... portrays Creon as a respected leader who formulates a rational basis for his laws and punishments, and has a generally positive reputation among the people of Thebes. By the end of the play Creon's excessive pride, known as hubris, begins to control his actions, which leads to an eventual reversal in fortune. Until ... ;(Sophocles, 313-327). This quote further exemplifies Creon's corruption, as he threatens a soldier with death. This reveals the great amount of change Creon has undergone since the events of Oedipus the King, in which he is a much more compassionate and sensible leader. T...

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... news, rather than fully submitting himself to anything that may be prophesized. He sees himself as so powerful and prosperous that he does not need the advice of the gods. Even when Teiresias tells Oedipus, "A deadly footed, double striking curse from father and mother both, shall drive [him] forth out of ... the reason that the land is suffering. At the climax of Oedipus the King, Oedipus can no longer escape the reality of who he is and what he has done. He realizes that Jocasta was indeed his mother and he had truly killed his father, Laius, years before. After he sees Jocasta's dead ...

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... will stop at nothing. "I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory an outrage sacred to the gods! I have longer to please the dead than to please the living here" (Antigone, 85-89). While Lady Macbeth possessed the darkest traits of the most wicked villain, Antigone stands out with her noble, courageous, confident attitude-traits that define ... rationalize Antigone out of burying Polynices, Antigone remains staunch in her position. She still retains her courage against Creon's death penalty and her confidence that serving the dead was more important...

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... felt he could not fully express his love for Antigone. When Haemon discovers Antigone has killed herself, he reveals the intensity of his love for her. The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the houses of the dead", which further illustrates how Haemon finally, but belatedly, expresses his feelings of love for Antigone (lines 1370-1371 ... ). Sadly, Haemon reveals his love when Antigone dies and before sharing a blissful marriage that they both so passionately desired, thus conveying the pathetic tone. The sparagmos imagery of the young couple'...

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