... leaving Polyneices' body unburied and for sentence against Antigone. This is a prime example of tragic irony by Sophocles'. Creon may ultimately have good intentions but in great tragedy, there are antagonists like Creon, but there are rarely genuine villains. Antigone's response to this situation would be totally opposite of Creon's response. Throughout the play Antigone is the main protagonist of the ... ...

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... sacrificed more on her behalf by endangering her own life while Snowden fled from the U.S.A. to seek asylum in Hong Kong. One can say that the C.I.A. and Creon are the antagonists, as Antigone and Snowden are the heroes in their respective roles. In Creon's role, he is the king of Thebes who enforces the laws enacted in his kingdom as does ... ...

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