... how good he is handling the situation. When the first death happens they change their minds. Now they tell him that he is being to hard on his punishment. They agree with a person until something bad happens. They started, as antagonist but, later became protagonist. 5. Minor Characters Ismene Ismene is the sister to Antigone ... cave was her bridal bed. Antigone used the linen that was in her cave and hung herself. Falling Action "Haemon does not agree with the punishment that Creon has given to Antigone. He Confronts Creon and tells him that the city thinks that he is wrong about leavin...

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... against the State and the people in it. When Sentinel comes and tells Creon of the burial of Polynices, Creon acts accordingly. He treats it as a crime against the state, which is just. Creon questions Sentinel by asking " do you see Gods honouring the bad?" (Sophocles,12). This viewpoint is supported by Socrates ... views, like Meletus and Creon, simply hinders growth of the state. Antigone believed, with good reason, that she did not commit any crime. She stated, " and that now, Polynices, in the tendance of thy body I meet with this reward. Yet to the wise it was no ... meant to prot...

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... the simple fact that he has "painless power and assured authority." Creon urges Oedipus to reconsider his opinion of the situation. He says that without getting more proof of the crime he committed, Oedipus cannot unleash such heavy accusations on Creon. Also in the end of the play Creon shows that he is indeed forgiving and understands the torture that Oedipus ... day is space enough to know a rogue." How is time a powerful force in the play? Time is a powerful element in the play; it makes the play more dramatic and the punishment more painful. Since Oedipus killed his father, it took...

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... and resolve the issue quickly, Oedipus told the Thebans that if the murderer confessed they would be pardoned for the crime, but would be exiled from the city. Also, no punishment would come to any who came forth with information about the crime or whereabouts of the murderer. When no one stepped forward to give information or confess, Oedipus said that if anyone ... who is involved in the crime in any way does not step forward, they will be banished from the city and all ... ...

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... mission, she believes undertaking it makes her superior to her sister. Later on after Antigone buried her brother and was under arrest Ismene arrived and asked to share in the punishment to which Antigone said, "No, you have no right. You weren't willing to,/and even if you had been I wouldn't have taken you with me" (659-660). In her arrogance ... loved. The death of Antigone lead Haemon to commit suicide which in turn lead his mother to do the same. As he carries Haimon's body Creon says, "Mindless, hard, deadly crime!/Look: the killer and kill, a father and son./Poor and worthless co...

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... life story. There are a numberof characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. For example, a tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. Oedipus is in love with his idealized self, but neither the grandiose nor the depressive "Narcissus" can really love ... to ease him slowly into the truth; but Oedipus is too proud to see any truths, and he refuses to believe that he could have been responsible for such a horrible crime. He learns a lesson about life ...

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... life story. There are a numberof characteristics described by Aristotle that identify a tragic hero. For example, a tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. Oedipus is in love with his idealized self, but neither the grandiose nor the depressive "Narcissus" can really love ... to ease him slowly into the truth; but Oedipus is too proud to see any truths, and he refuses to believe that he could have been responsible for such a horrible crime. He learns a lesson about life ...

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... a good man and a loving father and husband. He did what no other could do, destroyed the Sphinx and brought peace to the city, yet despite this, he was punished for a crime that was always going to happen. This reflects the thinking of the Ancient Greeks, that the Gods along with fate were at the top of the hierarchy, and no matter ... , was punished by the gods for this, as they tried to show off their power and the insignificance of humans. As a result tragedy is worsened by Oedipus's punishment which is unfitting of the crime he committed. The tragedy of Oedipus Rex is conveyed to the...

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... anger quickly and resort to violence (Howard 8). Oedipus kills the traveler, without knowing that his temper has doomed his father to death (Howard 5). He later curses whoever has caused this crime to Laius, boldly and confidently condemning them without realizing that Laius and the traveler were the same and that he is the guilty man. He questions Creon, his brother-in ... (Howard 8). It serves to highlight Oedipus' harsh temper and hastiness in judgment. Oedipus is so self-assured that he takes advice from no one and accuses others of his own crime that he has committed (Blackstock 2)...

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... in fulfilling the oracle by making certain choices along the way. He is not, however one looks at it, guilty of any wicked or heinous crimes that deserve such harsh punishment by the gods. Aristotle chooses to use Oedipus as an example of the perfect tragedy in his writing Poetics. It has been questioned whether or not Aristotle manipulated Oedipus to ... crossroad. Although he had just received the oracle stating that he would kill his own father; he kills a man on the road. This action could not be deemed a terrible Archer 4 crime, certainly not in the eyes of an ancient Greek. Howeve...

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... to the people of Thebes. Antigone is able to question Creon's laws because of her determination and courage. She is unrepentant, as she does not believe that she has committed a crime. In the climax of the play, she chooses the divine laws of heaven over the laws of the state. She declares that the laws of the state are not binding ... , give him his burial"(1175-1176). Finally, after seeing his family all dead due to suicide, the end of the play brings Creon to realize his law was unjust and punishment to Antigone wrong. His realization comes when he says, "Everything in my hands is cro...

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... . And then in the same scene Hamartia the quote is: "with all solemnity I curse him weather he acted alone [The murderer] or with others to bear the mask of this crime for the rest of his life, without friends, homeless and in misery-. This is the overall outcome and maybe if this wasn't asked of it might not have happened. We ... him on the killing and the incest as he was unaware of these matters but more for his patronising, self-centered, contradictiveness which added to the list of his final punishment.(7) ...

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