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The Tragic Hero In Antigone
1,454 wordsThe Tragic Hero in the Play Antigone Antigone, which was written by Sophocles, is possibly the first written play that still exists today (www. image 1). There is much controversy between who the tragic hero is in the play. Some people say Antigone, some say Creon, others even say Haemon. I believe Creon displays all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. He receives compassion through the audience, yet recognizes his weaknesses, and his downfalls from his own self-pride, stubbornness, and con...
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Reader Feels Final Decision
717 wordsWhen a play-write creates a tragedy, two of the main aspects that need to be included are feelings of pity and fear on the readers part. In Sophocles Antigone, the presence of fear and pity are very obvious. The people who suffer cause the reader to feel the need to comfort them. It is an example of a very strong tragedy. The main idea or theme behind Antigone, is that one should listen to other peoples opinions or advice and consider it before making any final decision or actions. This theme ca...
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Raging Winter Torrent Ripped Out Roots Tree
1,097 wordsYou " ve seen trees by a raging winter torrent, how many sway with the flood and salvage every twig, but not the stubborn -- they " re ripped out, roots and all. Creon is angered at the disobedience of Antigone. She buried her brother, although she knew of Creon's disapproval and of the cruel punishment, which awaited anyone who broke the law. Still she defied Creon and broke a law that was made publically. Her direct disobedience enrages him not only because she disobeyed but also because she d...
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Power Go To His Head Leads To His Destruction Pride
978 wordsPride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. Some people take pride in their appearance, worldly possessions, or position in society. The story of Antigone written by Sophocles has two characters who have a tragic flaw of pride. I will show how Creon's pride of power leads to his destruction, and how Antigone's pride makes her an honorable character who should be treated as a hero. Creon is a man who has just become the king of Thebes and has a flaw of having too much pride....
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Antigone And Creon Source Of Conflict
1,275 wordsIn the following paper, I plan to discuss the source of conflict between the title characters of Antigone and Creon in Sophocles' "Antigone." I also plan to discuss how each character justifies his or her actions and what arguments they give for their justifications. I will also write about the strengths and weaknesses of these arguments. The final points I try to make are about who Sophocles thinks is right and who I think is right. The main source of conflict between Antigone and Creon is the ...
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Antigone And Creon Ancient Greek
1,058 wordsAntigone and Creon are the main characters of the play Antigone written by Sophocles. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, who was a major figure of ancient Greek myth. Oedipus accidentally killed his father and married his mother. Because of that act, Oedipus ended up cursing his family and died a horrible death. After his death, his sons inherited his kingdom and in a power struggle ended up killing each other. One of the sons, Polynices attacked the city to try and claim power from his brothe...
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' P Loved One
1,150 words... the gods celebrating traitors? Inconceivable!' (p 73) Creon speaks of citizens that loyally submitting to their king would follow their kings in good times as well as bad. But his own nephew turned against him and his state, and an audience can understand the problem Creon was faced with as the ruler of the city and can empathize that the decision not to pay the last rites to a traitor is just. By empathizing with this it gives credit to Creon as a ruler, but raises ambiguity about Creon's c...
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Rock Solid Principals Total Control His Character Creon
1,141 wordsIn the story Antigone, the King of Thebes, Creon, showed that too much power will corrupt anyone. As Creon became the one with total control, his character, judgment, and his principals deteriorated. Antigone was written by Sophocles. He did an excellent job of showing how absolute power will corrupt absolutely. Using Creon's utmost authority, Sophocles told of how everything he once stood for had crumbled. Antigone begins by telling of a Theban royal family which is in much turmoil. There are m...
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Mortals Without Suffering Mortals Without Suffering And Disaster Antigone
534 wordsNothing of magnitude comes into the life of mortals without suffering and disaster. This deeply pessimistic statement by Charles Segal sums up the theme of tragedy in Antigone. This play is truly the example that nothing comes into the life of mortals without suffering and disaster; there are many significant events occurring, none of which stem from prosperity or success. All of the characters are affected by these tragic events, because agony, adversity, and distress are conditions of humanity...
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Divine Laws Driving Force
1,820 wordsIn the play Antigone, Sophocles poses many different themes and moral lessons. The specific component I would like to focus on is selfishness and its effects. Through the characters various actions and ultimate fates, Sophocles teaches us that selfish, self-serving motives lead to destruction, loneliness and loss. Two characters that exemplify the consequences of selfishness are Creon, the King, and Ismene, Antigone's sister. Antigone, of course, being the heroin of the story reinforces this les...
