Antigone is a play about a young girl and her uncle whose beliefs conflict with one another. Creon is the king and has made a law about traitors and how they are prohibited from having a proper burial. Antigone’s love for her brother, Polyneices was unconditional that she had no choice but to against the law, even though she knew what Creon’s harsh punishment would be for breaking the law. Creon was a determine King and refused to back away from his law even if Antigone ignored it. As a King, he was forced not show his weakness because it would result in him being overthrown for letting a woman have an effect on him.…
In the play “Antigone”, by Sophocles, I am going to prove Creon the new king was foolish, prideful, and stubborn. I will also prove that his actions affected his future in a bad way. These actions and choices did not only affect him but his family and kingdom. I will also talk about his foolishess and how he handled encounters in the wrong way. These following paragraphs will provide all the evidence I will need.…
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…
There’s nothing grievous, nothing full of doom, or shameful, or dishonored, I’ve not seen; you’re sufferings and mine. The first thing Creon does in Antigone is declare a law that Polynieces’ the brother of Antigone will remain untombed for the hungry birds to devour. The law also declares that anyone who dares attempt the act to bury Polynieces will die by public stoning in the town. “You cannot learn of any man the soul, the mind, and the intent until he shows his practice of the government and law” stated Creon. Creon position is unwavering because Polynieces is a traitor against his hometown although le only led this attack because his brother Eteocles refused to share the crown as promised.…
In Sophocles play, Antigone, Creon’s choices demonstrate his qualities of a poor leader, choices that lead to the downfall of others. Creon’s first decision to prohibit anyone from burying the dead body of Polyneices causes conflict with his niece, Antigone. Antigone does not deny that she buried her brother and tells Creon,”It was not God’s proclamation. That final justice that rules the world below makes no such laws”. She tells Creon that his law was not a wise one, one that no god would ever make.…
Was Creon “equally” justified in his “rightness”? I don’t think so at all. From the early sentences you get the impression that he is trying to set laws to reestablish his power. I don’t know that he felt much family devotion. He turned over the hand of his sister to anyone that could get rid of the Sphinx in the city.…
A tragic hero receives pity from the audience because of all the horrible things that happens to a possibly good individual. Creon qualifies to this characteristic in the play Antigone. Since he does not fix his mistakes in time, the gods punish Creon. In this quote Creon says, “ Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish.…
“This girl here was already very insolent in/contravening laws we had proclaimed”, Creon expressed to the chorus leader in Sophocles’ play Antigone (542-544). Antigone was the sister of Polyneices and Eteocles. The two brothers shared the role of king because their father Oedipus passed away because others found out he killed Laius. Polyneices and Eteocles were instructed to rule Thebes alternatively each year by Creon. Eteocles did not want to give up the thrown to Polyneices after his year of ruling Thebes was over.…
Antigone by Sophocles is a play about a young woman name Antigone who buries her brother, Polyneices, even though the king, who is also Antigone’s uncle Creon , banned it. She then proceeded to fight with him and tells him that it is her spiritual duty. Creon says that his duty to his kingdom comes first. During the play, Creon’s actions are better than Antigone’s because he shows his strength as a ruler by putting law before family and religion.…
Like all tragic stories Creon ended up being the tragic hero for Antigone. And much the same as other tragic heroes Creon had noble stature, which led to tragic flaws such as pride and suburness. And that pride led to free choices such as deciding to kill his niece Antigone causing the excessive punishment of losing not only his niece but his son and wife as well. And with that punishment came an increased awareness, making Creon rethink everything he had done to cause and deserve all that pain. With noble stature Creon had many choices and laws he can make.…
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny in shaped” (BrainyQuote Par. 5) quoted Tony Robbins. When one would gaze upon fate, they would explain it as constant and unchangeable. If the person involves themselves in noble activities to diminish their corrupt karma, it will not affect their destiny. In Antigone, Creon is a prideful antagonist who causes ruin in his kingdom with his decisions. His character’s attributes initiated the decline of his empire by being deaf and blind to logic.…
The tragic hero of Sophocles’ Antigone is Creon the uncle of Antigone. Creon represents masculine rules, state over family, and the gods who choose his side over anyone else. In doing so he has caused a lot of harm towards the ones he love. Creon actions led many to their deaths because what he was representing.…
As Ismene predicted Antigone’s extreme stubborn loyalty leads to her blindness to the importance of Creon’s laws which ultimately brings tragedy to her, Creon and Thebes. Even though Creon went against the laws of gods, he did what was best for the state during a period of civil…
Furthermore, he promulgates, “the State is King!”, which further underscores Creon’s belief in his own superiority not only over his people but also in comparison to the gods (Sophocles 54). Such hubris informs his actions and ultimately yields his demise, especially when he attempts to escape his fate as prophesized by Tiresias. Tiresias attempts to make a sacrifice to the gods in exchange for a prophecy, but it will not immolate, and the birds continue to fight, which portends that the gods are angry. Tiresias further states: “Think: all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is incorrect, and repairs the evil. The only crime is hubris” (Sophocles).…
Would you consider a judge a murderer for sentencing a criminal to death? Would you love a man who killed your family? Would you attack the only person dedicated to protecting you? These are the questions that today face the jury, as they decide whether or not they will stand by Creon, the king of our city, and his actions on that fateful day. We all remember what happened on that day.…