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  • Conflict Between The King Creon And Antigone
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    The play Antigone by Sophocles shows a conflict between the King Creon and Antigone. This conflict eventually leads to the destruction of the house of Creon. Upon closer analysis, it is obvious that Creon caused this to happen himself. There is an old saying that power corrupts and Creon has fallen victim to power. In the opening of the play, we learn that Creon has been proclaimed king. We expect Creon to be the same rational man as we saw him to be in Oedipus the King who stood up for justice ...
  • Creons Decree Antigone
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    'Antigone' the play written by Sophocles deals with moral law vs. civil law. King Creon has condemned Princess Antgione. Antgione went against the king's decree and buried her brother Ploynices. Antgione now will be punished by starvation under King Creon's decree. Antigone is a passionate, strong willed, and determined women. Antigone is a passionate character in the play we see this as we learn of her as we see her put moral law above civil law. An important ideal in Ancient Greece was the bel...
  • Tragic Hero In Antigone
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    Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero? Charles Werner The debate over who is the tragic hero in Antigone continue on to this day. The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one. There are many critics who believe, however, that Creon, the Ruler of Thebes, is the true protagonist. I have made my own judgments also, based on what I have researched of this work by Sophocles. Antigone is widely thought of as the tragic hero of the play bearing her name. She would seem to fit the part in light of th...
  • Creon's Punishment For His Cruelty To Antigone
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    Justice is a word we hear today all the time. Left and right we hear of judges and citizens demanding justice. Is justice always the right way? It seems that justice is not always the correct solution to a problem, but a solution that is the easiest to make. The classic play Antigone is a perfect example of this. Antigone is classic tragedy at its finest. A simple civilized and humane right of burying a loved one is turned into a great loss. Creon's inapt decision to hold his power and sentence ...
  • Creon Believes
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    THE QUALITIES OF CREON As readers, we have to make judgments and interpretations of different characters. In the book, Antigone, translated by David Greene, there is a character by the name of Creon. While reading Antigone, some important descriptions about Creon become apparent. He views himself as the perfect leader, believes he is always correct, and wants control over people. Creon believes he is the only perfect ruler for Thebes. He believes that he can create a better city with his presenc...
  • Antigone Creon
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    Sometimes people make decisions with the best intent but the outcome is less that perfect. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon plans went astray because of a flaw. In Antigone Creon, stubborn leader, orders that Polyneices will not be buried because of his dishonor towards Thebes. Furthermore, if anyone is caught burying him they will be killed for disobeying his order. Antigone does not want to let her brother be left without a proper burial. Creon, ruler makes the mistake of miss using hi...
  • Antigone And Creon
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    Conflicts affect people in both positive and negative ways. Usually conflict results in changes in attitude, thought, and actions of a person. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, Sophocles portrays a struggle between a young woman, Antigone, and a wise king and her uncle, Creon, when Antigone buries her brother against Creon's proclamation, which eventually results in a line of deaths. The play investigates the adverse conflicts that occur when one person opposes to the law. Sophocles utilizes three ...
  • Profound Example Of Creon's Stubbornness
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    Who is the Tragic Hero? A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. Joseph Stalin A play is considered to be a tragedy if a lot of people die and in the play Antigone almost all of the main characters were killed by the end. The only one left was Creon, the tragic hero. He lost all of his family, except for Ismene, and ultimately could have prevented that by just allowing Polyneices to be buried. In addition to his physical losses he also lost his respect and comfort since ever...
  • Creon And Antigone
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    Conflict in "Antigone" By A kanu Ozuzu (594-50-7486) 11/16/03 ENC 1102 In the following paper, I plan to discuss the source of conflict between the title characters of Antigone and Creon in Sophocles "Antigone". I will also discuss how each character justifies his or her actions and what arguments they give for their justifications. Finally, I talk about who Sophocles believes is right as opposed to whom I believe is right. The main source of conflict between Antigone and Creon is the issue of t...
  • Antigone And Creon
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    In the play "Antigone' by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct conflicting values. Hegel's view claims that both sides are right and that both sides are wrong because they assert that they are exclusively right. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise. Antigone, on the other hand, hold the beliefs of the gods in high reverence. She fe...
