Antigone Similarities Between Macbeth And Creon

The theme, characterization, and social aspect of Macbeth are different from those in Antigone. Macbeth, a respected man, pursues power by all means, killing people and manipulating those that believe he respects them. Meanwhile, Macbeth communicates with three witches to ensure that his plans of action are uninterrupted trying to become king by any means necessary. However, during his mission to become king, all turn tragic and he never achieves the chance to learn from his actions. On the other hand, Creon, a feared king, pursues power through laws that governs the land; he is stubborn, orders the death of Antione for disobeying his command not to properly burying her brother, the traitor, Polynices, but he slays no one by his own hands. Nonetheless Creon refuses to listen to the voices of reason concerning the consequences of ordering the death of Antigone, as a result, all turns tragic, but he learns …show more content…
The two men become powerful leader\s, but something goes dreadfully wrong. Both Macbeth and Creon rule in a societal structure during the time of the monarch. Socially, the men rule and the women are submissive to them, however, Creon believes that men are above women where he rules, more importantly, the women understands the role of the man during those times. Antigone does not consider Creon’s role as leader when he puts forth a decree forbidding her from giving her brother a proper burial. She feels slighted because Creon, the king, properly buries one of her brothers and not the other one after they kill one another in a fight. Meanwhile, her sister, Ismene reminds her to consider that they are born women, proving we should not fight with men (Sandars 15). Fighting against men violates the law and the societal rules. Moreover, Creon describes Haemon as a disgusting character, playing second to a woman (41) showing women’s position in a man’s