Creon believed that his law was like the word of the Gods. Creon viewed himself as more important than everyone else and that what he said goes, he was prideful. After Creon sentenced Antigone to death, Creon’s son Haimon who was also engaged to Antigone came to speak to him. When Creon was speaking to Haimon he asked him if he was loyal, Haimon then said yes he was loyal. When Creon heard this he said, “Good, that is the way to behave: subordinate everything else my son to your father’s will.”…
Creon vs. Antigone In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon, the King of Thebes, is a misanthrope. He trusts no one. He shows this through his actions towards Antigone when she wanted to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. Polynices is Creon’s…
A king would like the idea that he is all-powerful. Throughout the play, Creon gets many warnings not to kill Antigone; however, he had the final say. When the Choragus suggest that he “Go quickly: free Antigone from her vault\ And build a tomb for the body of Polyneices,” he has no obligation to take their advice––he does so because he decided that was moral (5.95). On the other hand, a king would be offended by the idea of citizens disobeying laws as Antigone did. This undermines the king's position as all-powerful.…
In other words, Antigone pays back Creon, for his attempt to help her, by disrespecting and resisting his laws that were meant to maintain order in the state. This is absolutely illogical, because one would not usually harm a person offering help, but Antigone’s action was a natural result caused by her inability to be open-minded, due to her audacity. Antigone continues to challenge Creon by saying “There is nothing you can say that I would wish to hear.” Antigone’s clear statement combined with her strong diction reveal her determination and unwillingness to revisit her decision by any logical argument or help offered by anyone. The stubbornness in the passage reveals that Antigone is completely blocking people’s advice, even if they were to act for her own benefit.…
Everyday people take advantage of their power that ends up affecting others around them negatively. Power has a negative effect on other people because the person who holds the power becomes arrogant and become power hungry. In Antigone, King Creon feels no one should be antagonistic towards him since he is the ultimate power and he is on a higher platform than everyone else. Creon shows that power creates arrogance's by him saying “This girl is guilty of a double insolence, Breaking the laws given and boasting of it.…
Antigone, however, is more intelligent in her thinking that sometimes, a ruler’s law is not a rational one, and that there are times when one must speak out for what is truly ethical. When Creon forces his word to be fulfilled, he ultimately causes the chaos he most fears. When Haemon and Creon discuss the rationality of Creon’s order,…
Creon is extremely prideful and arrogant, believing he alone is right and that he does not need to take any advice from a subject. Creon questions that Antigone would have the boldness to defy his law (Sophocles 498). Creon is angry that Antigone would even have the nerve to break his law that he values over what the gods decreed. Creon accuses his son of telling him that Thebes is to tell him how to rule (Sophocles 821). Haemon tries to reason with his father that his city is against him in his decision to execute Antigone.…
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon demonstrates a superiority of man’s law over divine law which later ends in his downfall. Creon is portrayed as the true tragic hero through the tragic actions that he commits to those close to him. As a result, Creons actions along with his hubris foreshadow the deaths of those he sorely cares for. The death of Antigone followed by both his son and wife seemed to fill Creon with guilt and remorse. Due to his superior level as King of Thebes Creon looks down upon those around him and is perceived as being more superior to every Theban.…
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Antigone is a tragic play written by Sophocles that ends catastrophically mostly because of how everyone handled their own pride. In the play, one of the main characters, Creon show signs of throwing a strong wall of dignity to stand behind their opinions and judgement. As Creon took over the throne, it seemed like his mentality and the way he used his supremacy over the citizens of Athens changed periodically. Becoming king abruptly made it unmanageable for him to make a factual decision in every moment needed.…
Creon believes that since the gods ordained him to be king that his words should be equal to the gods, because the gods would never let someone rule in a way that they did not approve of. Creon, full of rage by this incredible insult, confronts Antigone about her disobedience: “And did you dare to disobey that law?” (493). Antigone, still very much happy and content with her decision to bury Polyneices and follow the law of the gods, answers very passionately and assertively: “Yes, it was not Zeus that made the proclamation; / nor did Justice, which lives with those…
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon has recently been appointed as king of Thebes due to the recent deaths of his nephews, Polyneices and Eteocles. Although he is new to the throne, he proves himself to be an extraordinarily well rounded king, simultaneously being reasonable, fair, and good to the City of Thebes, as well as his own family. Through his actions and words it is as clear that he wants simply the best for those around him. He also makes decisions for the interest of not only himself, but others. Creon is a good, reasonable, and fair king to his family and the City of Thebes by not sentencing Antigone to death, not allowing Polyneices to be buried, and imprisoning Antigone despite her being family.…
Nolan Craze Denise Schnitker English 2 PreAP 21 October 2015 In “Antigone” by Sophocles, the main protagonist, Antigone, deals with death and a new king. Through the new king comes a law that prevents Antigone from enacting a sacred burial ritual for Polyneices to give rest to the soul. It is not Antigone, However, who is torn about this idea; it is Haimon, Creon’s son.…
Creon represents the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone through his believes in choosing the state over his own family. Creon chooses the state over his family multiply times and doesn’t realize the consequences. One example that Creon chooses the state over his family is when he is talking to his son Hamion. Creon tells him the choice he should make over love. Creon says “You have heard my final judgment on that girl.”…
Creon claims that his rule must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy or chaos. As the play goes on, anarchy comes in different ways. Antigone refusing to obey Creon made him feel disrespected and embarrass because she is a woman, and also made his own son disobey him and side with her. Creon’s authority seems to be the only thing he values because he goes to great lengths to prove it. When the blind prophet Tiresias arrives, Creon promises to take whatever advice he gives.…