Creon's Behavior In Antigone

The play Antigone was written around 441 b.c. It demonstrates how a man became the king of Thebes and that his nephew, Polyneices, was killed in a fight to have the throne of the city. Since both of the brothers in line for the throne were killed, Creon, Polyneices and Eteocles’’ uncle, went on to receive the throne for himself and said that he will show that he is loyal to the city be being strict to his rules he set. Polyneices went against the city and for that, he was not allowed to be buried. His sister, Antigone, felt that he should be buried and decided to do it little by little.

Antigone shows an indestructible fortitude to sacrifice herself for a belief. Antigone’s leading flaw is hubris, or excessive pride. She couldn’t see any side except her own. To her, burying Polynices is an essential thing. She doesn't consider how it will impact Ismene, who attempts to persuade her to follow Creon's instructions. She also doesn't consider how it might impact Haemon. All the way through, we observe Antigone’s individuality and bravery when she opposes Creon.

The protagonist in  a story makes key decisions, experiences consequences for those decisions, and affects the circumstances of the story. In the Greek tragedy Antigone Creon displays being the protagonist. Creon in the play made a key decision to place a decree. He affected the circumstances by deciding to punish Antigone for her actions and he experienced consequences for those decision resulting in unexpected deaths. Creon demonstrates being the protagonist based on making key decisions, experiencing consequences, and affecting the circumstances.

Is Antigone ignorant or wise about her choices and reactions to Creon? Some people say she maybe be wise for burying Polygonises out of God's law instead of Creon’s law. Antigone is indeed a wise and faithful woman for burying Polygonises because of her beliefs; she is also bold about her beliefs because of her bold statements about Creon’s law (with him being the king).

Creon could have avoided the fate that came upon him in the play Antigone by Sophocles. This essay will be supported by the play, Antigone by Sophocles, since the play shows many cases of how Creon could have switched up his fate and avoided the outcome that occurred. This play shows examples of how Creon could have avoided his fate and had a better ending. Creon could have changed his fate by not punishing Antigone when she broke the law that he had placed. “For even bold me flinch, when they view Death hard on the verge of Life.”

Is Creon truly a bad, cold hearted person or is it his position and desire for manhood that causes his actions to defeat him? In Antigone, written by Sophocles, Creon is the tragic hero, given that his tragic flaw causes his downfall. He constantly is letting his pride get in the way of doing what is right. After being told time and time again that he should reverse the mistakes he has made, he gives up on standing his ground. Creon learns fate cannot be escaped and he will suffer many sorrowful consequences.

A hamartia, a fatal flaw and literary device, allows the character to portray his/herself in a realistic or relatable way; allowing the reader to question how the character arrived at the state they are in; in Creon’s case, loneliness. The state can be interpreted as a mental but also physical state. Creon’s fatal flaw manages to become his extreme pomposity. Napoleon Bonaparte and Creon were both stopped by an act of God. Napoleon attacked Moscow, underestimating the Russian winter which killed a staggering portion of his foot soldiers. Creon was stopped by an act of God, because he went against the Greek culture and ethics. As a leader Creon portrays himself as a prideful, short tempered, and stubborn person. Although Creon initially displayed

Although Creon did the wrong thing by putting Antigone in the cave to die, he did not deserve his fate because he tried to do what was right, and he learned his lesson and he tried to fix his mistakes. Throughout the play Antigone Creon has tried to do what was best for the state while also being aware of his own rule. But even though he spent a lot of time worrying about others undermining his rule, he still kept the benefit of the state on the top of his list. Once Creon realized that what he did was wrong he changed his mind and went against all he stood for because he was trying to do what was best for the state: “In the end it is the ancient codes-oh my regrets!-/ that one must keep:/ To value life than one must value the law.” (241) Creon

Creon's son was talking to Creon about how the city is saying that he is in the wrong and Creon says “You’re the worse there is-you set your judgment up against your father”(847). Creon’s son makes such a great point on how the city thinks of him then he gets mad at his son calls him a traitor and lets him leave. Creon didn't care what the city thought he only cared what he wanted and he wanted Antigone to die. Antigone's rage is alike when she said “i did it. I won't deny that.

