Eurydice of Thebes

How does one measure the greatness of a leader? Is it through the way he or she commands his or her people? The way he or she handles problems? Or through the sacrifices made for others? Whatever the case may be, many characters and historical figures exert qualities of a leader that should be looked upon. A great leader doesn’t hold himself or herself above the people. He or she is able to put the interest of others in front of his or her own. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Oedipus is…

Antigone by Sophocles Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. It is a tale about the conflict between a girl trying to honor her brother and a king who uses his power to forbid it. This Greek play symbolically demonstrates the inner conflict between power and one’s conscience. (Haigh) Antigone was the third and final installment of Sophocles popular trilogy after Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus (Sayre). Sophocles, who lived from 496-406 BCE was a treasurer for Athenian polis…

Antigone, but found out it was too late since she already had committed suicide. Subsequently, Haemon, whom was engaged to Antigone, broke into the tomb to set her free, found her dead and stabbed himself in front of his father. Later on, his wife, Eurydice found out the news and also killed herself. After such events made Creon miserable since everything that mattered to him was now gone; he was all…

undergoes the change to misfortune through any real badness or wickedness, but because of some mistake.” (2) Creon most exquisitely fits the criteria and the role of a tragic hero because Sophocles portrays him to be a just ruler to the people of Thebes, yet along the way with help from his tragic flaw and the Gods; Creon upsets the balance of the play and thus sets in motion his own downfall as well as the downfall of those closest to him and by the time he realizes his grand error it is too…

translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. The play is about a royal family that consists of four siblings, two of which fight for control of the kingdom (Eteocles and Polynices), both brothers are killed and their uncle Creon becomes the ruler of Thebes. Creon is very angry and sentences Antigone to death. In the end Creon changes his mind after Teiresias predicts bad things for his future and runs to release Antigone but he is too late. Creon realizes that his stubbornness has led to…

power corrupts absolutely”. In Antigone by Sophocles, power plays a huge role. Creon is a ruler who has gone mad with newfound power and authority. How much power is too much, quote about power. The play Antigone focuses on the royal family of Thebes. Antigone, Creon’s niece, disagrees with Creon’s laws since the Gods are against corpses not being buried, and decides to do things her own way. She sets out to bury her brother, but unfortunately gets caught and is in big trouble. Creon…

Why does death tend to gravitate around Creon? What is it that attracts so much death to the life of Creon? In the play Antigone Sophocles presents Creon as a stubborn, overruling, power craving man. Creon is the King of Thebes, and is presented as the Tragic Hero. Although he may be the Tragic Hero, he can also be considered the antagonist. By the end of the play, almost all of Creon’s family dies and not just by coincidence. People close to Creon tend to meet their demise because of his…

In Antigone, Antigone’s brothers Eteocles and Polyneices fought for control of Thebes, but killed each other. King Creon planned to give Eteocles a proper burial, but would not give the same to Polyneices, who Creon acused as a traitor. Antigone sacrifices her welfare by burying Polyneices, and later sacrifices her life to show her disgust with King Creon’s rule. Her sacrifice not only shows that people can stand up to a corrupt power, but also labels her values in her family and divine law.…

hamartia is what logically connects the protagonist to the other aspects of the tragedy. In Antigone, Creon 's hamartia is, quite evidently, his lack of judgement. At the beginning of the tragedy, Creon was submerged in his new image to the people of Thebes as king. Creon made it clear several times within his monologues that he wanted to do what he should as king: maintain his authority and remain true to his word. Although these sound like proper duties of a king, his newly found authority…

ages. The author’s treatment of Creon’s laws and actions relates to the overall meaning of the play showing that Creon is the tragic hero of the play. Continuously in Antigone, the characters display the status of Creon. Because he is the king of Thebes, everyone must follow Creon’s rules a all times and, “anyone who acts against [his] order[s]/ will be stoned to death before the city,” (Sophocles Prologue. 41-43). Sophocles portrays Creon’s noble stature by explaining the punishment of anyone…