The townspeople also disagreed with the way Creon wanted to handle the situation with Antigone but were too afraid to speak up. They felt that Antigone "deserves a glowing crown of gold."(782.) By standing up to Creon, Antigone proved to the town to be strong and speak up for yourself because it could make a change. .
At this point in the play I feel that Antigone is viewing the world antagonistically because her life was just not going good for her at all. She was the child of incestuous parents and her mother is now dead and her father is banished. The only thing left to her is her siblings and her two brothers just killed each other and all that remains is the love from her sister. I believe she feels that all in life has gone wrong and now she can't even give her brother a proper burial because it goes against Creon's orders. Although she will get killed if she does bury Polynices, she supposes that her life isn't that great to begin with and she would rather die doing what's right for her family than to stay alive and be miserable regretting what she didn't do. Antigone made that clear when she said, "I will suffer nothing as great as death without glory."(112-113.).
Creon was very upset to hear that Antigone was the one who disobeyed his orders. He seems to be most upset about the fact that Antigone is a woman and she is questioning his ruling. "I am not the man, not now: she is the man if this victory goes to her and she goes free."(541-542.) Creon thinks that what Antigone is doing is wrong as she is a citizen of the town and no person of the town should go against his rulings and then try to argue with him for their rights. None of this occurs to Antigone because she will die for her family and for what she thinks the Gods believe in. Creon is making the entire city view him as a tyrant because of the way he is deciding he wants to rule. It shows that the town isn't very happy with him by the way they talk about him behind his back.
Creon and Antigone strongly disagree in this matter. Creon and Antigone have two completely different perspectives in the play. ... Antigone believed that it was, Creon disagreed. Antigone loved and respected her family much more than Creon loved his own. ... Creon accuses Ismene of helping Antigone commit this crime and wishes to execute her as well as Antigone. ...
Creon fulfills the characteristics of a tragic flaw in Antigone. Creon displays arrogance as his tragic flaw in Antigone. ... Creon does not see that he is hurting Antigone by creating such law. ... Creon is the king in Antigone. ... Creon faces suffering in Antigone as he watches his family slowly die off because of his actions. ...
However, evidence supports that Creon, not Antigone, is the main character and tragic hero of this play. ... Creon, unlike Antigone, interacts with all of the characters making him the central character to the play. ... The tragedy then became complete when Creon condemned Antigone for her opposition to his law. ... In the play, Antigone and Creon battle a philosophical war dealing with the controversy of these Greek ideals. ... Based on the play Antigone, we can see that Creon is the tragic hero who had a greaterdownfall than Antigone. ...
Antigone would rather stand up for her family than for Creon's law. ... Antigone's will is even stronger than Creon knows. ... Antigone shows a disrespectful attitude toward King Creon and his laws. ... Antigone does not respect Creon as a leader. Because Antigone has no respect for Creon, she is spitefully defying the King. ...
Creon, is the king and trying to control Antigone and sees everything as man has the say so. ... King Creon punishes Antigone and arrests her. Creon believes that Antigone will not win and states: "No? ... Antigone responds to King Creon: Creon. ... So in the end Antigone proved Creon wrong. ...
In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct and conflicting values. ... Antigone feels very strongly about burying her brother against Creon's orders. ... Antigone and Creon have different ideas of what is right and what is wrong. ... Both Antigone and Creon have their reasons for their actions. Antigone has the laws of heaven as well as her family in mind; on the other hand, Creon's concern is his city and its greatness....
In the play "Antigone," Antigone did the right thing in the play unlike Creon. ... Creon and Antigone were the main characters but they were not protagonists. Creon and Antigone have little control over what is happening and fate is mostly in control. Creon and Antigone could have done something that would have changed the ending. ... With Creon trying to let Antigone not get in trouble shows how he isn't the "bad guy"." ...
Creon makes the decision to imprison Antigone in a cave and spare Ismene. ... For example, Creon has no real desire to put Antigone to death. Creon knows that Antigone is far more useful as an ally to Thebes then a martyr. ... Antigone performed God's will, and Creon went directly against it. ... Creon is earless to their injunctions but Antigone knows and understands them. ...
Antigone - Creon: A Tragic Hero Antigone was produced in 441 B.C. by Sophocles, one the three great Greek writers of tragedy. ... After finding out from the sentry that Antigone is responsible for Polyneices" burial, Creon asks Antigone, "Had you heard my proclamation touching this matter?" ... Creon has almost been moved by his son's claim that the city is on Antigone's side, but it is not until after he is awakened by Tiresias that Creon realizes that he was wrong in punishing Antigone for burying her brother. ... (SceneV 93) At the time when Creon was enlightened, he tr...
Creon felt that he was acting justly by accusing Antigone. ... When Sentinel comes and tells Creon of the burial of Polynices, Creon acts accordingly. ... When Creon asked Antigone, " you made free to overstep my law?" ... This is a situation in which Socrates would have taken the side of Antigone rather than Creon. ... The actions that Antigone took were not meant to hurt anyone, including Creon. ...
