Creon Influence On Antigone

Antigone takes place just after a war between Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices. Eteocles fought on the side of Thebes whereas Polynices resembled an invader. Afterwards, Eteocles is buried and seen as honorable. However, Polynices is denied a proper burial because he is considered a traitor to Thebes. In this play, Sophocles uses Antigone and Creon as foils by characterizing Antigone as a martyr and Creon as a tyrant to urge the reader to realize that one’s own morals are more significant than the decrees of any government.

     In Sophocles’ play Antigone, Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did, it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence, loyalty toward their views, cruelty and arrogance (“The Similarities”). The connection shared by Antigone and Creon showed that as hard as Sophocles tried to make them diverse, he made them unintentionally equivalent at the same time.

Antigone is a play written by Sophocles. The genre of the play that Sophocles wrote was based on tragedy. It is one of the first plays that use tragedy. In the play a young girl named Antigone, stands up against her uncle Creon who is the king. She stands up for her rights, so that she can give a religious burial to Polynices. She was a girl with a lot of will power. This essay talks about the relationship between Antigone and Creon. This essay would contain paragraphs where there would be comparisons between Antigone and Creon’s Relationship.

Creon vs. Antigone In the play Antigone written by Sophocles, Antigone’s decision to override her Uncle, Creon’s edict and bury her brother is rational because Antigone believes that he is too proud and arrogant and he is overstepping his boundaries as a leader. Creon doesn’t want anyone to bury Polyneices’ body because he believes that Antigone’s brother, Polyneices was a traitor, and Creon doesn’t believe that a traitor's soul deserves to be put to rest. Antigone goes against Creon’s law because she knows that Polyneices only made a mistake, and deserves to be buried because making mistakes is a part of life.

Leadership is a trait that has been around for centuries. There are good leaders, and bad leaders. Antigone explores the power that a leader has to have certain character traits to be an effective leader. In Antigone, Sophocles portrays Creon to be an ineffective leader because he is stubborn and does not listen to anyone’s advice, impulsive, and tyrannical.

Is Antigone ignorant or wise about her choices and reactions to Creon? Some people say she maybe be wise for burying Polygonises out of God's law instead of Creon’s law. Antigone is indeed a wise and faithful woman for burying Polygonises because of her beliefs; she is also bold about her beliefs because of her bold statements about Creon’s law (with him being the king).

Sometimes the reason you hate someone so much is because they are so much like you. Antigone is a play by Sophocles about a tragic family that is filled with betrayal, anger, regret, and sorrowness. I have come up with some ways that Antigone is like Creon. Throughout the story there are quotes that make Antigone act just like Creon.

In the story of “Antigone” Antigone wanted to give her brother a proper burial that was a law King Creon had made. Antigone loved her brother and was not satisfied with her brother’s improper burial. Even though if anyone in the city disobeys Creon’s law will be immediately punished, she did not have concern for herself only for her family. Creon was acting out of hatred and humility and did not have any concern for his new law that most did not agree with. When comparing Antigone and Creon it is apparent that Antigone is the stronger one of the two because she is able look past herself and do what was right for her family.

Antigone Essay The tragic play Antigone by Sophocles, is basically talking about Antigone wants to bury her brother Polyneices, but this is an action goes against Creon’s new law. So after Creon heard about it, he decided to kill Antigone, who's a criminal in his eyes, but it brings up two of his important family members’ death too. In my opinion, the person who had more responsibility to this tragedy is Creon. Creon is more at fault for the outcome of the play due to his conceit and dictatorship, and ultimately caused the tragic downfall of the kingdom.

Anti-Woman Antigone, being a woman, is thought of as less than a man when she commits the crime of burying Polyneices. Antigone’s gender shapes the harshness of punishment of her misdeeds from Creon and the other royals. Creon, astounded at the fact that Antigone went against his wishes and the law, wanted to punish her with a death sentence. Antigone is sentenced to death to show the townspeople that Creon makes no exceptions for crimes committed in the city. Although Creon may think so, the townspeople did not think Antigone was guilty of crimes against Thebes, or the king.

The play Antigone was written around 441 b.c. It demonstrates how a man became the king of Thebes and that his nephew, Polyneices, was killed in a fight to have the throne of the city. Since both of the brothers in line for the throne were killed, Creon, Polyneices and Eteocles’’ uncle, went on to receive the throne for himself and said that he will show that he is loyal to the city be being strict to his rules he set. Polyneices went against the city and for that, he was not allowed to be buried. His sister, Antigone, felt that he should be buried and decided to do it little by little.

Antigone shows an indestructible fortitude to sacrifice herself for a belief. Antigone’s leading flaw is hubris, or excessive pride. She couldn’t see any side except her own. To her, burying Polynices is an essential thing. She doesn't consider how it will impact Ismene, who attempts to persuade her to follow Creon's instructions. She also doesn't consider how it might impact Haemon. All the way through, we observe Antigone’s individuality and bravery when she opposes Creon.

After reading Antigone by Sophocles, readers may believe that the two main characters, Antigone and Creon, seem like polar opposites. However, after digging a little deeper, readers are able to come to a final conclusion that although both characters may not always see eye to eye, they carry a number of similar traits. The characters seem to be so alike that it results in the two to constantly disagree, leading towards the two to continuously find new differences and flaws within each other. They don’t exactly have the same views, for example, Antigone seems to put family over everything else while Creon’s loyalty is more concerned with the well-being of Thebes. However, the two characters do have many similar internal characteristics. They are independent, confident, and stubborn when they want to be.

What is the difference between a tragic hero from an antagonist? In the story “Antigone”, written by famous play writer Sophocles, a young girl named Antigone fights a tragic battle in trying to prepare a proper funeral for her dead brother Polyneices. On the other hand Creon the King of Thebes, believes that Polyneices should be left unburied. The two conflicting characters Creon and Antigone differ based on their words, actions and ideas. Creon’s downfall slowly leads to more suffering even though he is just trying to follow the rules as a king. Creon’s traits of pride and ignorance are different from Antigone’s traits of perseverance lead to Creon’s position as a tragic hero because Creon can not accept the fact that Antigone is willing to do anything to have the burial for her brother and this leads to a series of tragic occurrences.

Antigone is a play that was written in ancient Greece by the playwright Sophocles. It is the third play in a trilogy of tragedies about the city-state of Thebes, revolving around Oedipus Rex. Antigone starts the day after a civil war fought between the two sons of Oedipus Rex after his death. The civil war ended in death for both brothers, so their uncle, Creon, assumed the role of King of Thebes. The main conflict of the play begins when Creon gives one brother, Eteocles, a burial with honors, but passes a law forbidding a burial for the other brother, Polyneices with the penalty of death. One of the sisters of Eteocles and Polyneices, Antigone disagrees with this law, and decides to bury Polyneices, resulting in Creon sentencing Antigone to death. A conflict emerges between Antigone and Creon, who appear to be opposites. However, despite Antigone and Creon’s different stances on law, they are ultimately more similar than different because of their shared value of loyalty and their shared characteristic, hubris.