Eurydice of Thebes

He makes a decree that Polynices should not be buried and commends his body as a “carrion for birds and dogs to tear” because he fought against Thebes (230). In saying this, Creon is expressing the case for positive law which teaches obedience to state laws. Creon’s determination to ensure Polynices does not get a proper burial is seen when he posts guards to watch and ensure Polynices’ body is…

In the Greek Tragedy, Antigone, Sophocles demonstrates the consequences of hubris with Creon, the Theban king, as he suffers by losing everyone close to him. Creon is a man who has just become the king of Thebes and has a flaw of having too much pride. He can’t control the power of being over other people and he just lets the power go to his head. In getting his new power, Creon institutes a law that states that only Eteocles will be buried with full honor and Polyneices “must be left unburied”…

Action, drama, regret and sympathy demonstrate a tragedy. A Greek play written by Sophocles and created in 441 B.C.E. called Antigone portrays a tragedy. In the play Antigone, a character portrays the characteristics of a tragic hero. A tragic hero characterizes a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In order for a character to be a tragic hero he or she has to have a flaw or error, nobility, excessive pride, suffers more than…

established law and authority. Sophocles tells of the struggles of Antigone with the King of Thebes, Creon. Creon places a law that goes against the divine law of the gods, and Antigone obeys the divine law instead of listening to Creon and suffers unfair consequences because of his hubris. Creon’s arrogance causes most of his family’s deaths because they all feel betrayed. All of this makes the people of Thebes lose their trust in their leader, as the royal family falls apart. Creon’s hubris,…

and love causes a tragic dilemma urging reflection on the morality of divine intervention. Antigone describes Argos' invasion of Thebes. Eteocles, who fought for Thebes, and Polyneices, who fought for Argos, were two of Oedipus's sons who lost their lives in the battle.…

Conflict in “Antigone” One of the conflicts in Sophocles’ play “Antigone,” is between Creon and himself. The conflict Creon is having is whether the people of Thebes follow him in fear, and the responses they would have if Creon let Antigone free. He fears about his image in front of the state. The conflict begins when Creon ordered a decree stating that Polyneices was not to be buried. He believes he needs to appear fearful in front of the people, or they won’t follow him. He states,…

Sophocles, in his book “Antigone”, identities Creon as the tragic hero that falls due to his hubris: being prideful, stubborn, and arrogant. A tragic hero is one who is in or born into a high rank and later loses respect, power, or honor because of a tragic flaw that the hero had. Creon inherited the throne after fate took the lives of Polynices and Eteocles, Creon later makes a law that forbids anyone from buring the traitor Eteocles because he had killed his own people. He later sees himself…

Creon. A cloud containing a lightning bolt is presented at the top of the poster. It is meant to represent the anger the gods have towards Thebes and Creon. The lightning bolt is striking the king’s crown to represent Creon’s rule failing under the resentment of Zeus. There are three cracks in his crown to epitomize the deaths of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice. They are connected to indicate that the death of Antigone caused a chain reaction of suicide. At the bottom of the poster, there is…

the beginning of the conversation, they talk about Antigone and Creon refuses to remove the punishment for anyone who buries Polyneices. In another part of the conversation, it is made clear that Creon believes that as king he is above the people of Thebes. Finally, near…

After discovering that Antigone, Haimon, and Eurydice have all killed themselves, an intense feeling of sorrow overtakes Creon. However, Creon acknowledges that his own rash pride has led to the death of his entire family: “I have been rash and foolish / I have killed my son and my wife… / Fate has…