... place in ancient Thebes at a time when men were warriors and women were delicate. The feminist movement has not yet come to pass, and yet one young woman, Antigone, stands out, defying the decree made by her uncle, her king. She is passionately motivated by love and loyalty to her family and refuses to compromise in any way when ... . She knows that if she is caught death is the punishment, but her self-sacrificing attitude shows incredible strength. Sophocles develops the character of Antigone throughout the tragedy, using her to represent family values and female strength. Antigone em...

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... says is irrelevant. He is my brother. I will bury him." Creon - Creon is very (stubborn) and (foolish) because when everyone tells him to release Antigone and bury her brother Polynicies he does not and it leads him to be alone. For example, "I"m not the man to sit quietly by and watch my country ... intend to bury him? It's forbidden." Hameon - Hameon is a very (honest) and (obedient) man because when his father was going to kill Antigone he said that he was being foolish. For example, "They say that she deserves special honor for refusing to allowing the body of her brother ... caused ...

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... The main theme concerns human happiness and its price. In her search for ideal and spiritual truth in burying Polynices and defying the law, Antigone rejects the world's formula for obedience and happiness. She refuses conventional happiness, as it is too human, a word unworthy of her heroic sacrifice ... happiness, and their lives are defined by their routine duties as policemen and their small time pleasures, like playing cards. Images and Details: Antigone realizes that she is disobeying a higher power, Creon, and does not care. She places her moral values and religion before everythi...

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... defies her Uncle Creon and also becomes feminist, she then becomes a hero basically. Creon, is the king and trying to control Antigone and sees everything as man has the say so. Antigone becomes a criminal by burying her brother Policies, after the state told her she couldn't bury him because he fought for the ... 60). Her sister Ismene behaves like societies image of women are suppose to be, "Then too, we"re underlings, ruled by much stronger hands," (75). Antigone behaves nothing like a model woman in these times. Ismene on the other hand is afraid to be defiant and sees herself as lowe...

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... of many societies are alike in the form of the inferiority of woman to men. Women have, in some societies, been called servants and slaves. In Sophoclese's, Antigone; the character is a female and she defies the standards and proves that women are not inferior. The standards of this play are very much like the standards of ... earth and is only inferior to the gods above. The king of this play made all the rulings and was never wrong or mistaken, just like when Antigone's exiled brother was killed and the king would not bury him even though he was blood and it was the right thing to do. ...

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... make them heroes. Oedipus was the king of Thebes, whose world was turned upside down with the revelation of a few certain events. His daughter, Antigone, also went through a string of events that led to her untimely demise as well. Oedipus was a confident king who was revered for solving the ... already was. Her brother Polyneices was killed by her other brother, Eteokles. Creon, the king, gave Eteokles a proper burial, but refused to bury Polyneices. Antigone felt that her brother, Polyneices, deserved a proper burial, no matter what the cost. She proceeded to bury her brother, and whe...

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... shows that he believes he is above the other gods (Magill 45-46). He is wrong. He should not do that to family. Since Antigone defied him and then did not attempt to be afraid or apologize he gets upset and decides to have her killed (Magill 44-46). Now this ... part of the essay will discuss the consequences of Creon's pride and arrogance. Creon gives no thought to Haemon feelings when he sentences Antigone to death and because of this Haemon tried to kill him (Weigel 295-7). "Creon is very concerned about loyalty to the state, but in his position as ... he does not want to look bad i...

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... tear, an obscenity for the citizens to behold!-(1272) In getting his new powers Creon decides to make a decree that will not allow the brother of Antigone to be buried, and if someone does bury him then that person will be killed. This goes against the beliefs of most of the people in the ... kill another.""(1287) Haemon reveals to the his father that if he continues with killing his wife to be he will flee his presence and kill himself for his love Antigone. In the end Creon realizes that his pride has lead to the destruction of his life and his kingdom. " I know it myself- I'm shaken...

