Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon’s obstinate personality led him to avoid listening to anyone else’s reasoning. Creon has used bad judgment while he was ruling over Thebes. However‚ Creon went to great lengths to correct his mistakes. Creon’s personality‚ wrong conduct‚ and effort to reverse his mistakes make him a tragic hero. Creon’s stubborn‚ stern‚ and tyrannizing personality is a reason why he is a tragic hero. Creon only tolerated
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What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a great character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. A tragic hero is someone coming from great nobility; they must exemplify their nobility as a part of the character. Throughout the play the tragic hero is someone who isn’t perfect‚ they aren’t easy to recognize‚ and they share the same characteristics as you and I. The tragic hero’s downfall is usually their own fault; they usually cause the tragedy by a fault in
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In Sophocles play Antigone‚ Creon is the king of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone and her siblings. Creon is a character that will do anything to earn absolute power‚ and once acquired‚ abuses this newly found power and ultimately harms those around him. His haughty attitude‚ disregard of the authority of the gods‚ and failure to realize his destructive behavior cause the downfall of those around him‚ including the ones he cares deeply for. Using Creon’s mistakes as an example of an overuse of power
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exiled; his two sons Polynices and Eteocles become the joint rulers of Thebes. After both brothers argued over whom deserved the right to become the king‚ they decided to duel for the throne. Because of this dual‚ both brothers killed each other and now the question is who should rightfully become the next in throne. Antigone‚ by Sophocles was a story about a young woman‚ Antigone‚ who betrays her own uncle‚ Creon‚ to bury her brother. After reading this short play‚ I believe that Antigone was right
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title of this play is Antigone. It was written by Sophocles. Creon is a tragic hero because he suffers a horrible fate‚realizes flaw‚and learns from his mistake. Creon suffers a horrible fate. His pride leads him onto suffering. He’s failed from his power and happiness. The messenger said‚”Haemon is dead‚and the hand that killed him was his own.”(Page 1103‚Lines 19-20) Because of what Creon did that caused Polyneices to never be buried and Antigone be locked away in a cave‚ Creon would suffer from
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