Nietzsche was a German philosopher born in 1844. Much of his work was published. He was considered to be a huge influence on the western philosophy and modern intellectual philosophy. He was a philosopher, cultural critic, and essayist. He wrote on truth, history, morality, cultural theory, human consciousness, language, power, and even the meaning of existence. Nietzsche believed that as humans we fundamentally want power and always attempt to inflict our will upon others. He believed to live the good life we must affirm our instincts to acquire power and dominance over others and things in our life. Living the good life and lasting satisfaction and pleasure result from being able to live and accept our instincts, exerting our will to power.
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Antigone tells Creon, “My nature is for mutual love, not hate”. Creon says, “Die then, and love the dead if thou must; No women shall be the master while I live” (522). Creon is so power hungry that he doesn't give into anyone threatening his, and would rather die than to see it taken and overthrown by women. He values maintaining his pride, over his life. His power has made him arrogant and cold. Creon's hunger for power makes him ruthless and cruel. Creon says, “Is it not arrant folly to pretend/ That gods would have thought for this dead man?/ Did they forsooth award him special grace,/And as some benefactor bury him”. Creon's new power and gaining more respect makes him rise against Antigone with new presumption. Creon attempts to shame Antigone because her views are different from his own. Thus making them invalid and irrelevant to anything important. Such interactions show his hunger for power and wish to control her ideas and put in plant his ‘correct’ ones into her head. Teiresias, the prophet, warns Creon about his mistakes, “No man alive is free/ From error” (1023). Creon doesn’t believe him and rejects any notation of it because he is so prideful. He also is told of his mistakes The Chorus later, “Too late, too late you see the path of wisdom” (1270). They address Creon, who is devastated and alone since his family has died through his mistakes. They summarize his actions and show how his fate came to be through this obsession with power and control. He was blind to instincts of humanity, suppressing them for the need for
Antigone tells Creon, “My nature is for mutual love, not hate”. Creon says, “Die then, and love the dead if thou must; No women shall be the master while I live” (522). Creon is so power hungry that he doesn't give into anyone threatening his, and would rather die than to see it taken and overthrown by women. He values maintaining his pride, over his life. His power has made him arrogant and cold. Creon's hunger for power makes him ruthless and cruel. Creon says, “Is it not arrant folly to pretend/ That gods would have thought for this dead man?/ Did they forsooth award him special grace,/And as some benefactor bury him”. Creon's new power and gaining more respect makes him rise against Antigone with new presumption. Creon attempts to shame Antigone because her views are different from his own. Thus making them invalid and irrelevant to anything important. Such interactions show his hunger for power and wish to control her ideas and put in plant his ‘correct’ ones into her head. Teiresias, the prophet, warns Creon about his mistakes, “No man alive is free/ From error” (1023). Creon doesn’t believe him and rejects any notation of it because he is so prideful. He also is told of his mistakes The Chorus later, “Too late, too late you see the path of wisdom” (1270). They address Creon, who is devastated and alone since his family has died through his mistakes. They summarize his actions and show how his fate came to be through this obsession with power and control. He was blind to instincts of humanity, suppressing them for the need for