  • Creon And Antigone
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    Issue of male authority and challenges to that authority in the play "Antigone". In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct conflicting values. Antigone first demonstrates feminist logic when she chooses to challenge a powerful male establishment. This establishment is personified by her uncle Creon, who is newly crowned as the King of Thebes. Creon poses to be a major authority figure in a patriarchal society. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to aban...
  • Creon And Antigone
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    Ah Creon! Is there no man left in the world-' Teirsesias Greek theatre played a large role in Greece. The citizens were supposed to learn from the mistakes made in tragedies. The citizens should have learned what not to be like as a citizen or person. In a Greek trilogy written by Sophocles there are two ma in characters, Antigone and Creon. They are both strong willed and stubborn people. Both being unwilling to change, they both seal each others fate. Creon is passionate... Antigone is full of...
  • King And Antigone A Male
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    Antigone herself represents the highest ideals of human life – courage and respect for the gods. In the mythical story "Antigone', Antigone first demonstrates feminist logic when she chooses to challenge a powerful male establishment. This establishment is personified by her uncle Creon, who is newly crowned as the King of Thebes, and it is usually challenged by whole city-state. She believed that the law of the gods (to give proper burial rights to every dead body) was more important than...
  • Tragic Heroine Antigone
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    Antigone, The Tragic Heroine Antigone risks her life to bury her brother, Polynices, who she loved dearly. As she pleased the Gods, she was punished by a King, Creon. Antigone was the main character or heroine in this tragic tale. She is a tragic character because we feel pity and fear for her. Sophocles wrote this play so we, the audience, would feel sorry for the protagonist, Antigone. We feel pity for her because she is being punished by King Creon, sentenced to death, standing up for what sh...
  • Creon And The Majority Of The Play
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    1. Biography: Sophocles Antigone Antigone 1. Biography: Sophocles was born near Athens, in the small town of Colonus, around 495 BC. His ninety-year life span coincided with the rise and fall of the Athenian Golden age. The son of Soph illus, a wealthy armor maker, Sophocles was provided with the best traditional aristocratic education available in Athens (Page 3). Very little is known about Sophocles as a youth, although one public record suggests his participation in "The Chorus of Youths,' ch...
  • Second Episode
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    In Antigone, the first episode concerns Creon's announcement to the Chorus of Theban elders that he has forbidden the burial of Polynices. It also includes the arrival of the watchman who informs Creon of the perfunctory night burial of Polynices by an unknown hand. Creon lashes out at him and accuses him of conspiring in this act. The stasi ma (plural for stasimon) were expressions of emotion evoked by the preceding episodes, given mainly by the Chorus and serving as interludes between episodes...
  • Antigone And Creon
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    In the play Antigone by Sophocles one can find the conflict between Antigone and her uncle, Creon. The conflict comes into play when her brother Polynices is killed in a battle and is prohibited from being buried. Creon refuses to make an exception to the law on the ground of it being family. The conflict goes back and forth from Antigone and Creon. This conflict is the meaning of the entire play. First it all starts off when Antigone's brother, Polynices, goes to fight with the kingdom of Argos...
  • Brutal And Antigone
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    It takes a lot of courage to stand up and defend an action or idea that is forbidden by society. This is what Antigone does in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon's order that no person should bury Antigone's brother, Polynices, which is punishable by penalty of death. In this case, Antigone's decision the correct one. Antigone did the right thing by disobeying Creon's strict orders on burying Polynices because the unalterable laws of the gods and our morals are high...
  • Creon About Antigone
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    The Brutality of Creon vs. The Admirability of Antigone Many critics feel that in the play Antigone by Sophocles, there are two characters that can be considered the tragic hero. Antigone and Creon both display many characteristics that would label them the tragic hero. Creon's actions are against the will of the gods, and this is why he cannot be the tragic hero of Antigone. In his literary criticism of the play, Brian Vickers presents a similar feeling, Creon is brutal and Antigone is thorough...
  • True Tragic Hero In Sophocles Antigone
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    Antigone: The True Tragic Hero In Antigone: The True Tragic Hero In Sophocles' Antigone Antigone: The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In Sophocles' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is, has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into the role. Antigone, however, possesses all the aspects of a tragic hero. These are, having a high social position,...

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