Unit 4 embedded assessment #2 Antigone helps to develop Creon.
“But where could I gain greater glory than setting my own brother in his grave” lines 570- 5771. Antigone says as she states her point. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon’s interactions show their motivation. But Antigone was shown to bring the stubbornness, anger, and disrespect out of Creon. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by setting the pathway and showing fully Creon as the tragic hero, he is, and their interactions advance the plot and develop the theme by moving from event to event and adding the drama and conflicting points of views.
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The evidence of this is seen when teiresias says” you will not see the sun rise race through its cycle many times before you lose a child of your loins, a corpse in payment for these corpses.” this advice from this well known oracle is the advice that makes Creon realise his decision was in fact false and he was unreasonable with his decision. Now he has no time to save his family.
One thing this play knows how to do is make character interactions meaningful and intriguing. But the interactions between him and Antigone develops themes and progresses the plot by setting up dramatic scenes and showing and bringing out creon’s fatal flaws. I see this when Creon says “ alas for me…. The guilt for all this is mine it can never be removed from me or passed to any other mortal man.” this evidence supports my claim because it shows that with creon’s stubbornness and anger towards Antigone he has killed his family.
In conclusion, as Creon is developed as a tragic hero and his fate is sealed one wonders what made him so stubborn, angry, and disrespectful. Was it the fact that he thought it would make him look weak to not persecute Antigone? Or was it the fact that he challenged the gods and had to face their
“But where could I gain greater glory than setting my own brother in his grave” lines 570- 5771. Antigone says as she states her point. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon’s interactions show their motivation. But Antigone was shown to bring the stubbornness, anger, and disrespect out of Creon. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by setting the pathway and showing fully Creon as the tragic hero, he is, and their interactions advance the plot and develop the theme by moving from event to event and adding the drama and conflicting points of views.
Antigone’s words, actions and ideas contrast with creon’s character by completely contrasting …show more content…
The evidence of this is seen when teiresias says” you will not see the sun rise race through its cycle many times before you lose a child of your loins, a corpse in payment for these corpses.” this advice from this well known oracle is the advice that makes Creon realise his decision was in fact false and he was unreasonable with his decision. Now he has no time to save his family.
One thing this play knows how to do is make character interactions meaningful and intriguing. But the interactions between him and Antigone develops themes and progresses the plot by setting up dramatic scenes and showing and bringing out creon’s fatal flaws. I see this when Creon says “ alas for me…. The guilt for all this is mine it can never be removed from me or passed to any other mortal man.” this evidence supports my claim because it shows that with creon’s stubbornness and anger towards Antigone he has killed his family.
In conclusion, as Creon is developed as a tragic hero and his fate is sealed one wonders what made him so stubborn, angry, and disrespectful. Was it the fact that he thought it would make him look weak to not persecute Antigone? Or was it the fact that he challenged the gods and had to face their