Polynices

Who’s the True Tragic Heroine? Why do people do the wrong thing, knowing that it is wrong? Then, they feel bad about it and regret doing it. Why not just do the right thing the first time? These are questions that are faced by King Creon in the tragedy, Antigone. Though the tragic drama Antigone was written in the 6th Century B.C, this problem is still faced today (Willocks). King Creon deals with this problem after making the wrong decision to send Antigone to the cave to die for attempting to…

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy. He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic method. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct response. He has had a profound influence on Western philosophy, along with his students Plato and Aristotle. Though much of Socrates' contribution is to the field of…

“Raise your thoughts not your fists.” A quote said by Maloshona Dhliwayo. In Sophocles “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone,” Creon voices his thoughts, which turns into laws instead of creating wasr as in raising his fist. Creon’s view on leadership and loyalty adjusts when he is faced with conflicts as King, while balancing his loyalty and value as King of Thebes. Throughout both plays Creon exemplifies Integrity to family and the Gods. As well as, by having loyalty to his country. In Oedipus rex…

tragic flaws that lead to her demise. The foremost of Antigone’s tragic flaws is her loyalty to the gods, and her blatant disloyalty to King Creon. King Creon starts the play by forbidding proper funeral rights to Antigone’s dead brother, because Polynices was deemed a traitor. Antigone refuses to accept this command. She proceeds to honor the gods…

Remaining for what you have confidence in and comprehending what's good and bad is vital . In the play, Antigone, Sophocles shows that through the contention of the character. The play is an outstanding disastrous show about the contention amongst Antigone and her uncle Creon who is lord of Thebes. The two characters have distinctive convictions, thoughts and assessments with respect to divine law and common law.The strife amongst common and awesome law through Antigone and Creon, demonstrates…

characteristics of Oedipus. Both are shown to be stubborn rulers, and this attribute is what causes waver in their downfall. An example of this is that Creon made an explicit law about giving burial rights to his nephew, Polynices. His reasoning behind his decree was he thought of Polynices to be an enemy of Thebes, as he had raised an army other than in Thebes. His niece, Antigone, disobeyed her uncle’s decree, and buried her brother, knowing that the punishment of this atrocity would be death.…

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 doing wrong after a seer names Teresius enters and prophesies his downfall. Creon sees that…

whose decisions and use of power leads to his ultimate unhappiness. After claiming himself as the heir to the throne of Thebes, Creon’s first order of business dealt with the burial of Polynices and Eteocles. Creon decided that as his first ruling only Eteocles would receive the proper burial due to the fact that Polynices started the battle between the two. We see here how the will to power, although at times may seem to bring happiness, could also result in one being unhappy and in this case…

As the novelist Haruki Murakami wrote, “Now, though, I realize that all I can place in the imperfect vessel of writing are imperfect memories and imperfect thoughts” (12). A work of literature is imperfect in the sense that it is more or less related to and restricted by the social context in which it is written and is a memory-carrier of its own culture. Sophocles’ Attic tragedy Antigone carries memories of sociopolitical concerns over the future development and fertility of the city Athens.…

and I together as Husband and Wife. Caring and raising our children into the new leaders of Thebes. You must promise me Oedipus that through this all, you will never leave our children. Make sure that as their father you be their for Eteocles, Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone. Donʻt…