"As long as I am king, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man, but whoever shows by word that he is on the side of the state "he shall have my respect while he is living, and my reverence when he is dead."" This passage shows that he wants to be fair to everyone. He's not going to let a traitor get off easily. They won't be given his respect and will be punished. On the other hand, he states that the respectable people that are on the side of the state will get his respect. King Creon says that non-traitors will have his reverence when they are dead. This means they will get a proper burial. In the ancient Greek time, they believe that if you don't get a proper burial, then the God's send you to hell. The citizens want to follow the laws of the Gods for this reason. Creon's concept of who should receive an honorable burial is shown as he states, "Eteocles, who died as a man should die, fighting for his country, is to be buried with full military honors but his brother Polyneisces, who broke exile to come back with fire and sword against his nature cities it to have no burial."" If Creon had made the decision to bury both of the brothers, he would not be in this situation. Both of the brothers were in the wrong because Eteocles would not give up the thrown to Polyneisces. These are the reasons why King Creon had potential for greatness. .
The flaw that Creon made by not burying Polyneisces and punishing Antigone makes him the tragic hero. He had just made his new law and was going to follow it. The pride that Creon had influenced his decisions in the play. When Creon says that the only thing he wants the Chorus to do is give no support to whoever breaks this law, Choragus does not agree with it. It is shown as Choragos states, "Only a crazy man is in love with death!- Creon does not want to listen to him. He does not even consider that Choragos could be right about Creon's law.
This type of conflict is shown in Antigone an helps present the character traits of the antagonist, Antigone. ... Antigone was also very strong minded. ... Antigone was also very strong willed. ... Antigone chooses to defy this law. ... Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. ...
Antigone stands poised at the river separating herself from civil disobedience. ... Antigone's unrepressed emotions give voice to her dissatisfaction with Creon's dictum. ... Antigone's morals render her unable to see her tragic flaw. ... Antigone impels Creon by defying his order, and seals the fate of her life. ... Antigone's convictions bear a burden on her that she is not strong enough to lift. ...
In the play, "Antigone," the main character Antigone goes against all authority in an effort to give her brother, Polynices, a proper burial. ... Antigone has no respect for authority. ... Antigone also claims, "What Creon says is quite irrelevant" ( ln 4). Thus, Antigone does not respect government or Creon as a sovereign. ... "We can't live by Antigone's alone, but if we have no Antigones within us we are spiritually barren" (Cornell). ...
Pride is part of what makes Antigone heroic. ... This is between Antigone and Polyneices. ... Antigone doesn't mind doing anything on her own. ... Antigone has no problem working by her self either. ... I think Creon feels he must defeat Antigone because she is a woman. ...
Later in the act, the Sentry enters again, this time with Antigone. ... Creon asks Antigone if this is true. ... Creon aims to justify his decision to let Antigone's dead brother rot. He also wishes to validate his choice to punish Antigone. ... I believe Antigone's act was morally correct. ...
In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero of the play, rather than Creon. ... Sophocles wants us to see Antigone as the tragic figure. ... He can either kill Antigone, or spare her life. ... Antigone is in a different position. ... Antigone chooses wisely in defying the law. ...
However, in the play Antigone, Antigone goes against the beliefs and defies the powerful tradition of male domination. In the play, Antigone's life was filled with pain and sorrow. ... Even after all of this, Antigone had even more pain to deal with. ... Antigone didn't fear death, but instead faced it with great bravery and strength. ... That is why Antigone is such an influential character in the play. ...
The Antigone Essay Through "Antigone", the play, Sophocles lets it be known that family is more important than authority. ... Antigone felt awful that Creon was doing such a wrong thing. ... Antigone took a moral stand and buried Polyneices. ... Antigone was Haemon's true love. Haemon committed suicide once he lost Antigone. ...
Antigone is not from a normal family. Her family feels very strong in what they believe in. Especially Antigone and Creon. Antigone did things that other people wouldn't normally do. Some people wouldn't defy authority to do what they believe is right. Creon did things that people wouldn't do. I thi...
The story of Antigone is a tragic tale of the downfall of power and bad decisions. ... Antigone would not have buried any body that was left to decay uncovered she merely did it because it was her own brother. ... As any human would, Antigone did not want to die or suffer and she believed she should not have to. ... We can relate the situation of Antigone to present day problems. ... Antigone died a hero in her heart, but I do not see her as a hero. ...
