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Antigone

The play was a play based on a Greek myth. The main characters are and Creon. In this essay I will tell you a short account of the play and the ways in which each character could be the tragic character.
In the beginning of the play there has been a war between the Argive and Thebes armies. ’s two brothers, Eteocle’s and Polynecies, killed each other. Eteocles was buried, but Polyneices was top lay in a field and be eaten by the animals. decides to bury him, but her sister, Ismene, will not because she doesn’t want to die for it. Creon punishes for it and is actually punished himself. He will not listen to the warnings he is given. He buries alive and his son killed himself because ...

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good he looked and how powerful he seemed. Creon needs to learn how to stop being so arrogant. He also needs to learn how to be wise in many different ways. Ismene seemed to be scared to do things. She didn’t do what she knew was right because she knew she’d be killed. was by far my favorite character. I think that part of the reason for it was that I am very stubborn, just like she is and I’m not afraid to fight for what I feel is right. She died, but it was for a very noble purpose. If she would have waited for a little longer she would’ve been saved. One thing that was ironic was that Creon went to bury the man that was already dead before he went to unbury , so by the time he got to her, she was already dead.
I feel that in a variety of ways, both characters could be the tragic character. I’ll start with Creon. Creon could be the tragic hero. In this play he really has to suffer. He actually begins to realize that he is wrong and it really makes him feel bad. He killed a ...

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Added: 5/8/2004 09:28:24 AM
Category: Arts
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