Creon

After Oedipus’ death, his son-brothers both die in a battle over the throne. The throne is ultimately inherited by Creon, the next male in the blood lineage. Creon declares a law to punish the brother, Polyneices, for initiating the attack on the kingdom by leaving his corpse unburied. Polyneices’ sister, Antigone, cannot accept this law and decides to bury her brother in defiance. Creon, in his hubris(excessive pride or self-confidence or defiance of the gods) and rage, sentences her to death,…

Sophocles’s plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex are two very dramatic stories that are accounts of convoluted problems occurring in Thebes, Ancient Greece, around 430 B.C. In Antigone, King Creon refuses to allow his brother to be buried as proper funeral rites after the civil war of Thebes. His sister Antigone defies this, thus Creon sentences her to be buried alive- until she takes her own life instead. Furthermore, Oedipus Rex is about a man named Oedipus who has been cursed to kill his father and…

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…

the king, Creon. Throughout the book Creon shows the characteristics of Hubris, by being arrogant, attempting to show authority to his family, and over exerting his power.Multiple of Creon’s family members die by exile or by suicide. This is due to the king’s Hubris and effort to prove to the people that no one is above the law. Creon’s unwavering approach to his own family, shows that he believed in civic values over family ones. The first victim of Creon is Antigone, the niece of Creon. When…

Within the play “Antigone” both Creon and Antigone are displayed as strong-willed, principled, and complex individuals. Through the play we explore the consequences endured by the two opposing characters based on their actions; each displayed with a different set of beliefs and morals, against one another causing both a traumatic ending. Antigone and Creon are similar in some cases, they both stand confidently in what they believe in, even if it makes them allies. Antigone honors the beliefs of…

mistakes and he would not assume them. He ends up losing everything that matters to him, in a devastating series of events. This makes him the perfect tragic hero in this play because he goes through excessive punishment as well as self awareness. Creon 's noble stature certainly affects the overall theme of the story as him being the king. He takes charge; he makes the law and everyone has to obey his decisions without…

I 'm talking about how Creon is a Tragic Hero in the story of Antigone which was written by Sophocles. In the story Antigone the King of Thebes Creon is a tragic hero. He stoned his niece even though everyone tells him that they disagree with him which is hubris. He was the son of Menoikeus, he affected the audience by fear and/or pity, and he has realize he has made an irreversible mistake. In the story Antigone the author Sophocles has created the character Creon who is the new King of Thebes…

conquers that hero and normally either causes causes his death or the death of their loved ones. In the Tragic story of Antigone, I believe the the tragic hero to be Creon. Creon gives hints about his Tragic flaw throughout the play, but he shows his true colors when he sentences Antigone, ignores Haimon and rejects Teiresias. Creon first really shows his tragic flaw when he sentences Antigone.Antigone decides not to follow Creon’s law. In following the law of the gods and the love of her…

character, King Creon of Thebes, is a perfect example of a tragic hero and a morally ambiguous character. Throughout the duration of the play, Creon had many good intentions for his people, he also had a heart for those that he loved, and because of that his moral ambiguity, his character plays a significant role to the tragic play as a whole. Without his recognition of his fatal flaw pride,, Creon simply surmised that his decisions were entirely driven by pure good.…

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. Creon represents the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone through his believes in choosing the state over his own family. Creon chooses the state over his family multiply times and doesn’t…