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Antigone and Creon are two characters that may be considered too similar in personalities, which causes some commotion. Both are confident and persistent in their beliefs and will do what they believe is best in their mind. Antigone is guilty in the eyes of the law because she buried her brother, Polynices, a traitor to Thebes, against Creon’s ruling. Creon has banned Polynices’ burial because he fought for power against Thebes and his own brother, Eteocles, who also died in the battle. Eteocles was granted a proper burial for dying in the name of Thebes, but Polynices was not. Antigone is worried about his burial rights because it is her job as a woman in the family to make sure that her brother is buried so he can get to the afterlife

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“This is law and order in the land of king Creon.” (Antigone 7) Everyone in Thebes especially women are intimidated by Creon because of his hubris making him the tragic hero of antigone, The Burial at Thebes: A version of Sophocles’ Antigone translated by Seamus Heaney. After two brother from opposing sides battle and die, Creon becomes king of Thebes ruling that only Eteocles gets a proper burial and Polyneices the “treacherous” one is denied any burial at all. Antigone defines his order believing it is her duty to give her brother a proper burial, so that the gods can accept him, making Creon’s hubris commend her to death. Based on Aristotle’s definition, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he starts from position of greatness, his tragic flaws leads to a catastrophe; he realizes the error of his ways, but it is too late to prevent the catastrophe; and his downfall and suffering leave him both humbled and enlightened.

A harsh leader and a divergent soul trying to honor the body of her dear brother; both are steadfast in their beliefs, and both will pay a heavy price for their hubris. In the tragic play “Antigone”, written by the Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, the body of Polynices, brother of Antigone, is left where he fell after being struck by his brother Eteocles at the same time as he struck Eteocles. Antigone vows to give him a proper burial even though Creon, her uncle and ruler of the city of Thebes, has decreed that no one is to bury Polynices. Creon and Antigone share many similarities that could make them the tragic hero of this play; they both believe they are doing what is right, they are have hubris, or excessive pride, and they both suffer

Sophocles’ play Antigone emphasizes that only loyalty can be held in those who refuse to hide behind their flaws of pride and insecurities; Creon is not only disloyal to citizens like Antigone and the gods, but he also ironically dishonors his own family with his unjust authority. Antigone refuses to let the rules of society dictate her actions and she profoundly exercises her thoughts while pursuing her beliefs. When Antigone’s brother, Polynices, passes away during battle, Creon bans the right to give him proper burial at death. Antigone remains unwilling to let the governing authority over rule her loyalty to the gods. Her steadfastness leads her to believing “no one will convict [her] for a traitor” (57).

It is important to discuss Antigone’s point of view on the situation when considering the rhetorical strength of her argument. She stands by the belief that her decision to bury her brother was the right one. Her morals and past experiences have shaped this point of view. Antigone has a strong foundation of family loyalty. This is evident in almost all of her actions, the most obvious being the illegal burial of her brother. Antigone also has lingering discontent towards Creon due to the fact that he took the thrown after her father’s death. These past experience may have shaped attitudes towards Creon beyond the simple unjustness of his law.

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

The only person in the city who is ready to defy Creon’s law is his niece, the sister to Polynices, Antigone. She is overcome with grief by Creon’s order, and sets out to bury her brother. She believed that Creon, “a mere mortal,” did not have the power to “…override the gods, the great unwritten, unshakable traditions…” surrounding the rights of a dead man (Line 503-505). Her loyalty was to her family, not to the new king of Thebes. When Antigone goes to her sister Ismene to plead for her help in burying their brother, even she is too afraid of Creon’s authority to assist her only family. “I must obey the one’s in power,” she says. “...defy the city? I have no strength for that.” (Line 79-80, 93). She is lead to go against what she feels is morally right because she is fearful of the consequences. Even though Antigone is aware of these deadly consequences, she is willing to face them and stand up for what she believes is right. Discovering that Antigone has gone against him, Creon immediately sentences

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In the play Antigone, written by Greek playwright Sophocles, loyalty to family seems to be a recurring theme. We first see it when Antigone defies King Creon's order to keep her brother, Polynices, unburied as a punishment for his betrayal of their country Thebes. We also see how Antigone's sister, Ismene, accepts partial blame for the burial (even though she refused to actually do it) in an affectionate, loyal act. Creon is also family (their father's brother), but he, however, betrays this family trust and loyalty when he sentences Antigone to death for disobeying his law. There are, however, repercussions for this death sentence, that prove that there are two central tragic heroes in this play. She is

In the play, Antigone, written by Sophocles, King Creon of Thebes sentences his niece, Antigone, to death for burying her brother, Polyneices, even after the act had been declared a crime. Like father, like son, