Examples Of Flaws In Antigone

In a confrontation with Creon, Antigone realizes that people become beautiful once they break the illusion caused by their flaws. Antigone disputes that her father “was at peace” and that he “became beautiful” instead of being discontent at the death of his father and the marrying of his mother, creating the belief that physical beauty, does not lead to true beauty. (43) She further eliminates the illusion of physical beauty by claiming “you [Creon] who are the ugly ones, even the handsomest of you”, Antigone disqualifies appearance as a factor in determining beauty. (43)

In Antigones case, her tragic flaw is pride. This is shown various times throughout the play. For instance, she says that "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my [her] way." She says this when talking about going against the kings, Creon, wishes and bury her bother. She also says,"All these men here would praise me were their lips not frozen shut with fear of you." Saying such things is a very daring act considering that he is the King and has anger issues.

In the play Antigone by Sophocles there is more than one tragic hero. In the story the tragic hero of this play is Creon which is the king of Thebes. Creon’s flaw is his pride and stubbornness. He expressed these traits when challenged by his niece Antigone, and even his own son, through many different ideas, actions, and words.

What is an egotistical personality? What impact does it have on decisions? An egotistical personality is when someone is excessively absorbed in themselves and it can also be known as hubris. It impacts someone's ability to make the correct decision because that person thinks they are right, so they will not take advice from others. Who has an egotistical personality and how does it affect them? In the greek tragedy, Antigone, Sophocles conveys Creon as the tragic hero because he is hubris, he realizes his hubris caused the death of his family, and the audience feels pity for him.

When a child is young, the parents always try to get their children to understand the importance of learning from your mistakes as well as valuing other's opinions. However, it is not always easy to admit you are in the wrong. When finally solving an insanely hard calculus problem, but to be told by the teacher your answer is incorrect is never a good feeling. In an excerpt from Antigone, a playwright by Sophocles, the main character, Teiresais states, "all men make mistakes, But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong... The only crime is pride". By stating this, Sophocles points out that while some understand where they are wrong, those who do not and are too prideful to do so only hurt themselves and society. Today, pride being

What guides your confident decision to follow the rules or break established rules? In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone was confident about her decision to bury her brother even if that meant that she would break the laws. By examining conflicts that pertain to characters, it can be confirmed that a theme was beginning to form. The author’s purpose for creating this play was to create purpose and meaning towards real life scenarios. A theme that is established in the play is that no matter what, you should stand up for what you believe in, even if that means you’ll face consequences due to your decisions.

I dissent from German philosopher's Hegel's interpretation that this conflict is not between good and evil, but between one-sided positions, each of which embodies some good. From my perspective, I do not think both sides can be equally justified, due to the fact that Antigone came upon an unjust situation and took appropriate action, while Kreon is trying to enforce a law that pains the people around him. Therefore, I can justify Antigone's point of view rather than Kreon's because I can relate to the fact that your family and personal beliefs are above all else. Kreon took the predicament too far by declaring that Antigone be put to death for her courteous action of providing a proper burial for her brother, Polyneices.

In the specific Haimon passage in Anne Carson’s translation of Antigone by Sophokles, many literary devices are used to portray Haimon’s disagreement with his father, Kreon. Kreon, uncle to Antigone, wishes to order Antigone to her death for disobeying his law prohibiting the burial of her brother, Polyneikes. Haimon fights his father not to kill Antigone, who also happens to be his fiance. Through the use of imagery, personification, and character, Haimon stands against his father, and pleads his case in support of Antigone.

One of the greatest Greek plays is Antigone. Antigone is a tragic Sophoclean play, which portray two great examples for a tragic hero. I believe Creon and Antigone, the main characters of the play to be tragic heroes. A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall. Both Creon and Antigone are dignified and flawed in their own ways, having a similar tragic flaw.

The opening events of the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, quickly establish the central conflict between Antigone and Creon. Creon has decreed that the traitor Polynices, who tried to burn down the temple of gods in Thebes, must not be given proper burial. Antigone is the only one who will speak against this decree and insists on the sacredness of family and a symbolic burial for her brother. Whereas Antigone sees no validity in a law that disregards the duty family members owe one another, Creon's point of view is exactly opposite. He has no use for anyone who places private ties above the common good, as he proclaims firmly to the Chorus and the audience as he revels in his victory over Polynices. He sees Polynices as an enemy to

Sophocles, a great tragedian, was the one who gave Greek tragedies their traditional form. An important part of traditional Greek tragedies is the presence of a tragic hero. All tragic heroes should have the characteristics of rank, a tragic flaw, a downfall, and a recognition of mistakes. The seemingly tragic hero is Antigone. She wants to bury her brother Polyneices even though this would be going against Creon, who is her uncle and the king. When Antigone buries Polyneices Creon sentences her to death because of it. In Antigone by Sophocles the tragic hero is not Antigone because she only meets the characteristic of a tragic flaw, hers being pride, but doesn 't meet the other three characteristics of a

Antigone is thought to be a tragic hero because of everything that had happened to her throughout her life. She lost her father Oedipus through a curse and her brothers through battle. The only one that was left was her sister Ismene. Her brother Polyneices died in battle being a traitor to his family. There was a rule made from the king of Thebes stated that no one can mourn for or bury him. But Antigone did not care she still loved Polyneices and thought that he deserved to have a proper burial like his brother Eteocles. Foreshadowing, mood, and situational irony are used in the drama to explain peripeteia the reversal of fortune, nemesis fate that you can't avoid, and catharsis when the audience is feeling pity

As the tragedy concludes, the chorus issues its final words: "Pray for no more at all. For what is destined for us, men mortal, there is no escape," demonstrating how justice remains impartial to the prejudice of men; those who make imprudent judgments will ultimately suffer from the consequences of their actions. In Sophocles' Antigone, these prejudices notably surface in the form of paternalism as demonstrated through Creon's government, highlighting the importance of gender roles throughout the play. Therefore, analyzing the motif of gender roles and its effect on the definition of justice through the perspectives of Ismene, Antigone, and Creon enables the audience to understand how Sophocles' macroscopic analogy to humanity's

In Jean Anouilh’s version of the play, Antigone, the protagonist, Antigone, is interpreted as a member of the resistance to despotism that parallels the antifascist French resistance against the Nazi occupation. Anouilh’s controversial play was performed in 1944 under Nazi-controlled Paris, so when Antigone sacrifices her life to defy the oppressive ruler Creon, Anouilh makes Antigone not only a heroine, but also a symbol for resistance. Anouilh based his playwright on Sophocles’ version, which was originally written in 442 BC in Ancient Greece. However, Anouilh uses different literary devices such as anachronisms, allusions, similes and symbolism to relate the story to the most disturbing dilemma during his time in the 1940’s. He writes his play to show the importance in joining the French resistance, but he must also make his play acceptable to the controlling Nazis. As such, the play Antigone can be interpreted as a political allegory of Vichy France.

Corruption of the Trusted It is in the nature of human to use their power to gain advances as its one of the oldest continues phenomenon. Sophocles wrote the greek tragedy Antigone expressing flaws that humans have when they have power. King Creon uses his power to enforce his will and belief to the people of Thebes but he has fallen to corruption. The corruption of power affects all types of life are effect by corruption it hurts the corrupter and the people direct affected by the abused of power.