What Makes Family Law Flaw

happy gets destroyed by men doing anything for power. From the destruction of a family and city comes a new king with plans of his own. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the character Creon takes the placement of king, and decides to go against the gods for his own pride. The king of Thebes, Creon, is the tragic hero of the play because he passes from happiness to misery, his downfall happens because of a character flaw, and he recognizes clearly, but is too late to fix his errors. The play starts

who accepts consequences, shows great love for her family and respects the gods. But she also has some negative personalities like being aggressive, a rule breaker, overdramatic, a risk taker and having a bad reputation in her family. Over all Antigone made much better decisions than Creon did by having a less serious tragic flaw, being a determined young women and not letting her curse on her family affect her decision making. Antigone’s tragic flaw is being an aggressive risk taker. She proved that

What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, a king named Creon places a law that makes it illegal to bury Polyneices who is Antigone’s brother. But not being buried in Greek culture is a big deal because it means you don't make it to the afterlife, so then Antigone buries her brother so he can be at peace. The tragedy is about how Antigone and Creon each

king uncle Creon, facing a family flaw that eventually causes both of their downfalls. Antigone consists of a hard-headed niece Antigone, facing her uncle Creon's law to give her brother a proper burial, even though it may risk death. Antigone’s tragic flaw in this play is being stubborn and full of pride, which causes her to be killed in the end. The key aspect of Creon’s tragic flaw is much the same. He refuses to see reason because he is too full of pride to realize what is right and wrong. Sophocles

Antigone: The Tragic Hero Antigone’s first flaw is that she is wanting to bury her brother Polyneices. “Ismene, I am going to bury him (Polyneices). Will you come?” She is wondering if Ismene (her sister) will come with her and help bury Polyneices. Antigone is a person that wants to do the most right thing no matter what. Wanting to bury her brother is all she cares about at the moment, which makes that flaw a valid one. Antigone’s second flaw is that she didn’t deny anything that she had done

Antigone, The Tragic Hero Aristotle defined a tragic hero as someone who is born in wealth, we pity and fear and has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail, most commonly caused by ones fatal flaw. In Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone is the tragic hero. Antigone was born into a wealthy family. By the first couple pages of the book we already pity her because all she wants is to bury her beloved brother and there has been a proclamation saying that anyone who tries will be stoned to death in

Creons Flaw Throughout the history of tragic novels all heros have a fatal flaw that later leads to their downfall. In the story Antigone by sophocles, Creon the new king of thebes, has a fatal flaw which ultimately leads to his own destruction. Creon’s fatal flaw is his pride or hubris he is so concerned about being respected by the people of his city he refuses to listen to others or break a law in order to protect his people and is in denial of basic human feeling and morals. this is shown when

The story of Antigone begins with Polyneices and Eteocles, two brothers with two distinct ideologies which resulted in a civil war, both in opposite sides. They both wanted to take over the throne of Thebes and they would not back down and as a consequence, it led to both of their self-destructions, as they killed each other in a skirmish for power. Soon after Creon, the new monarch of Thebes declared that Eteocles will be honored because he fought against the opposition led by his brother Polyneices

her act against the law leads to her death. The arrogant, prideful, and immutable Creon shares the obdurateness and stubbornness of Antigone that leads to both of their ill-fated ruins as the play

once said, “A man does not become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Aristotle believed that a tragic hero was one who was noble by nature yet endowed with a tragic flaw or hamartia. This hero is oftentimes more dignified than us average people, but his/her* personality and character traits make their stories relatable. Over the course of his life, different virtues are revealed, but they eventually exhibit an imperfection which leads to his inevitable downfall. In Sophocles 's

couldn't be more different. One stays loyal to her family even if it means her own death as the other uses her family to exact her revenge. Medea's and Antigone's story is entangled with the issues of love, but how they react to their situation is both drastic and unique. The topic of love is a very complicated subject that Medea and Antigone approach from different angles. Medea, when betrayed by her husband, kills his future wife and father-in-law and her own children. This is done in a blind rage

own law above the law of gods and his familial ties, if he wishes to be a fair and just King. When he

Aristotle’s theories on tragedy were first established during the fourth century in the Poetics, where he defines what makes a tragic hero. Aristotle suggests that a tragic hero is a character who has a high social standing and embodies great nobility in his/her personality. They are neither a villain nor are they entirely good, but a person somewhat like us, raised to a higher position in society. In addition, the downfall of a tragic hero is caused by fault of their own, often through

Human Society Within human society there are many pressures, expectations, and stigmas. Men are expected to care for their families by working outside the home, to always stay strong, and to be the dominant figure in their family. While women are expected to obey their male counterparts, care for her family within the home, and follow dress codes. Whether or not these pressures, expectations, or stigmas are big or small they affect people at different levels. Within in the stories of Antigone

Real Tragic Hero in the Play Antigone A tragic hero according to Aristotle is someone who is of high nobility, and has a major internal character flaw. That flaw will eventually by the characters ultimate demise which is most likely death. If their demise doesn’t end in a death the tragic hero usually goes through a catharsis. The most common flaws of a tragic hero are hubris, pride, and stubbornness. Tragic heroes can be found throughout most tragedy themed plays and they can help the audience