ANTIGONE In the play Antigone the main character Antigone committed a crime and was punished by King Kreon Due to the degree of crime she was sentenced to death This death sentence caused tremendous amounts of grief between King Kreon and Haimon the Kings son Antigones felony and the Kings sentence of her death brought about the major conflict of Haimon and Kreon which ended in Kreons loss of everything I did not believe that Zeus was the one who had proclaimed it neither did Justice Sophocles
To open the things he said showed how he changed and became the tragic hero of the play Many of his statements reveal his personality including his admirable parts and his flaws When Creon says I call to God to witness that if I saw my country headed for ruin I should not be afraid to speak out plainly Sophocles scene 1 24 26 it shows his strong sense of nationalism and leadership which catches up with him in the end The inflexible heart breaks first the toughest iron cracks first and the wilde
The Right Law In the play Antigone written by Sophacles we understand the issues that Antigone and Creon have between them are what ties this whole play together and the theme is also developed with the use of their issues between each other and what they believe in King Creon and Antigone were each driven on their own belief of Human rights vs Divine rights central idea This ongoing debate between Divine and Human rights is motivated by each characters pride Antigones pride ultimately led her
The playwright Sophocles is known for his tragic Oedipus cycle Through Antigone in particular we learn of how his views on religion affected his writings All of the characters represent part of his beliefs The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other Its central theme is a practical problem of conduct involving the laws of the gods and those of the humans Antigone represents the laws of the gods while Creon represents those of the humans Both characters are very stubborn neither of th
Aristotles definition of tragedy is Tragedy is a story taking the hero from happiness to misery because of a fatal flaw or mistake on his part To be a true tragic hero he must also elicit a strong emotional response of pity and fear from the audience Aristotle Creon fits perfectly into this description of a tragic hero There have been many controversies regarding the true nature of Creon in the play Antigone by Anouilh In this essay of mine we shall perceive Creon as a noble man rather than an
Learning from Others Mistakes Learning from ones own mistakes and the errors of others can be a useful tool in avoiding the consequences of poor judgement in ones life In Sophocles play Antigone Kreon could have used this tool but chose not to with disastrous results Kreon took over the throne after Oedipus was banished While ruling Kreon is faced with an issue of burying two bodies both are his nephews Both died in war but one Eteocles died for Kreons kingdom and the other Polynices for the en