Examples Of Creon In Antigone

Creon’s character is developed as a tragic hero when he has a choice to do whatever he wants but the choice he makes causes his downfall. We see evidence from the text when Teiresias said, “Our state is cisk your policies have done this.” (Lines 1128-1129) Creon’s choices have made the city turn against him

Creon is a very stubborn man like when he said this to the guard “This and more- you sold your life for silver. ”(377).Creon is accusing the guard of burying the body even though it wasn't him. Creon doesn't listen to the guard or even want to hear what he has to say but still accuses him of taking bribe. When Antigone was talking to To Ismene Antigone says “I’ll hate you if you're going to talk that way. And you’ll rightly earn loathing of the dead.

“This is law and order in the land of king Creon.” (Antigone 7) Everyone in Thebes especially women are intimidated by Creon because of his hubris making him the tragic hero of antigone, The Burial at Thebes: A version of Sophocles’ Antigone translated by Seamus Heaney. After two brother from opposing sides battle and die, Creon becomes king of Thebes ruling that only Eteocles gets a proper burial and Polyneices the “treacherous” one is denied any burial at all. Antigone defines his order believing it is her duty to give her brother a proper burial, so that the gods can accept him, making Creon’s hubris commend her to death. Based on Aristotle’s definition, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he starts from position of greatness, his tragic flaws leads to a catastrophe; he realizes the error of his ways, but it is too late to prevent the catastrophe; and his downfall and suffering leave him both humbled and enlightened.

Creon’s first error is thinking he can go against god's laws or by having hubris. We learn this when Creon says, “The laws of the gods are mighty and a man must serve them” (scene 5, line 109-110). Creon is saying he should have never gone against god because he is just a man. Creon should have listened to everyone when they told him god's law is above his or he’ll be punished for it. Creon is feeling remorse when he finds out it is too late to fix his errors. He’s feeling regret when he says, “The father murdering, the murdered son - and all my civic wisdom” (scene 5, line 89-90). He is pointing out that his son warned him what would happen if Creon did not listen; unfortunately he still did not listen. His son was where all his strength and wisdom was at and now Haimon is dead. If only Creon had done things differently or changed his mind

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, there is a major kind of conflicts between Creon and Antigone. The major decision whether to bury Antigone’s brother, Polynecies, had set a major conflict with Creon and whoever had interacted with him. Creon is a perfect definition of a tragic hero, he goes from someone who had a high status and title to someone who lost everything. The process of Creon being a tragic hero didn’t happen naturally though, many events had taken place to which Creon’s mood and actions had started to change. In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, Creon had said, “Old man, you’re all like archers shooting at me — For you all I’ve now become your target — even prophets had been aiming at me.

Greek plays include the element of the tragic flaw to demonstrate how mistakes can greatly affect one’s life; especially in Greek culture because one wrong mistake and the Gods could be very offended. In the Greek play, Antigone, Creon illustrates a tragic hero because his pride and ego took over his morals of resembling a good ruler. Historically, this would mean Creon’s Hubris, or over-weaning pride, makes him a tragic hero. Creon is a tragic hero because his demise as a ruler is illustrated from the beginning of the play, to the middle, and to the end of it. Creon began his kinghood with promise of being a successful leader, but his Hubris ultimately led up to his tragic flaw.

The ancient Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.” This is a lesson that us as a society can learn and practice; it warns of the dangers of extremism in all aspects. Moderation is an important balance in the context of our everyday lives because our desires cannot trump our ability to make positive decisions. If we base our decisions on current events, the effects may come back to harm us in the end. In Sophocles’ tragedy, Antigone audiences are shown the consequences of going against the lessons of moderation and the ways in which characters let their desires overcome their decision making. Both and Creon and Antigone learn this lesson when they, in fact let their own

Throughout the play, Creon tried to rule over Thebes with authoritarian tendencies or as a dictator through actions of violence, later condemned by Tiresias, leading to Creon’s impotence and ultimately his profound reversal of fate, where he is surrounded by his dead loved ones consumed by uncontrollable grief. However, right before he receives the fate of the Gods, Creon already displays the characteristics of an individual in the private realm due to his fall from his pedestal. This is

Soon after his decision of the fate of Antigone, Creon’s tragic flaw blooms the greatest. This Hubris focuses on the Creon’s relentless, uncompromising, and egotistical attitude. Many try to convince Creon to reconsider on his misguided decision, however, Creon does not yield. It is at this point when one realizes the Hubris of Antigone. Creon possesses a false sense of pride and/or confidence in his intelligence. He believes he cannot be wrong, therefore his uncompromising and egotistical attitude shines brightest. It portrays him as “superficial, pigheaded, self-important man.” (Porter) This is Hamartia, his relentless,

In the greek tragedy, Antigone, written by Sophocles there are many characters that had tragic flaws that eventually led to their death, but a main character that possesses many of these flaws is Creon. Early on in the book he is talking to the Chorus and Choragos explaining what he is going to do about the deaths of Eteocles and Polyneices when he says, “Polyneices, I say,/ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for/ him” (Sophocles I.i. 169-171). This quote is important to the play because it shows Creon the king of Thebes free choice of not burying Polyneices because he believes that Polyneices is a trader to the city of Thebes. Creon’s decision eventually leads to his downfall because of his excessive pride.

In Antigone, it is generally believed that the gods possess limitless power and are able to control the fate of every mortal, no matter how powerful. However, there are also people who believe that they can change their fate, only if they have enough power. Creon, the most powerful mortal in the play, is one of those people. Due to the unmatched amount of power he has over Thebes, Creon feels he is able to challenge the gods and the fate given to him. After attempting to do so, he finds himself stuck with a tragic fate, resulting in the loss of everything dear to him, including his power. Sophocles uses Creon as a way to show that everyone has a physical limit, but not a mental limit. When our thoughts and beliefs cause us to act beyond that physical limit, fate will always be there to provide the acceptable consequences.

Creon fits Aristotle’s tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult decisions. Creon is significant because he is king. This makes him both renowned and prosperous. Creon is not completely good nor completely bad; he is somewhere in-between, as humans are. The audience can relate to this and they admire his qualities of intelligence in political affairs. They can also relate to his ability to make hard decisions with apparent ease. These hard decisions are

In Antigone, Creon is representative of an eternal and undying loyalty to the state in all senses. This particular quote is from the beginning of the book, when he is addressing his subjects at the commencement of his reign. He uses a metaphor to compare the city of Thebes to a lifeboat, with him at the helm. With this quote, we get a strong feel for Creon’s personality. He is obstinate, steadfast, hyper-logical, and unable to see the importance of anything beyond a loyalty to the state, which ultimately becomes his hamartia.

Tragic heroes have identifiable flaws which cause their destruction. In this situation Creon’s major flaw was that he was self-centered, and never listened he thought he was always right. Haemon points out that Creon needs to stop being narrow-minded and stubborn, "...Not far off when you shall pay back corpse for corpse..." (Scene 5, 72-73). Teiresias the fortune teller warns Creon that his inflexible ways

A negative trait is a personal quality or emotion that produces a bad outcome. This trait could affect people greatly and in this case it not only affects a few people, but it hugely impacts an entire city. In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles two brothers named Polynices and Eteocles fight each other for the kingdom ship after their father dies. They end up both dying which leaves Creon, thier uncle, king. Creon gave Eteocles a proper greek burial but left Polynices unburied to be eaten by eagles and wolves. He believed that Polynices was going against the city of Thebes, thus making him a traitor. Going against the gods and his people shows that, Creon was unfit to be King. Not only did he go against his people, but he also inflicted his negative