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Creon Speech

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According to Greek play writer Sophocles who is also the author of “ Antigone”,
“Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty”. The play “ Antigone” was about how Creon a king who supports polis, a society where the country is more important than family, dealt with a girl who buried her brother when her brother was a traitor of the city and were banned from burials. The girl’s action strongly offended Creon’s faith and Creon wanted to punish her. Creon ignored the chorus, the seer and his son’s advices and buried Antigone in a tomb. Creon’s son which is the future husband of the girl killed himself because his father said he will kill Antigone in front of him. Creon’s wife died after her son died due to grief. At last, Creon finally realized what he did and became crazy. Creon’s …show more content…

His attitude toward oikos was solid and his words presents his majesty. The second quotation was taken from the end of Creon’s speech and presented his determined mind toward oikos. In the quotation, the arthor wrote, “ Never in my hands will the traitor be honored above the patriot. But whoever proves his loyalty to the state - I’ll prize that man in death as well as life”. In the first sentence from the quotation, Creon expressed his opinion against traitor and revealed him as a patriotic leader. The word “ traitor” referred to the people who support oikos while the word “ patriot” referred to the people who support polis. The phrase “ proves his loyalty to the state” clarify Creon’s opinion of who is a traitor and who is a patriot. The word “ prize” helped to express Creon’s support for polis . The quotation in all showed Creon’s strong disagreement toward oikos and his support for polis. In a word, in the play “ Antigone”, the writer Sophocles used characterization to show Creon’s support for polis and presented Creon as a patriotic leader who had a strong

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