1. Antigone
And while he refuses to speak to Antigone directly, he speaks to the only other male figure present; the Senator. ... Antigone is also as mentioned before the heroine of the play. ... Antigone: Who knows this is not piety there? ... Antigone: Well, i was made for fellowship in love, not fellowship in hate. ... The Oedipal curse and characters like Jocasta or Tiresias play vital roles in the play Antigone. ...
In the ancient tragedy, Antigone, the Greek dramatist Sophocles presents a primary conflict that features a desperate struggle for dominance and challenges the blind justification of authorial power. ... The character of Creon is presented in direct opposition with the character of Antigone, but it would be premature to pass immediate judgment on Creon and call him a villain. ... When comparing the character of Creon, as presented in Antigone, with the character as presented in Oedipus Rex, the differences in characterization are remarkably apparent. ... " Antigone's opposition to hi...
Antigone - Creon: A Tragic Hero Antigone was produced in 441 B.C. by Sophocles, one the three great Greek writers of tragedy. ... (Scene I35-37) But Antigone defies the order. ... After finding out from the sentry that Antigone is responsible for Polyneices" burial, Creon asks Antigone, "Had you heard my proclamation touching this matter?" Antigone replies, "It was public. ... Upon their arrival, Antigone has committed suicide. ...
In the play Antigone the playwright Sophocles presents Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in the character King Creon. ... Creon's hubris is first evident when he fails to acknowledge the will of the Gods after finding out Antigone has buried Polyneices. Creon argues with his son Haimon who feels that it is wrong to punish Antigone for she went against the law because of her strong ethics and feels that it is her moral obligation. ... One critic states that "Antigone has her revenge when Creon falls into the infancy of human evolution, back into kinship while mourning over his s...
In Antigone, Creon resides comfortablely in the place of power. ... Creon's sentencing of death to Antigone was a choice that resulted in great suffering. ... When Creon realizes that his actions against both Polynices and Antigone are terribly immoral, he immediately makes an attempt to correct them by burying Polynices and attempting to free Antigone. He therefore tried to change a wrong, his judgments against Polynices and Antigone, to a right."... Creon's nobleness of taking in young Antigone and Ismene is overshadowed by his egotistical nature. ...
., wrote Antigone and Oedipus the King. ... Although Antigone was written before Oedipus the King, the generations involved in Oedipus the King precede the ones in Antigone. ... In Antigone, Creon is a most significant character, the Ruler of Thebes, who prevails when the two sons of Oedipus die. ... Creon, in Antigone, opens as an apparent patriot because he sounds like a democratic speaker. ... Creon orders Antigone, his niece and future bride of his own son, to be murdered for placing soil on a corpse, against his wishes. ...
Before leaving the city, Oedipus declared that Creon was to become the new king of Thebes and he begged him to look after his two daughters, Ismene and Antigone, and to leave his sons, Polyneices and Eteocles, to fend for themselves. ...