Antigone, in Greek legend, was the daughter of Oedipus. ... Could Antigone act as if she did not care? ... I do understand her point of view and her values from careful reading of her character. ... , Antigone states. ... She sees that Antigone is caught and decides to take part of the blame for what has happened but Antigone will not let her. ...
., wrote Antigone and Oedipus the King. Both dramas include Creon as a character and involve the same royal family. 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 is an important character in both dramas, whether he serves as a primary or lesser one. ...
In Antigone, Creon resides comfortablely in the place of power. ... Yet some characters still ignore their predictions. ... Creon has a character flaw that reinforces his role in this difficult situation; his arrogant attitude. ... 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. ...
In the play, Antigone, Creon strikes back against Antigone after she breaks a law. Antigone followed natural law and buried her brother, Polynices" body. ... When Creon found out that it was Antigone who buried the body he sentenced her to death, as he had previously decreed. ... In Iraq's defense, Creon regretted sentencing Antigone to death because chaos broke out in his own home when his son and wife died as a result of Antigone's death. ... Many of the characters, such as Aeneas and Achilles let their desire for revenge rule over their reasoning. ...
Another example of strong beliefs in literature is the story of "Antigone" from the book Adventures in World Literature. ... When asked if she confesses to the deed Antigone says, "I deny nothing" (Applegate 149). ... Antigone faced death to do what she felt was right. ... Antigone was persecuted for acting according to her beliefs and doing what she thought was right. And Bert Cates, the main character in Inherit the wind, by Jerome Lawrence, was persecuted in a modern society for teaching that god had not created man, but man had created god. ...
The evil character Scar bears much resemblance to Creon, Jocasta's brother who became ruler by default and brought destruction to Thebas. ... This aspect has been parodied since in comic form in films such as Toy Story II when the character Buzz Light-year discovers his mortal enemy is actually his father. ... The character of Oedipus is one to be both feared and revered, as the subject matter is both simultaneously fascinating and atrocious. ... The comic book character Superman is also an iconic cultural symbol, representing a heroic figure that has become the personification of st...
