... Kreon discovers what she has done, he insistently tries to convince her to follow his orders, but she repeatedly refuses, stating that it is her fate to say no and die. At the end of the play, Antigone hangs herself in her cell, Haimon stabs himself in his own misery, and King Kreon is left alone. By further examining the character ... to allow the audience to experience catharsis, the purging of the soul through pity and fear. Antigone fits this description of Aristotle's ideal tragic heroine because her insistence on her desire to bury Polynices to the point of her own death locates h...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... father! Think about the fact that we"re all that's left of our family." The fact that Antigone is now alone with her sister only makes her desire to honor her family even stronger. She has a very passionate spirit that cannot and will not be crushed by man's law or the consequences. Antigone posses ... can hurt anyone. You realize how dangerous guns can be and the fact that you could get shot. The thought that you could be hurt or even die from your actions crosses your mind. But you feel as if you need to do this. Your pride tells you that you can do it, that you ... honor. Honor is t...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and a loyal friend to Oedipus. In Antigone, Creon is a most significant character, the Ruler of Thebes, who prevails when the two sons of Oedipus die. He appears to be comfortable to be powerful and shows evidence towards tyranny. I will point out apparent personality variances in Creon between the two dramas, ... time offer my views that lead me to believe that Sophocles' Creon is the same scheming and power-thirsty man in both dramas. Because of a desire for political status, a very important element in literature created for the politically active ancient Greeks, Creon is capable of de...

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• Grade Level: High School

... his father and marry his mother, which scared his parents into having one of their servants tie him up and leave him to die on Mt. Kithairon. Although, the servant could not bring himself to let the infant Oedipus die and instead took pity on him and gave him to the king of Corinth, Polybus, and his queen, Merope. Oedipus grew up ... had been told by an oracle that his son would someday kill him, so he pierced his baby's ankles and sent one of his servants to leave the baby to die on the mountainside in order to stop the prophecy from coming true. Oedipus was shocked by what Jocasta had...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate