The given quote that a good man tries to fix his mistakes and that having too much pride is bad is very true. If one can’t concede he made a mistake, he isn’t being honest with himself.
There are many examples of this throughout literature. One great example is the story of Oedipus Rex. In the play written by Sophocles, Oedipus is a king who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. At the beginning of the story, he refused to believe a blind prophet who told Oedipus that he had married his mother and killed his father. He was too filled with pride thinking he was very great and lucky to be king. In fact, he was so sure that what the prophet had said was untrue that he vowed to find and punish whoever killed King Leios (the former king and Oedipus’s father).
As the story continued, Oedipus began to realize that he actually did kill his father and marry his mother. He remembered that a drunk man told him he would do that, which was why he left the city-state he grew up in. He also realized that his wife/mother Jocaste and father Leios had disposed of a son who was prophesized to do what Oedipus did.
Once Oedipus realized the situation, instead of being too conceited and ignoring the truth, he accepted it and punished himself, the killer, as he said he would. This shows that while at some times Oedipus was very arrogant and conceited, when he realized he had made a big mistake he was a good man and paid his dues.
One can learn from the story of Oedipus that if one makes a mistake he should try to remedy the situation, not ignore it and hope the problem goes away. Being a good person means admitting when one is wrong and showing remorse for a mistake.
This type of conflict is shown in Antigone an helps present the character traits of the antagonist, Antigone. ... Antigone was also very strong minded. ... Antigone was also very strong willed. ... Antigone chooses to defy this law. ... Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. ...
Antigone stands poised at the river separating herself from civil disobedience. ... Antigone's unrepressed emotions give voice to her dissatisfaction with Creon's dictum. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... Antigone impels Creon by defying his order, and seals the fate of her life. ... Antigone's convictions bear a burden on her that she is not strong enough to lift. ...
In the play, "Antigone," the main character Antigone goes against all authority in an effort to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. ... Antigone has no respect for authority. ... Antigone also claims, "What Creon says is quite irrelevant" ( ln 4). Thus, Antigone does not respect government or Creon as a sovereign. ... "We can't live by Antigone's alone, but if we have no Antigones within us we are spiritually barren" (Cornell). ...
Later in the act, the Sentry enters again, this time with Antigone. ... Creon asks Antigone if this is true. ... Creon aims to justify his decision to let Antigone's dead brother rot. He also wishes to validate his choice to punish Antigone. ... I believe Antigone's act was morally correct. ...
Pride is part of what makes Antigone heroic. ... This is between Antigone and Polyneices. ... Antigone doesn't mind doing anything on her own. ... Antigone has no problem working by her self either. ... I think Creon feels he must defeat Antigone because she is a woman. ...
In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. ... Sophocles wants us to see Antigone as the tragic figure. ... He can either kill Antigone, or spare her life. ... Antigone is in a different position. ... Antigone chooses wisely in defying the law. ...
However, in the play Antigone, Antigone goes against the beliefs and defies the powerful tradition of male domination. In the play, Antigone's life was filled with pain and sorrow. ... Even after all of this, Antigone had even more pain to deal with. ... Antigone didn't fear death, but instead faced it with great bravery and strength. ... That is why Antigone is such an influential character in the play. ...
The Antigone Essay Through "Antigone", the play, Sophocles lets it be known that family is more important than authority. ... Antigone felt awful that Creon was doing such a wrong thing. ... Antigone took a moral stand and buried Polyneices. ... Antigone was Haemon's true love. Haemon committed suicide once he lost Antigone. ...
Antigone is not from a normal family. Her family feels very strong in what they believe in. Especially Antigone and Creon. Antigone did things that other people wouldn't normally do. Some people wouldn't defy authority to do what they believe is right. Creon did things that people wouldn't do. I thi...
Bigger than her body Antigone was right, yet so was Creon. ... However Antigone defied the king. ... The gods sided with Antigone. ... Creon is protagonist against Antigone, who is the antagonist; at the same time, Antigone is the protagonist with Creon as her antagonist. Antigone's actions were justified by divine law. ...
