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between the king of the city Creon and his niece Antigone, when she disobeyed his orders and went on with burying her brother. The goal behind Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone was to show which matters are more important obeying the laws of the city or honoring the laws of gods and family. Antigone and her sister get back to the city Thebes after the war is over, but only to learn about the deaths of both of their brothers. One of their brothers Eteocles was honored by the king Creon and considered…

Antigone In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the main character, Antigone, disobeys the orders of the king, Creon. Out of loyalty, she attempts to bury her brother, Polyneices, because Creon has declared that he will be left in the fields with no honorable services. Throughout the play, Antigone follows her moral beliefs in order to show her loyalty to her family and the gods, while appealing to other characters’ emotions. Antigone creates a moral argument with Ismene trying to convince her to be…

respective priorities. Antigone and Ismene are different in ways to highlight each other’s motivations in life. Antigone, as the original title character, can be characterized as the basic heroine, being impulsive, courageous, and morally driven. When Creon makes his edict to ban the burial of Polyneices, Antigone tells Ismene, “‘Whoever breaks this law,/ I’ll have them…

my son, Life scarce begun, Thou was undone. The fault was mine, mine only, O my son!” (Creon p.57-58) In other words, Creon’s guilt and conscience have defeated him. Personally, I perceive a sense of remorse in which he then hopes for a quick death. To me, he seems to blame himself for everything that has happened to his family. He noticed something could of been done to avoid such a tragedy. Moreover, Creon says “By sorrow schooled. Heavy the hand of God, Thorny and rough the paths my feet have…

King Creon, over the role of man’s laws and god’s laws in society. Antigone’s two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles had slain each other in battle over the throne. King Creon, who was loyal to Eteocles, rendered Polyneices a traitor and decreed that his body shall not receive a burial. However, Antigone challenges Creon’s decree because it is not in accordance with the laws of the Greek…

by a mortal power plays a central role in Antigone, the third and final of Sophocles’ Theban tragedies. Set in the aftermath of both Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone follows the rebellion of Oedipus’ daughter Antigone against her uncle Creon, the current ruler of Thebes. Antigone and her sister, Ismene, return to Thebes following the death of their father. Upon arriving, the sisters learn their brothers–Etoecles and Polynices–slaughtered each other.…

Creon and his guards strongly symbolize the Nazi régime that was at its absolute height when Anouilh wrote ANTIGONE in 1944 (Smith, 92). The guards’ view of the situation was that they were, “only doing their job.” This same view was also echoed by all of the Nazi soldiers after World War II. Creon establishes the mentality in the guards that their only goal was to complete their duties, the same way…

In the story Antigone, the King of Thebes, Creon, showed that too much power will corrupt anyone. As Creon became the one with total control, his character, judgment, and his principals deteriorated. Antigone was written by Sophocles. He did an excellent job of showing how absolute power will corrupt absolutely. Using Creon's utmost authority, Sophocles told of how everything he once stood for had crumbled. Antigone begins by telling of a Theban royal family which is in much turmoil. There are…

A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone, Antigone fulfills all three traits conscientiously. Antigone is a princess, because her father Oedipus was the King of Thebes. She is well respected and her unwarranted pride and ambition lead to her own destruction. Antigone’s pride and ambition not…

play “Antigone” by Sophocles, the ruler of Thebes, Creon, declares that Polyneices may not be buried because he betrayed Thebes and fought against them in battle. When Antigone, the sister of Polyneices, realizes this, she is infuriated and wants to bury him in a respectful way. She chooses to go against Creon and follow the laws of the gods, which say that everyone deserves a proper burial. When she tries to bury her brother and gets caught, Creon is outraged that someone would blatantly…