Polynices. They sternly follow his orders, and the leader says to Creon, “The power is yours, I suppose, to enforce it with the laws, both for the dead and all of us, the living,” (Sophocles, Antigone 238-240). This quote depicts the obedience of Creon’s people, but also the fear that Creon emanates. Although Creon is a fearless leader, he does have decent qualities about himself. When Oedipus was exiled, he took in his daughters, Antigone and Ismene, and raised them. After Creon agreed to take them
Creon’s Downfall “You're not honoring that by trampling on the gods’ prerogatives”(Lines 850-51) When Creon is being too arrogant and not abiding by the rules that’s already set by the gods’ before he became king. Haemon’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflict motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of unreasonableness, quickness to anger, and disrespectful to be highlighted within Creon’s character
whole play does Antigone admit that she did anything wrong. Also, one could argue that Antigone did not have a tragic flaw in the first place, that it was Creon's judgment that was flawed. Throughout Antigone, Sophocles gives many examples of Creon's stubbornness and excessive pride, which in the end brings about his tragic downfall. For example,
young woman Antigone defies her uncle Creon's decree that no one is to bury the traitor Polyneices. In Sophocles' Greek tragedy Antigone, Creon is the tragic hero because his hamartia of hubris and stubbornness allows him to learn a
to keep society in line, but in the play Antigone, Creon, the king of Thebes, creates an irrelevant law forbidding the burial of his nephew. This law contradicts with that of the law of God. Antigone expresses her belief in the divine law versus Creon’s law when she states, “I say that this crime is holy” (816). Antigone’s argument is that Human law will never compare to that of divine law because
but have flaws that we can relate to and will learn from after their downfall. In Sophocles’ Antigone, Eteocles takes the throne of Thebes, and his brother, Polyneices, raises an army against him. Creon becomes king after they are both killed in battle and declares that Polyneices will not be given a proper burial for betraying Thebes. Knowing that she will be killed for breaking Creon’s law, Antigone buries her brother. Creon’s son, Haemon, who is engaged to Antigone, commits suicide after finding
character are already doomed from the incest of Antigone’s father, Oedipus, and his mother. The two main characters are Antigone (protagonist) and Creon (antagonist), whose tragic flaws impact the end of the play. Antigone's tragic flaw is loyalty while Creon's tragic flaw is pride. Sophocles utilizes the three ironies for the development of characters such as Antigone and Creon, the utilization of the irony show us that Antigone is egotistical and childish while Creon is supercilious and hypocritical.
experiences a major downfall resulting from a flaw. Antigone is the tragic hero of Sophocles’ Antigone because of her fierce, stubborn devotion to her family, her display of hubris, and her tragic downfall which leads her to her death. Antigone is always loyal to her brother, Polynices, and her family, putting his needs
A girl has been sentenced to death, locked away in a cave, only to take her fate into her own hands by hanging herself. This is the fate of Antigone, the niece of the king of Thebes in the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. How she arrives at this tragic ending is result of one of the most commonly said words in the English language: “No”. Even though this one word is just a single syllable, its implications and causes in Antigone give the play its source of conflict. The fact the play is still relevant
He displays descriptions of the tragic hero with having Hubris, Hamartia, and Anagnorisis . He is the tragic hero because he is from a high birth, he is not good or evil ,has a very high social ranking, is powerful and he has a major downfall (Sophocles). Creon's overuse of his power leads to a chaotic breakout in the city of Thebes. Once this breakout has happened, Creon realizes it is too late and this leads to his family's death. These deplorable actions describe why Creon is the tragic hero