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 LESSONS IN FOLLOWING THE HEART Antigone is a play written in 441 B C by the Greek playwright Sophocles who is probably one of the most well known interpretations of a tragic drama The two main characters are Antigone and Creon There is a conflict between Antigone and Creon throughout the play both of them having their own ideas and opinions regarding divine law represented by Creon versus human law obeyed by Antigone This conflict controls the whole play It is an issue of which law is
Antigones Courage In the play Antigone by Sophocles Antigones character strongly demonstrates that family loyalty is a higher law than the laws of the city Thebes She makes a decision to follow her religious beliefs rather than following the rules decreed by her uncle King Creon Antigone and Creon bump heads when Creon introduces to the kingdom a law stating that if anyone attempts to bury Polyneices he she will be sentenced to death What matters is whether a person is given a proper burial or
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
Dogs and Disease Antigone a Greek tragedy by Sophocles and To Kill a Mockingbird a story of prejudice and shedding innocence by Harper Lee are ironically similar in one way or another The sad tale of Antigone tells the story of a death obsessed woman who sacrifices her life but not her pride for her brothers burial Her uncles curse has spread through the city and is steadily getting worse has he does more and more prideful acts The curse overtakes the city even the innocent and the dogs cannot
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