Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone is a play that shows how a king’s power is blinded by his own fate. Creon is the King of Thebes, and he governs with political and social order. He is arrogant and shows no sympathy for others’ opinion because it is basically his way or the highway. Creon proclaimed an order throughout the city regarding one of the two-sister’s brother, Polyneices. Polyneices is to not have a proper burial like practiced in the religious doctrine; however, Antigone opposes her uncle’s order and buries her brother. Antigone’s determination and loyalty to her brother is caught between obeying the law of the gods or disobeying the law of the man. Creon argues that Eteocles perished in the fight to save their city, but…
In the Greek play "Antigone" the King of Thebes referred to as Creon brought himself to the citizens attention based off of his poor decisions influenced by his egocentric and stubborn ways. If it benefits him, it is a good thing regardless of how it affects others. "I should not be afraid to speak out…
In Antigone, Creon’s tyrannical rule inspires Antigone to seek democracy. Creon forbids anyone from burying Polynices. Creon views obedience to his orders as imperative, and rules tyrannically over the city. Creon tells the Leader to, “See that [he] never sides with those who break [his] orders (Sophocles 69).” Creon also emphasizes loyalty to him as…
Creon plays a major role in the Greek drama, Antigone, because he is the start to the downfall of their entire family. Creon was given too much power and it all went to his head. He should have learned earlier on that he is not always right just because he is the king. In today’s society we will have the same outcome if we allow our leaders to gain too much…
Power can influence individuals, because it can cause someone to become power hungry and treat having power as the ultimate thing in life. On the other side people with power can be influenced to become arrogant and abuse their power and use it in a negative way. In the beginning of Macbeth, Macbeth was not looking for the throne until he was influenced by the witches that he should be king. This led Macbeth to become power hungry and eventually kill King Duncan and take the Scottish Throne. Macbeth went from not even thinking about the Throne to treating it as his ultimate goal in life.…
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 nephew, but he was on Eteocles’s side when it came to choosing one of the two brothers. This whole time Antigone just wanted her brother to have a proper burial, but Creon got in the way of that, and decided that he was going to lock her in a dungeon for her to die of starvation.…
He focuses only on his beliefs and standards alone, and does not allow others to come through. When ruling a kingdom, a king must be open to changes that could better their kingdom, and Creon does just the opposite in “Antigone”. He believes that exhibiting loyalty to the state means that people are displaying loyalty to him as well. He demonstrates this belief in “Antigone” by stating, “No ruler can expect complete loyalty from his subjects until he has been tested in office,” proving that he feels the need to have complete devotion from the people. The gods play an important role in all of Greek mythology, but Creon thinks otherwise. His subjects should put him before the Gods. Creon proves this by saying, “The State is King” which shows his disregard to the gods (1091). As being king of Thebes, Creon thinks very highly of himself throughout “Antigone”. Being a king is very honorable, but it should not be shown off in front of his subjects. This is proven when Creon says, “Whoever is chosen to govern should be obeyed-must be obeyed, in all things, great and small” (1088). Creon has a self-absorbed personality that a king should not…
The Gods play an important role in greek society. The greeks believed that the Gods were the cause of everything. Lightning bolts shooting out of the sky meant Zeus must be angry. A hurricane comes in off the coast, then Poseidon must be feeling anxious. In greek stories the gods were always in control of everything. If one person: human or god, became out of hand, the gods would punish that person. Disobeying the gods always came with consequences; which Creon didn’t understand.…
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. Who is the man here, she or I, if this crime goes unpunished?”(Lines 92-95). This displays power makes a person feel superior and that he has to show people that he holds the power by punishing them for standing against him.…
Antigone was born of royalty. Her father was a king and so was her uncle. Since Antigone was born into it, she doesn't have the same responsibility as her uncle, Creon. While on the other hand, Creon has responsibility of his land and people. He must make decisions not only to guarantee his own safety, but to protect and advance the lives of his people. Antigone does not seem to gasp or refuse to accept the idea of law and order as a foundation for civilized society, but on the other hand, Creon does not see the injustice of his own actions that they are contrary to the will of the Gods. Basically, they are both doomed. Antigone to death for her crime and Creon to the self destruction and hubris of his own making. Both may be doomed but Creon’s life was the kinda more tragic than someone…
Antigone to Creon said this quote after Antigone was caught for trying to bury her brother Polynices. The quote is very important to the overall story of Antigone because it revolves around the theme of family verse family and also the theme of right verse wrong. Creon is Antigone’s uncle but they don’t necessarily see eye to eye with each other, which is why she calls Creon a tyrant. Other distributes occur between family members throughout the play. An example being the brothers Polynices and Eteocles fight and eventually killing each other regarding who should take the throne, Ismene and Antigone argue about burying their brother, and lastly Haemon and his father Creon argue about punishing Antigone for her deeds. Creon is now the king until Antigone gets married to Haemon. He is stuck between what he thinks…
Haemon comes in and tells his father he will accept his ruling, due to the long authority Creon has over him. Haemon refers to him as his "good advisor" and will follow any path Creon sees best for him. This pleases Creon because as he sees it, his "word is law in all things." He goes on ranting on the importance of a good son and advises him to forget Antigone. Creon tells Haemon she has gone against his rules and he does not want his people to see him break his word. Despite their kinship he, "If I bring up my own family To flout me, there will be no holding others. A man who sees his family obey him will have authority in public situations. Creon believes that "disobedience is the worst of evils," and that discipline is what holds everything…
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:…
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. So when Antigone breaks this law, it brings Haimon into conflict about devotion to Creon or devotion to Antigone.…
The character trait most important to Aristotle in his theory and to Creon in Antigone is his hamartia, which defines as a tragic flaw. According to Aristotle and basic elements of a tragedy: the protagonist must have some sort of hamartia that will gradually aid in the chain of events of the plot and bring the character to their downfall. This hamartia is what logically connects the protagonist to the other aspects of the tragedy. In Antigone, Creon 's hamartia is, quite evidently, his lack of judgement. At the beginning of the tragedy, Creon was submerged in his new image to the people of Thebes as king. Creon made it clear several times within his monologues that he wanted to do what he should as king: maintain his authority and remain true to his word. Although these sound like proper duties of a king, his newly found authority caused him to become too stringent and unable to exercise flexibility enough to do what is best for the greater good. In shorter words, Creon expected his rules to be followed: whether they were right or wrong. Haemon sheds light on this during his monologue during lines 805-810. "It would be best by far, I admit, if a man were born infallile, right by nature. If not... it 's best to learn from those with good advice" (...) When following Creon 's…