Creon is outraged of the defiance, and disrespect a feeble woman has showed him in front of all of Thebes. ... Haemon, Creon's son, tries to persuade him to open his eyes, and see that the Thebans are on Antigone's side, but Creon's pride overcomes him and begins to insults his son. In outrage Haemon leaves, and a seer, Teriresias, visits Creon. He foretells the disease that plagues Creon, and the destruction that will overcome Creon if he does not let Antigone free. ... Creon shows great disrespect for the sanctuary of the Gods, and the laws that were put on the land of The...

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Creon states: Creon: "I have known governed with a slender curb. It is unseemly that a household drudge Should be misproud ; but she was conversant with outrage, ever since she passed the bounds Laid down by law ; then hard upon that deed Comes this, the second outrage, to exult And Triumph in her deed, Truly if here She wielded such powers uncensured, she is man, I woman! ... Burial in itself is a very womanly task and Creon trying to deny her womanly duties is an example of Creons imaginary dominance over Antigone. ... Creon: But not equal measure. ... Creon: The enemy can never be a frie...

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In one way Creon is the main character of the play. ... Antigone is indeed the tragic hero of this play, not Creon, because Creon did not die a martyr, he simply suffered. ... Creon is not tragic; he is pitiful. ... After Creon's dreadful downfall, (Antigone and Eurydice's deaths, Creon's realization of the wrong done.) ... Her options are: to defy the law and face death, but give her brother the burial he deserves as a human being ... or, to follow Creon's orders and not bury her brother, and subject her brother's spirit to the outrages of non-burial, and live wi...

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The brothers killed each other in a duel, leaving Creon king. Creon ordered Eteocles buried in honor and left Polynices to rot. ... The Nurse is outraged and says that girls are all the same. ... Later in the day, Creon stands on the top step with his Page. ... Creon interrupts his chattering. ...

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And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory an outrage sacred to the gods! ... She still retains her courage against Creon's death penalty and her confidence that serving the dead was more important than serving the living. ... Once she is caught by the Sentry and presented to Creon, she still maintains her unwavering courage and confidence as a hero. ... By rendering Creon's most powerful judgment on her-death-useless to rid her of her will and glory, Antigone has succeeded in resisting against Creon's authority. ... Up to the uttermost, she still never admits any ...

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You are the murderer, you are the unholy defilement of this land." (23) Tiresias says this to Oedipus when he asks him who murdered King Lauis, this answer did not make Oedipus happy, and he was outraged. ... When Oedipus finds out that he is the murderer of King Laius he does not believe that this could be possible, he thinks that it is Creon, his brother in law and unlce, and the profit Tiresias plotting against him to gain the throne. Creon is extremely offended by this accusation and explains to the city: "Fellow citizens of Thebes, I am here in an angry mood. ... If, in the present d...

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Also, as the new king of Thebes, Oedipus could have done nothing, hoping that the plague would end by some other means than to find the "sour" thing in Thebes, but out of compassion for his suffering people and his yearning to be the best king to his people he sent Creon to Delphi. ... "Haughtiness and the high hand of disdain tempt and outrage God's holy laws; and any mortal who dares hold no immortal Power in awe will be caught up in a net of pain." (68; l. 21-25) Oedipus" unyielding desire to uncover the truth about Laios" murder and the mystery surrounding his own birth led him to...

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(Pg 1) He sends Creon to an oracle to find out how to cure the city of this plague and Creon comes back to say the killer of Laius is in this town and needs to be driven out for the plague to end. ... Owen, who believed himself to be a prophet of God, much like Jesus himself, had many times referred to "UNSPEAKABLE OUTRAGE" that the Catholics had committed against his parents for claiming that Owen was born of a virgin mother. ...

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Creon orders her into banishment that her jealousy may not lead her to do her child some injury. ... This Creon grants, to the undoing of him and his. ... Medea and Jason have had two children during their life together, but at the opening of Euripides' Medea, Jason and his father-in-law-to-be, Creon, say Medea and her children must leave the country so that Jason may marry Creon's daughter Glauce in peace. ... Medea asks for and is granted one day's reprieve, but King Creon was right to be fearful. ... Creon dies, too, trying to help his daughter. ...

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• Grade Level: High School