... 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 that Oedipus ... that Antigone must die. But Creon relent and Antigone and Haemon go to their deaths" (13, Watling). Even with the warning from the prophet, Creon insists to continue the death sentence of Antig...

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... many choices throughout the novel, such as disobeying Creon's decree in order to follow the laws of the gods. The grim reaper represents Antigone's welcoming of death and her respect for the dead overpowering her respect for the living. She states that she must please the dead far long than she must please the ... breaks human laws to stay loyal to her brother as well as the gods. Antigone: There was never a demise as bittersweet as mine. Although we never welcome death with open arms, I accept my fate graciously. For I will forever be in the favour of the dead. My deed done out of loyal...

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... be no one for them to blame if they had made the decision to do what was wrong on their own. Antigone's death was already foreshadowing the moment she decided to break the law and bury her brother. Antigone's fate was already sealed when Creon began to propose her ... upcoming death sentence. Creon said, "I'm not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I'm going to kill her! " (94). He declares ... had a successful future with; her royalty, her husband, her sister, her people. She also affects Creon's life, as her death lead to another death; Creon's son, Haemon. Haemon thr...

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... causing Haemon, Creon's son, to kill himself all leading to his mother to take her own life. Creon being extremely sorrowful, he prays for death. Sophocles exemplifies fate as an unstoppable catalyst that one cannot break free from. In Antigone we see character changes in both Antigone and Creon, showing ... Before Creon could have taken vengeance against Antigone, she took her own life. Not only was this a bold move but a reckless one leading the death of Antigone and Creons son Haemon. Sophocles view of fate is unchangeable; however it brought the bold and reckless side out of Antigo...

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... realize that his choices should not be made in his own interest, but rather, in the interest of the gods. Furthermore, his fear of humiliation and death ultimately takes an ironic turn, when all around him, loved ones and others begin to die because of his pride, and he is left alone to continue ... an obvious hint to the reader of what may be coming in the end. When Haemon, his son, replies, "Then she must die. / But her death will cause another," it also foreshadows the coming deaths that will occur because of Creon's stubbornness and greed. Had Creon been able to accept the young coupl...

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... that Antigone take throughout the play unmistakably identify Sophocles belief that people control their own destiny. She causes her own collapse and death. Her first mistake was her decision to violate Creon's rule by burying Polyneices. She makes this choice even though she knows that the penalty ... has merit to make such a law because he thinks Polyneices is a traitor. However, he must recognize that if someone defies his order, their punishment and death could cause anguish to the gods. It would be safer if Creon did not create such a law. Creon also disregard's Teiresias's forewarni...

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... seems to have the biggest fatal flaws would be Creon. Creon's arrogance and newly found pride initiates his fate that brings him more pain and sorrow than death ever could. In the Greek tragedy, Antigone, the character Creon, who is the brother in law of the late king Oedipus, is doomed from the start ... to him, he is angry at her defiance of his decision and demands she to be killed. "Antigone: Creon what more do you want more than my death? Creon: Nothing that gives me every thing."(Act.1, 93-94) The significance of this statement is that Creon's flaw, his arrogance in being king, he ....

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... Oedipus. In present time Antigone has already buried her brother Polynices, knowing that this will be the cause of her death. Antigone wants death, she believes it will bring honor to her and her families name. This is why she intentionally got caught. Antigone's family name has not ... mother everything went well until Jocasta found out and did not stop sleeping with Oedipus. Horrible things happened in Thebes, famine the death of the Queen, Oedipus stepped down from the throne and the death of two brothers. Antigone intentionally does her act during a time when she knows she will be ...

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... king. Antigone loved her brother so much that she was willing to die if she was caught burying him. Antigone was caught and the King sentenced her to death via being buried alive in a tomb. Kreon uses his power as king to sentence her. Kreon had a son Haimon, who was engaged to Antigone. He ... was angry with his father for sentencing his fiancé to death. He decides to go to the tomb to be with his fiancé. While he is gone the prophet Teiresias uses his physic power and inform Kreon that ... protected the state. Things began to go bad when he refused to allow Antigone to bury Polynei...

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... their brother. Simply put she feels as though she has no choice because it is not a woman's place to question the laws of men. Upon the death of Antigone she is tragically left alone in the world. Logically the next step would have to be Haimon, King Kreon's son, and future husband of Antigone ... when her sister refuses. Feeling betrayed, by what little family she has left, she performs the ceremony and faces the consequences. Antigone then faces a slow agonizing death, for doing what she, as well as most of Thebes, believes is the right thing. Of all the tragedies that Antigone faced ...

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... or stature. The consequence that comes from the downfall is of "great suffering" (Brown). The character's downfall causes suffering or death in the characters life. The final characteristic is the realization. The realization comes to the tragic figure too late as the downfall and suffering have ... Antigone. Creon displays arrogance as his tragic flaw in Antigone. Creon's arrogance does not allow him to see that he is pushing his family towards death. Creon is defied by Antigone, his son's fiancé, when he chooses to make a law that prevents anyone from burying her brother without ... ...

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... at showing how real the arguments can be. Ismene should have fought harder against her sister in the opening argument and not waited until her sister was facing death to join her. As a sister I will sacrifice myself, guilt trip my sister into making a decision, and lie for my sister to protect her because ... this world. I also can understand why Antigone will not allow Ismene to take credit for something she did not do, especially since it would mean her death as well. Antigone would not be able to die in peace if she knew that her sister was dying along side her for a crime she did n...

