Although Antigone and Creon both exemplify the characteristics of a tragic hero Antigone is heroic for standing up for what she believes in while Creon is cowardly Antigone being the tragic hero of the play has to make the decision of giving her other brother a proper burial or not which puts her sister Ismene and her life on the line Even though Ismene says which means she doesnt want to be involved with the whole situation Antigone is careless over the whole situation even if that means buryi
Creons tragic flaw was his pride arrogance and beliefs of a leader that cause his fall His downfall began when he denied the burial of Polyneices and was firm when he condemned Antigone for her objection to his law Creon represents the laws of the land and the divine ruler of society He remains loyal in upholding his laws and trying to overpower the laws of the gods until the end when he realizes that the divine laws are stronger than his own His regards for the laws of the city cause him to ab
Antigone is a Greek tragic piece that stresses the use of power and morality versus the law written by Sophocles Both Antigone and Creon the main characters in the play could represent the tragic hero A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall In my opinion Creon best qualifies for being the tragic hero and fitting the definition read in the previous sentence The things he said did and the comments that were made by those aro
The poems Pigeons and The Tiger are both about animals and although there are some similarities in the ways that the animals are presented there are also some differences particularly in the language and the structure the poets use In the poem Pigeons the animals are presented as proud wondering animals and in The Tiger they are presented as evil revenging animals In the poem Pigeons there is a wide range of language used by Richard Kell The phrase blue busy bodies is a use of alliteration as i
How does Shakespeare Portray conflict in Romeo and Juliet Conflict is the colliding between two or more things that do not agree with each other There can be conflict between different things such as physical conflict which is the most obvious A less obvious example is the conflict William Shakespeare portrays in his play Romeo and Juliet He uses conflict in so much detail that one would only have to look at the play the length of the lines would stand out Shakespeare shows Romeos emotions befo
In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles Antigone is trying to bury his brother which goes against the King Creons Orders Creon is a character that changes drastically throughout the play and his decisions lead him to suffer in the end It is also his decisions that affect many other characters in the story making of Creon a very if not the most important individual in this story When I see any danger threatening my people I shall declare it Creon starts off as a noble king who wants to protec
Comedy Tragedy Antigone After a long heart retching battle two brothers are left dead on the streets One is getting buried a little every day Tragedy then is an imitation of a noble and complete action having the proper magnitude it employs language that has been artistically enhanced it is presented in dramatic not narrative form and achieves through the representation of pitiable and fearful incidents the catharsis of such incidents Aristotle Sophocles play Antigone is a great example of Trag