Antigone's representation of feminism broke all the Greece and her strong characteristics defy the inappropriateness of her nature. Antigone has given strong characteristics in her story and because of this she does not stand around while Creon's unjust law insults Polynices. Her boldness, bravery and, unyielding morals are all extremely important to her role in the play. Towards the story by the end, Antigone was punished for her actions; therefore, she was either going to be stoned to death or be locked in a tomb. Between those two choices she got put in a tomb and trapped there with no supplies. The person to do this to her was Creon and his response to this was, “...Take her go, go! You know your orders: take her to the vault and leave her alone there. And if she lives or dies, that’s her affair, not ours: our hands are clean.” (ii, iv, 710) She was buried for doing what was right and what she was obligated to do. She not only prefers this but her bravery, obstinacy and other traits destroy the image of the weak girl who is powerless to everything. Therefore, this is the reason why Antigone represents the epic

Antigone is an honorable character in this story of love and rebellion. The only thing that she does is disobey an order that is unjust and bury the remains of her

In the play Antigone, the protagonist Antigone is engaged in a war against man- not just Creon but man in general. She disregards the laws of man and initiates a symbolic man vs. gods battle. Although Antigone dies in the end, she succeeds in her goal of acting upon her divine beliefs above all else, even death. Throughout the play, Antigone, as a representative of the gods, continues to prevail over Creon.

She knows she has done wrong, however finishes her yell with, "yet I am a ruler!" (Sophocles). She knows she has status in her family and is willing to fight Creon for it and for her voice to be tuned in. Basically in light of the way that she is an unwed, young woman of the late 500 BCE, she doesn't acknowledge she should be pushed around and not pondered or tuned in. She acknowledges this should happen before she is hitched to Haemon in light of the fact that her evaluation will be rejected. The past exercises of Antigone show she would be insubordinate even after marriage. She doesn't feel as though she should put herself down for a man. She in like manner is doing what she feels to be right and to serve her father. Antigone acknowledges she has the dedication towards Oedipus to cover Polynices. Her father, as opposed to kicking the basin for his wrong doings, gaged out his eyes. This makes him grieve over the straggling leftovers of his life. Antigone resources how miserable he is, and needs that against Creon. By making the death of everybody with importance and basics throughout Creon's life, he is isolated from other people. His frailty to see anybody or chat with anybody he treasures makes a limit between himself and whatever is left of the world. Since he can't live with himself and standard

She believes that Creon is taking advantage of his power and that he should not only not be listened to, but dethroned as the leader of Thebes. Nobody should have enough power to go against what the Gods want. She makes Creon look even worse when she later says, “If what I do seems foolish in your sight it may be that a fool condemns my folly” (457-458). She calls out Creon in front of a lot of his men that he is a fool if he thinks that she deserves to be punished for doing the right thing. She is trying to help people see that he is not a good leader and should be overthrown. This is her way of trying to get revenge for placing this unfair law on her brother. Antigone did not stop there when she continues to bash Creon for putting her in jail. Most of the city of Thebes believes that Creon went too far with putting a law on the burial of Polyneices. However, Creon is so feared that no one is willing to tell him he is wrong. Antigone once again is very direct with Creon when she says, “Everyone here would cheer me, if they were not dumb with fear” (493-494). The city of Thebes is on Antigone’s side and she is trying to prove that Creon is a horrible leader that does not understand the

Parents always think that they are right. You can’t win an argument against a parent. If they say something, their word is final and their rules are unbreakable. For example, when I was a young boy, I loved candy more than anybody else, I had the biggest sweet tooth. Whenever I tried to get anything with sugar in it at the store, my mother would always say no and make me put it back. This also applies to Creon in the play Antigone. Whatever Creon says is final. Creon is an arrogant, stubborn, prideful, and a quick to anger person, but on contrast, Antigone is a loving, forgiving, and peaceful person. The play Antigone is a tragic story of Oedipus Rex’s daughter Antigone, and how she decides to go against the king’s declaration of to not bury