Polynices

For an individual to keep an oath, it may be an outcome of right or wrong. An individual may innocently keep their oath for a good outcome, but their result may be a bad omen. In this reading prompt Jephthah, Agamemnon, and Clytemnestra all struggle with their actions of promise and vengeance. Jephthah becoming a man of battle, has his difficulties separating right and wrong. He wanted to defeat battle and have the Ammonites be given to his hand, however he did not think about his consequence.…

Giving a man too much power at one time cam go to his head. When you give a man to much power he may use it for bad or good depending on the kind pf person. He may try to kill off a race or go to war that the city can not win. Considering the person he could try to bring more jobs to one city or bring down the price of living. How does giving a man power effect the people around them? How might prowe go to someones head? In Antigone Creon started by changing the law to how he thoough it should…

In the play “Antigone”, by Sophocles, I am going to prove Creon the new king was foolish, prideful, and stubborn. I will also prove that his actions affected his future in a bad way. These actions and choices did not only affect him but his family and kingdom. I will also talk about his foolishess and how he handled encounters in the wrong way. These following paragraphs will provide all the evidence I will need. In scene one Creon is having a meeting to establish his position as the new king.…

stepped down and gave both of his sons, Eteocles and Polynices power to rule Thebes. The only condition was that they must alternate being king on a yearly basis. However, Eteocles refused to give up his power at the end of the year and exiled his brother Polynices from Thebes. In anger of being exiled, Polynices travels to the nearby city-states to gather an army to retake Thebes from his brother Eteocles. With the support of an army, Polynices marches on Thebes in an attempt to take back the…

to bury her unburied brother Polynices while her other brother, Eteocles, was given the right burial. Antigone believes women should…

burial. He stated that Polynices, the brother that rebelled against Thebes, was to be left unburied to be eaten by animals. Feeling as though both of her brothers should receive a proper burial, Antigone…

have opposite opinions on the burial of Antigone’s brother Polynices. Because Polynices was a traitor and fought against Thebes with Argos, Creon believes he does not deserve a burial. Yet, Antigone still loves her brother and believes the gods would want her to bury him. Although Creon’s perspective on the burial of Polynices is justified, Antigone has the more valid moral position. Despite Antigone having ample motive for burying Polynices, the manner in which Creon acts is understandable.…

if someone did bury him they will be killed. Antigone, a sister of Polynices, defies his law and buries her brother knowing the consequences of her actions; Creon being loyal to his country and his law sends Antigone to her death. Creon promoted social justice through his actions by being a fair leader and king. Creon was behaving like a leader when he decreed that no one could bury Polynices. According to the Chorus, Polynices sent Adrastus to“stir[red] up in arms to invade our[Thebes’]…

both Antigone and Creon had distinct conflicting Values.Antigone the sister to the slain brothers Polynices and Eteocle proves that family is more important to her, and she is willing to go to any length to honor her family even if it would cost her own life. Although King Creon values family, he chose authority over family by, ignoring the warnings of Teiresias, declared that the body of Polynices must not be buried and also stood his ground to punish Antigone. Creon the king of Thebes, is…

compassion Antigone shows when fighting to bury her brother against the word of Creon. The difficulties of the Theban family of Oedipus began with Polynices, Antigone’s brother, marrying the daughter of the king of Argos leading the Argives in an assault against their home of Thebes. Another brother of Antigone’s fought for Thebes and in death was buried while Polynices was deemed a traitor, Antigone so caring and kind, risked her life to bury him but was caught and set to be punished by Creon.…