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... incidents" (Golden 11). Using the criteria established by Aristotle in Poetics, "Antigone" by Sophocles displays the qualities of a tragedy. The principle character engages in an immense moral struggle (ending in death). Catharsis is accomplished through the catastrophic consequences of the main character's actions. Throughout the play, the viewer experiences pity and fear for a number of the characters. In the opening scene ... of Thebes, to regain the throne. Eteocles, who was the legitimate heir, goes to war with his brother. During battle the two brothers were slain, "by their hands...

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... discharge to the dead."(Scene 2 ll. 130 and 138) Because Antigone admits to acting out against Creon, despite the fact her actions will result in death, Ismene understands how important it is for her brother to receive the honorable burial he deserves. Antigone's persistent articulation of her beliefs eventually garners Ismene's ... says to Haimon, "You"ll never marry her while she lives." (Scene 3 l. 118) Haimon responds be saying, "Then she must die. But her death will cause another."(Scene 3 l. 119) These warnings foreshadow the ominous suicide that is to come once Antigone is killed....

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... laws of the gods ahead of laws of the states. "But I will bury him; and if I must die, I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down with him in death, and I shall be as dear to him as he to me" (Prologue.55-58). Antigone doesn't mind doing anything on her own. In the beginning of the story when Antigone ... demonstrates this when she slipped by all the guards that were protecting the dead body of Polynecies. " I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, it will not be the worsts of deaths- death without honor" (Prologue.80-81). When Antigone is caught for her actions and brough...

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... play. All Antigone wants to do is give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. But 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 min...

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... Antigones's brother to be buried. Is Creon perceived as a bad citizen of Thebes? No of course not. So if Antigone should be put to death for breaking a state law of Thebes then Creon should be put to death for breaking the law also. He is the leader of Thebes and even he has made a mistake. There are different degrees of breaking the ... speed limit. In Antigone's time the fine didn't fit the crime, although many would argue this true today our society is much more lenient that theirs. Antigone, was put to death for obeying a religious law which was held by the state and breaking a cont...

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... as is the case in the play Antigone and the book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera. Politics create conflicts that cause chaos, sadness and death in both Antigone and Kundera stories. In general, the story ends in a very sad manner. This situation occurs in two ways; first, politics ... his people were happy so he defended his arguments on several incorrect assumptions. He put Antigone on trial; he won the case and sentenced Antigone to death. This should have been a victory for him but it did not turn out as expected. When Antigone died, her future husband Heamon, the son ......

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... fact that it was written in a time when a king made the laws and everyone abided. In this story, Creon, King of Thebes, sentenced Antigone to death for giving her brother, known to Creon as a traitor, a proper burial after he forbid it. Both characters showed they are very stubborn, yet Creon is ... comes to him shortly after the Kings final judgment of Antigone had been announced. Haimon is sincere throughout their conversation considering his wife had been sentenced to death, and told his father how his people were reacting to the news. "She covered up her brothers body. Is that indec...

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... strength of her convictions on the loyalty to her family. During the confrontation between Antigone and Creon, she declares, " If I may die, it will not be the worst kind of death, but the kind a hero gets " (706). By this, Antigone shows Creon that her brother is owed a proper burial, even if it means her ... death. This is how she uses loyalty to her family, especially to Polyneices, as a justification for her decision. Lastly, Antigone accepts the punishments for her choice, by taking the sentence that Creon bestows upon her, a living death in a stone vault. As the last words leave h...

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... brother Polynices a proper burial and makes sure that she follows the divine laws. This heavenly act (in her eyes) later causes her death. The death of Antigone is caused by secular laws, made by Creon and his government. Creon's unjust laws prevent any citizen from burying Polynices" ... However, ironically as it can be seen, these unmerited laws of Creon do everything but the opposite of protecting Thebans. As they cause the death of royal family and the entire kingdom opposes the laws. Therefore, these laws are "elemental tendencies," made to control, and protect the lives ... of the...

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... , narrated different characters= entrances, gave advice to certain characters like Antigone and Creon, and set a mood for the scene. The chorus acted as a death messenger when it predicted Antigone=s death in the ode after Haemon and Creon argued over Antigone=s act of burying Polynices. A...I see Antigone make her way to the bridal vault where all are laid to rest@ (898- ... 899). The chorus informed the audience that Antigone was coming and explained that she was being forced to walk towards her death sentence. The chorus narrated the expression of Ismene=s face when she entered the sce...

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... tells about Polyneices and the battle he and his men are coming from. It should be a beautiful morning of victory but instead the soldiers "Found shock of death in the dusty joy of battle" (Strophe 2.32). The two deaths the chorus tells are the deaths of Eteocles and his brother Polyneices. These two brothers killed ... and mind, how 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 vengeanc...

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... arrived at the tomb, Antigone has already killed herself. Then, his son Haemon also killed himself, right in front of Creon. When the news of Haemon's death is reported to her, Creon's wife Eurydice commits suicide. Creon and Ismene (Antigone's sister) are left alone. Even though Haemon only appears twice in the play ... cause. He says "...I have heard them muttering and whispering in the dark about this girl. They say no woman has ever, so unreasonably, died so shameful a death for a generous act..." (Sophocles). Haemon had a fight with his father over this. He warned his father that the...

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... as an example by leaving it unburied and desecrated. This should be used as an example for those who attempt to stand against the state. Death shall come to those who disobey this decree. This decree speaks of the power trip that Creon is on. Our first messenger (The watchman ... King Creon is enraged he accuses the messenger of being bribed and perhaps even burying the body himself. King Creon threatens the Watchman with death if he does not find the person responsible for disobeying his decree. The Watchman returns shortly thereafter with Antigone. King Creon is appalled at ... Polyne...

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