Antigone And Creon
Theater played a large role in ancient Greek society. The citizens were meant to learn from the mistakes made in tragedies. They should have learned what not to be like as a citizen or human. In the classic tragedy Antigone, the third and final play in Sophocles¹s Oedipus Cycle, there are two main characters, . They are both strong willed and stubborn people. By their resistance to change, they both seal each others fate. Antigone is passionate... Creon is full of rage. They are both so similar that they can not see eye to eye. Although they may seem quite different, Creon and Antigone share many similarities throughout the play.
are both very independent people. Antigone is willing to ...
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she risks her life for what she believes. By her self, she manages to sneak past the guards watching over the corpse of Polyneices, and gives him a crude but proper burial.
Creon is also very independently minded, and he refuses to accept the opinions of anyone but himself. When his son Haimon confronts him, he refuses to listen, claiming that Haimon is a "girl struck fool, (216)" and that he has been corrupted by Antigone. Even when faced with Teresias¹s prophecy, he refuses to believe the truth. He claims that Tortuous has been bribed, and that he ³sold out!² (227) He is finally forced to listen when Choragos reminds him of Teresias¹s perfect record. Eventually he is persuaded to reverse his decision, persuaded that it is the will of the gods, he gives Polyneices a proper burial, and is on his way to free Antigone, but it is too late.
Creon and Antigone and they are both very strong in their views. Creon is devoted to his laws, while Antigone is loyal to her beliefs. Creon ...
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passion. Creon is unwilling to put the god's law above his law. He is u unwilling to listen to the passionate pleas of his son to let Antigone live. He instead puts his laws first, and states that if he lets Antigone live after she has broken his law, "How shall I earn the worlds obedience?" His extreme will, later leads to his son's death because he thinks his son has been corrupted by Antigone. Antigone is equally as extreme and she will not listen to the reasoning of her sister Ismene. Ismene reminds her of the problems and dangers she is undertaking when she goes out t to bury Polyneices. Antigone will not listen though, and this ends up killing her as well.
Because Creon and ...
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