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The Greek tragedy, Antigone, written by Sophocles around 441 BC, follows the consequences of Antigone’s decision to bury her dishonored brother against the orders of her uncle, King Creon. Certain consequences included the death of her fiance Haemon, Creon’s wife Eurydice, and Antigone’s tragic death. However, Sophocles’s tragic hero is not the titular character, Antigone. Instead, the defining traits of a tragic hero, which, according to Aristotle, include the inability to achieve his desired…

her opposition to her uncle’s ruling, and showed selflessness in her actions. At the end of the play, Antigone is sent to live and die underground. Antigone kills herself since Creon would not do it himself, sacrificing herself. Another character, Haemon, Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiancée, talks in opposition of his father and his actions. He also sacrifices himself once he finds out Antigone is dead. He does so not only out of love, but to teach his father a lesson. After Haemon’s death,…

wrong he is a king and he wanted that everyone would follow his laws and listening him, but Antigone broke his laws by bury her brother Polynieces. He was wrath at her that he told her he will bury her alive. Creon didn’t wanted to follow his son Haemon 's advice to not bury Antigone alive but because of hubris he didn’t even realized that he caused Antigone’s death, Haemon’s death and his wife Eurydice. If he would me more respectful Antigone’s wishes he would never cause this, it would be much…

that his rules were just because he created them to ensure the safety of his city. Throughout the play, he appears to be a self-interested tyrant instead of the great leader he desired to be. He refused to listen to the sound reasoning of his son Haemon, who was set to marry Antigone. His arrogance and true use of power is demonstrated when he says, “What? The city is the king’s-that’s the law!” (Antigone pg. 97). Creon desired to be a good and just leader from the beginning of his reign.…

In life, “we [can] do everything right, act on the best information available, and with the best of intentions, yet still commit unspeakable horrors” (“The Tragic Hero in Greek Drama”). Aristotle created a definition of a tragic hero based on Sophocles’ characters in the tragedies Antigone and Oedipus the King. His definition, known as the Aristotelian tragic hero, has specific requirements the character must possess. Creon is the character that best exemplifies Aristotle’s tragic hero because…

"The Consequences of Our Convictions and Actions” in Antigone and Hamlet I. Antigone A. "Sophocles." Dictionary Of World Biography: The Ancient World (Sienkewicz) Sophocles was born about 496 B.C. in Colonus, a suburb just outside Athens, Greece. He was born into a wealthy family and was well educated in poetry, music, and dancing. His family status and his education prepared him to play important roles in the Athenian society. At the age of fifteen, he was selected to lead the boys’…

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…

Protective of Power A person of power can be broken. Power can be won, given, taken, and lost. People can be ruined. Being destroyed can be afflicted by an outside force or by oneself. However, no matter the source of ones downfall there is no influence over the inevitable. Throughout the play Antigone many of the characters are confronted with situations that lead to their downfall. Most of the characters actions and choices are the source of their ultimate demise. According to Aristotle, a…

The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of…

out it was Antigone who performed the burial ceremony, he instructs the guards to, “Wall her up in the tomb, you have your orders. Abandon her there, alone, and let her choose” (Sophocles 972-973). She then proceeds to hang herself. This results in Haemon and Creon’s wife also killing themselves out of despair, leaving Creon in pain and mourning. While Antigone unintentionally causes multiple deaths, Medea purposely killed many people; including her own sons and a princess, in spite of her…