What Is The Difference Between Antigone And King Creon

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Jean Anouilh Antigone and Wim wenders captures the essence of defiance. As a matter of fact, the characters Antigone and Damien are both depicted as resisting the usual and following their free will. Not to mention, they come out as stubborn, unceasingly disobeying the criterion set out for them.A.Not only, does Antigone transgress the statute set out by King Creon but also behaves in contempt toward the king.Likewise,Damien is an angel who falls in love with a mortal. In spite of their similarities, the variance between the two characters is brought out by their temperaments. Antigone is opinionated, egotistical and narcissistic, on the other hand Damien is brought out as compassionate and

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