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Late King Divine Law
996 wordsThe struggle between right and wrong, the demands between family and that of the government, and the ultimate struggle between divine law and those made by man is the center of Sophocles' Antigone. Through this expression of Greek drama, a sense of what life must have been like in the time of Sophocles comes across. In his world, women are subjugated and supposed to be silent spectators to the world around them as men's search for power leads to incredible acts against both human and divine law....
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Antigone Sophocles And My Perspective On Greek Drama
1,055 wordsBorn in 495 B. C. , Sophocles was to become one of the great playwrights of the golden age. The son of a wealthy merchant, he would enjoy all the comforts of a thriving Greek empire. He studied all of the arts. By the age of sixteen, he was already known for his beauty and grace and was chosen to lead a choir of boys at a celebration of the victory of Salamis. Twelve years later, his studies complete, he was ready to compete in the City Dionysia -- a festival held every year at the Theatre of Di...
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Bury Her Brother Inferior To Men
1,998 wordsAntigone In ancient Greece, women were inferior to men, for they were expected to stay home all the time and keep the house. In fact, the only women who were ever outside of their house were usually courtesans or hereditas. The families of ancient Greece were very strong, for the poles consisted of many extended families. Gender issues are very apparent in Antigone, and these issues lead to why Antigone breaks Creon's man-made laws and followed the divine laws that Antigone felt was moral and ju...
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Rest Of His Life King Of Thebes
1,957 wordsWho Is the Tragic Hero, Antigone or Creon? This analysis is to determine the character that fits the tragic hero profile; it was completely based according to the Aristotelian idea of tragic hero and it is understood that hero is: ? ? neither purely evil or purely wicked; the hero must born in the high social status, and he / she must possess a tragic flaw which is proper from the inner side of the character; it usually manifests in the form of poor judgment and or arrogance, condemning him / he...
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Point Of View Creon And Antigone
2,169 wordsChoose Such A Scene From? Antigone? And Choose Such A Scene From? Antigone? And Explain What Makes It Dramatic. Antigone´ is based on the age-old conflict between the requirements of human and divine law. This problem is shown in the dispute over the burial of Polynices, in which King Creon´ s understanding of political laws is opposed to Antigone´ s religious duties and beliefs. The positions of Antigone and Creon are conflicting, but both retain the same stubborn belief that ...
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Eye For An Eye Seek Revenge
969 wordsAn eye for an eye seems to be a phrase that people will always live by. Any person that has wrong done to them seeks revenge and justice. If they dont take action than they at least have some thought of vengeance. Women, historically more than men, seem to abide by this saying. Greek tragedy is a perfect example of how women seek vengeance. Clytemnestra, Medea, and Antigone all seek revenge and justice to keep their pride and to prove themselves towards their foes and enemies. When a childs life...
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Antigone Creon
939 wordsHeroism is defined by cause. Bravery is a factor, however, it depends on what one is putting oneself out on a limb for that makes one a hero. It is not enough to be brave. Antigone? s character has many different layers. In some respects, she is a heroine, but in others, she is merely a victim of her own pride. At the beginning of the play, the chorus describes Antigone as a little helpless creature that keeps to herself, and is in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Ismene. They describe Antigo...
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Antigone Tragic Hero
848 wordsJames Monahan Mrs. Mc Nicholas English 4 AP 11 December 2000 Creon as Tragic Hero Since the play? s inception, there has always existed a contention concerning the true hero of Sophocles? Antigone. It is a widely held belief that Antigone must be the main character simply because she and the drama share name. This is, of course, a very logical assumption. Certainly Sophocles must have at least meant her to be viewed as the protagonist, else he would not have given her the play? s title. Analytic...
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Bury Her Brother Creon And Antigone
604 wordsIn many respects, Sophocles explains the meaning of Greek justice in Antigone. On the surface, we see Antigone as a conflict between divine law and mans law. Antigone is the believer in divine law and Creon is the believer in mans law. Sophocles could have suggested one character as morally superiority over the other. However, Sophocles shows us how justice is equally mitigated to Antigone and Creon. In pre socratic Greece Justice will equally apply herself to both and favor no one. While rulers...
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Oedipus The King Creon
866 wordsThe great heroes of the ancient world have been passed on in many ways, stories, plays, biographies and many other forms of literature. Here I will explore The Epic o f Gilgamesh, two plays by Sophocles, and two writings by Plutarch. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest pieces of literature to be discovered. Dating back to the third millennium BC, it was a series of poems carved into clay tablets. It told of the hero, Gilgamesh, who was created by the gods, was two-thirds god and one-thi...
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