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... tear, an obscenity for the citizens to behold!-(1272) In getting his new powers Creon decides to make a decree that will not allow the brother of Antigone to be buried, and if someone does bury him then that person will be killed. This goes against the beliefs of most of the people in the ... kill another.""(1287) Haemon reveals to the his father that if he continues with killing his wife to be he will flee his presence and kill himself for his love Antigone. In the end Creon realizes that his pride has lead to the destruction of his life and his kingdom. " I know it myself- I'm shaken...

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... Sophocles as a suspenseful introduction to Creon's orders concerning the body of Polynices. The chorus's next appearance blatantly shows their biased attitudes against Antigone and her exiled father Oedipus. At this point they still sing praise for King Creon and his unwavering decisions concerning the law which was placed ... thereader perceive Creon as an unrelenting, heartless tyrant, who feels no remorsefor his actions. They say that he went too far and even hint that Antigone may have been the victim of her father's actions many years prior: "Your life's in ruins, child -- I wonder...

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... made law is good and right, sometimes a lawmaker can make a bad decision, thus affecting how a state behaves morally. A classic example of this is in Antigone, when Antigone breaks a law to please the gods. She did what was right in the eyes of most, instead of that which was right in the eyes of a ... once stated, "Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies," (qtd. in M.K.) and this is a perfect explanation of Antigone's "heinous" act. Bland 2 In addition to the decision of officials in a kingdom being not as morally right as it could be, t...

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... in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruency about the them, however, was an extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles drama, causing the reader to ... by Sophocles as a suspenseful introduction to Creon's orders concerning the body of Polynices. The chorus's next appearance blatantly shows their biased attitudes against Antigone and her exiled father Oedipus. At this point they still sing praise for King Creon and his unwavering decisions concerning the...

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... King Creon says that burying Polynices was illegal and punishable with death. He calls Polynices a traitor to Thebes because he had fought on the opposite side. Yet, Antigone loves her brother dearly and did indeed bury him. She did not deny anything saying that, "even if I die in the act, that death will be a ... glory- (63). When Creon found out Antigone had buried Polynices, he sentenced her to death. Creon was so convinced that a traitor must not have a proper burial that nothing would change his mind. ... His pride would not let him see reason, that all Antigone wants is a burial ...

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... the central characters in a position where they must choose between following the man-made laws of King Creon or those established by their gods. In "Antigone," an ongoing battle between brothers Eteocles and Polynices ultimately ends with their deaths. King Creon, their uncle, announced that he was denying Polynices' a proper ... He is firm and resolute on this because he wanted it to be known that he was a powerful ruler, and he was not to be questioned. Antigone, his niece, is determined to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. Despite knowing that what she's doing is defying ...

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... balanced approach allows the individual the opportunity to avoid being heavily influenced by a particular way of thinking. Haimon is able to balance his personal feelings for Antigone (Interior thinking) and the voice of the people (Exterior thinking) In Antigone, Haimon uses Ego-Boundary thinking to try and convince his dad, King Creon, that he is wrong to punish ... Antigone. He tries to convey to Creon what the people are saying: "Because, for the common man, your gaze is terrible. He can't find words ... of them when the make decisions. King Creon thinks that his kingdom will think t...

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... person responsible for disobeying his decree. The Watchman returns shortly thereafter with Antigone. King Creon is appalled at the Watchman's clear error in bringing Antigone before him as the guilty party. Creon slowly yet authoratively approached Antigone. Once the messenger states how he saw Antigone bury Polyneices with her bare hands. Antigone admits her guilt. King Creon again becomes engulfed with anger and informs ... Antigone of her certain death. King Creon depicts a horrifying picture of death, solitude and ... her punishment. In the fourth scene Haemon (Creon's son) enters ...

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... a noble background, which she lost as a direct action to her pride. Her punishment is exceeding in which she is sealed to die for the pride she shows. Antigone's pride is a great thing that leads her to death. She shows this pride by first burying her brother, Eteocles, after her uncle and king Creon made specific ... burial. Although she knows that she will die from this crime she confesses to it, even when she had the chance to deny her crime and walk. Antigone knew she was going to die and never cried over this fate because of her pride. Her pride made her do many heroic things that t...

