Creasy's Sacrifice

His whole life he is obsessed with getting the crown and having complete control over the state, he ignores the opinions and belief of his family members. When in the end, he ends up losing Antigone. A messenger says “Creon was happy once, as I count happiness: Victorious in battle, sole governor of the land, Fortunate father of children nobly born. And now it is all gone from him. Who can say a man is alive when his life’s joy fails?” (pg 239) In Creon's search for justice, he gets everything he wants. He gets to rule his sacred government, and has lovely children, but since he doesn't care about playing fair and he lets his ego completely take over. Therefore he loses everything he “played dirty” for, making his search for the justice

People have been sacrificing themselves for the good of society for centuries. However, why do people do this? Morality is the reason behind a human's desire to be good in immoral circumstances. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller exhibits how the characters' commitment to their values and the sacrifices they entail become more meaningful when the situation is grim. Miller states that sacrifices may be necessary to restore the social order.

     Finally, Creon is a dynamic character. He undergoes changes in emotion throughout the work. He realizes his mistakes when Tiresias forecasts the future. Thus, Creon attempts to correct himself by releasing Antigone. But he is too late. He is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead as a result of his actions. This punishment is worse than death. Although Creon’s self-righteousness and inflexibility did not change until the end of the play, his motivations traveled from patriotic ones to personal ones. This created a major portion of the

perspectives. Creon 's pride causes him to be afraid to admit that he has made a

When Creon finds them both dead he realizes that it was his power as king that has caused this to happen. He begins to realize mistakes he has made. He has followed quite closely in the footsteps of Oedipus. Through his suffering we begin to see him as a human rather than a powerful tyrant.

Due to his unwavering pride and refusal to see through the eyes of others, Creon falls from his position of immense power and wealth which in the end doesn’t matter because all his loved ones and family are now dead.

Johns Sacrifices In the Crucible John Proctor makes many sacrifices that in the end are seen to have helped restore social order in hysteric Salem. He sacrifices his love affair, he sacrifices his name, and finally he sacrifices his life. It may not seem in the beginning that John Proctor is to be the hero of the Crucible but he is.

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

Sacrifices, or the act of someone giving something up that usually has high value to them because of their consideration to something else, are often portrayed as drastic. They can even be something extremely small, like giving up peanut butter because a family member is allergic to it. People don’t realize that they make small sacrifices for other people everyday for even the smallest of things. But as stated previously, sacrifices are often depicted as extreme, and in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this is the case. In the play, sacrifices for loved ones are made constantly.

All Creon had to do was pay attention to the surrounding people who was trying to help him make sure he made the best decision. But he would not pay attention to anyone. When Creon talks to Teiresias, Creon believes that Teiresias is being paid off. Creon does not want to believe he could be actually mistaken about Antigone. Creon even states in the story, “Whatever you say, you will not change my will.”

Throughout American history family sacrifice is seen through many different examples. Walt Disney World is considered the happiest place on earth leading to many parents taking family vacations to visit this magical place (Zequeira). Spending one day at Disney’s most popular park Magic Kingdom would cost a family 105 dollars per person 10 years of age and older (Walt Disney World). For example, a family of 5 would spend roughly 525 dollars for one day of park access not including food or any other extra cost. Although parents are willing to spend crazy amounts of money to visit Disney World. That is because by spending hundreds of dollars a family would gain thousands of memories that would be remembered forever, and parents will see their

In this play Creon was developed into a tragic hero by showing his negative traits, selfishness, arrogance, and stubbornness could not be overcame to save himself. All of these negative traits were the reason his own family rose against him and caused him to lose the ones he loved.So in the end make sure

As long as humanity has existed, humans have been trying to figure out what humanity is. It has been a topic of discussion for generations by people, and many people have different answers. Oftentimes, authors of various works try to explain humanity through their work. It 's often difficult, because we cannot really understand what humanity is. However, some artists get relatively close, and give pretty good explanation as to what it is. The York 's Play of Crucifixion especially shows what it means to be human, in a very intelligent and interesting way. What I believe means to be human is imperfection, and that is what this play is outwardly saying. As humans, we physically cannot be perfect. There is not one person on this earth who was, is, or ever will be in the future. We have flaws; we make mistakes, sometimes weren 't angry when we simply shouldn 't to people who do not deserve it, and everyone does it. It 's unavoidable.

Creon realizes that all of the blame for these deaths rests on him alone, and undergoes great suffering, just like other central figures in Greek tragedies. For example, in the play Medea, by Euripides, Medea suffers the loss of her family, friends, land, and children. Creon faces this same kind of suffering, and wishes for his life to end to stop his suffering. He poetically states in the play, "Come, thou most welcome Fate, Appear, O come; Bring my days' final date, Fill up their sum! Come quick, I pray; Let me not look upon another day!" (51). So with all this suffering, one might ask what the purpose of such a depressing play might be, or what lesson Sophocles attempts to teach us. This brings up the concept of morality. Creon did not get out of this sticky situation without getting something from it.

One of these sacrifices was when Samuel Kingsley skipped his big audition because he fell in love with a cashier at a local gift shop. The text states,¨ Patricia never stood a chance against the force of his charm. His audition time came and went, but he didn't care. He couldn't get enough of those eyes that widened so dramatically at the slightest flirtation¨ ( 153). This illustrated that love makes people blind and do crazy things that could potentially hurt them in the future. However, it also illustrated that love is all about taking risks and opening yourself up, whether u get hurt or not. The text states, ¨ Still, a part of him had to stay away. Some prescient part of him saw the two paths diverging in the yellow wood. Maybe if he'd chosen the other path, if he left the store instead of stayed, it would have made all the difference¨( 154). This demonstrates that Samuel knew that if he hadn't skip that audition than he would have had a chance being famous; however he chose love over fame/ glory. Consequently, his love with the cashier did not last, due to his failed attempt at becoming famous, they started to