... reached an age in which he was capable of ruling, but Creon saw the death of his two nephews for they killed each other in envy, which placed Creon back on the throne as king. Secondly, having a noble character and dignified stature are key components to a true tragic hero. To be noble in ... dignified man among the chorus. "Creon was no fool before, and now his oath increases his stature. Respect him" (Oedipus 45). The chorus stands up for Creon against King Oedipus, putting their names and integrity on the line to defend as what they see as a dignified man. In Sophocles" plays, the ch...

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... living the life one expected her to have; she's not living at all. She has become a prisoner. This changes the connection between the audience and main character. Not only do we feel pity, but like in Oedipus we feel relief that we aren't them. Both Cinderella and Oedipus show the audience that we don't ... and pity since the punishment exceeds the crime. Wilson also mentions irony. He says, "he represents Oedipus as a man who believes he is the measure of all things, but shows how the belief leads him to the recognition that he is not who he thought he was" (Wilson,3). This is ... the c...

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... Sophocles and he stated in The Poetics that a hero is neither innocent nor evil. This person also must possess a tragic flaw. The tragic flaw dooms the character to a ruinous end. Creon's tragic flaws are his stubbornness, his abuse of power, and his evil actions. First of all, Creon shows his stubbornness ... to you king." Creon thinks by making an example of Antigone's execution, everybody would become scared and not try to break his laws, and it works for awhile. Secondly, Creon abuses his power by thinking that he could change or break the laws of the gods. He finally realizes he ha...

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... of which are beyond the control of the poor King. His fall from grace is to occur regardless of his character or any outside intervention. Despite Oedipus's physical ability to see, he is blinded to the truth because of his arrogance and character traits. This juxtaposes the prophet Tiresias, who is inherently blind but sees not only the truth but beyond, outside ... tragedy opens, Oedipus's city Thebes, is ridden with plague. Many are dying and the people, represented as the Chorus, are in a somewhat alarmed state. The King holds true to his character and addresses the problem head on....

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... subliminal ideas into the mind of his audience. Sophocles characterizes his antagonist Creon in such a way that evokes a feeling of hatred towards the character. Creon, Sophocles' prime example of androcentrism, is firmly rooted in his belief of male dominance. And while he refuses to speak to Antigone ... ! Be she of my sister born, Or nearer to myself than the whole band Of our domestic tutelary Jove..." (Sophocles 18). Sophocles intends for the audience to pick up on the indirect conversation between Creon and the Senator as an attack on Antigone, the novels very own protagonist and ...

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... and that soul is "divine" and "immortal". This is important because from Socrates, Plato learned about body and soul and this education was the groundwork for Plato's philosophy. Platonic spiritualism is a philosophy founded by Plato that emphasizes soul over body. On the other hand Aristotle (384-322b.c.) was a student ... people of the time believed strongly in Platonic Spiritualism. At around 1500, people began to think that they wanted to do more than prepare for death by putting faith in front of everything else. This began a period referred to as the Renaissance. Renaissance means...

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... makes it inconspicuously known that Creon is distraught over whom he ought to listen to. Creon, however, remains in his stubborn character and follows through with the death sentence for Antigone. Antigone makes one last! speech to the people of Thebes to confirm that she has their support and pity, because ... caverned rock, whither I go to find mine own, those many who have perished, and whom Persephone hath received among the dead! I could wish them no fuller measure of evil than they, on their part, mete wrongfully to me."" (Oates/ O'Neill, 218-219) "Unwept, unfriended, without marr...

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