The play Antigone by Sophocles and the play Macbeth by Shakespeare both have characters Creon and Macbeth, who demonstrate the traits of a tragic hero because Creon and Macbeth are good, consistent, and lifelike. Macbeth is good because he fights against the rebels and helps Scotland. By giving Eteocles a proper funeral Creon is seen as a good man. They are both consistent because Creon keeps enforcing the law and Macbeth tries everything to stay king and does anything he needs to do to stay in that position. Creon mourns for his wife and kids which shows how he is lifelike. Feeling guilty for killing Duncan displays how Macbeth is lifelike. The immense time difference from both plays shows how they are similar even though they were written
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In the beginning of the play Creon has good intentions and is a good man. Creon is talking to all his people and says how Eteocles “is to be buried with full military honours” (Sophocles 53). He is good because he says how they are going to have a proper funeral for Eteocles and have a ceremony to honour him fighting for the country. Creon does not think of himself here he honours Eteocles because he knows that is what is right and shows the quality of being a good man in doing so. Creon and Macbeth are both good men and they are also excessively …show more content…
Macbeth does everything he needs to become king and stay king. Macbeth is telling the murderers to go kill Banquo because Macbeth “could with barefaced power sweep him from [his] sight” (Shakespeare III.i.135). He is consistent because he is doing everything to stay king, first he killed Duncan to be king now killed Banquo so he can stay king. Him killing people is his consistency of wanting to be king desperately. Different from Macbeth, Creon consistently enforces the law. Antigone tells Creon that it was her who threw dirt on top of Polynices and Creon responds with “And yet you dared defy the law” (Sophocles 59). Once again Creon states the law that no one can bury Polyneices. Creon is consistent because he keeps reinforcing the law that no one is able to honor Polyneices and he continues enforcing the law throughout the entire play. In some ways they are the same because they both take initiative and consistently do everything they can do to stay king or enforce the law. Although they both may seem rancorous they still show
In the beginning of the play Creon has good intentions and is a good man. Creon is talking to all his people and says how Eteocles “is to be buried with full military honours” (Sophocles 53). He is good because he says how they are going to have a proper funeral for Eteocles and have a ceremony to honour him fighting for the country. Creon does not think of himself here he honours Eteocles because he knows that is what is right and shows the quality of being a good man in doing so. Creon and Macbeth are both good men and they are also excessively …show more content…
Macbeth does everything he needs to become king and stay king. Macbeth is telling the murderers to go kill Banquo because Macbeth “could with barefaced power sweep him from [his] sight” (Shakespeare III.i.135). He is consistent because he is doing everything to stay king, first he killed Duncan to be king now killed Banquo so he can stay king. Him killing people is his consistency of wanting to be king desperately. Different from Macbeth, Creon consistently enforces the law. Antigone tells Creon that it was her who threw dirt on top of Polynices and Creon responds with “And yet you dared defy the law” (Sophocles 59). Once again Creon states the law that no one can bury Polyneices. Creon is consistent because he keeps reinforcing the law that no one is able to honor Polyneices and he continues enforcing the law throughout the entire play. In some ways they are the same because they both take initiative and consistently do everything they can do to stay king or enforce the law. Although they both may seem rancorous they still show