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... accomplished this King Creon wants to kill her because she went against his word which is a mighty crime. Once the king's mind is changed about killing her Antigone had already taken her own life, and lying with her dead is her love who is also the king's son. Creon telling himself, "I have been rash and ... powerful his words are when preached to people, and how the only thing man can't stand is death. At the end of scene two where Ismene and Antigone have just been sentenced to death, the chorus tells that any man is fortunate to have never tasted the vengeance of God. This means that ...

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... his father and made four children with his mother. Creon whose evil edicts lead to the death of the loving wife and son. And then there is Antigone who betrayed the law of the State to follow her values and morals by burring her slain brother. The actual rank that I have chosen for these main ... characters blameworthiness is as follows: Creon, Oedipus, and last but not least Antigone. This was not any easy chose for they are all to blame for their actions as is any one, however Creon, who I chose to be the most ... let her die a low death, and keep him feeling guilt free. As a result ...

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... of man. Creon gave strict orders not to bury Polynices because he lead a rebellion, which turned to rout, in Thebes against Creon, their almighty king. Antigone could not bear to watch her brother become consumed by vultures' talons and dogs. Creon finds out that somebody buried Polynices' body and sent some of his ... men out to get the person who preformed the burial. Antigone is guilty and although she is to be wed to Creon's son, Haemon, he sentences her to be put in a cave without any food or ... by a blind prophet not to do this, but he chooses to anyway, which eventually left him...

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... Bennett and Moira Kerr, is a story about a young man named "Oedipus", son of the Corinth, who attempts to escape his fate of killing his father. In "Antigone", by E.F. Watling, Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, wants to give her traitorous brother, Polynices, a proper burial. But, her uncle "King Creon" is against helping the traitor and decides to ... punish Antigone with a death sentence. Through their actions, Oedipus and Creon experience peripeteia by avoiding their fate, becoming king, and making the wrong choices, which made them suffer tremendously. It is evident ... ? Blood up...

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... Greek writers. In Plato's Apology and Crito, through critical reasoning, Socrates acknowledges the word of the law. In contrast, Sophocles" play Antigone makes the point that justice should be put ahead of the law, otherwise more problems can surface instead of good. Comparing and contrasting these ... much more so to use it against your country." (51 c) Social obligations, to Socrates, take priority over ethical obligations. On the contrary, in Antigone, Sophocles portrays an opposite view on law and justice, than that of Plato and Socrates. In the play, King Creon makes a decree prohib...

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... king, husband, and father, and had not done any wrong to anyone. After Creons brothers death, he was left to raise his two nieces. His niece Antigone wants to give him a proper burial, but she is told that she was not going to be allowed to do that. However, she chose to do ... his downfalls. One way Creons pride makes him a tragic hero is shown during the conflict between Creon and Antigone. To begin, Creon would not listen to Antigone and allow her to explain herself. While talking with Antigone, Creon states the following line: An enemy is an enemy even dead (417). Creon is not willing...

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... destruction. Creon's unyielding pride, stubbornness, and power blinds his perception of wisdom, and causes him to indulge in poor judgement. Antigone is a mythological Greek play that begins with Antigone, a strong-willed woman determined to bury her brother, Polynices, with the acceptance that punishment will follow because King Creon's forbids ... an early doom of living in a tomb. Haemon, Creon's son, tries to persuade him to open his eyes, and see that the Thebans are on Antigone's side, but Creon's pride overcomes him and begins to insults his son. In outrage Haemon leaves, and a se...

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... balanced approach allows the individual the opportunity to avoid being heavily influenced by a particular way of thinking. Haimon is able to balance his personal feelings for Antigone (Interior thinking) and the voice of the people (Exterior thinking) In Antigone, Haimon uses Ego-Boundary thinking to try and convince his dad, King Creon, that he is wrong to punish ... Antigone. He tries to convey to Creon what the people are saying: "Because, for the common man, your gaze is terrible. He can't find words ... of them when the make decisions. King Creon thinks that his kingdom will think t...

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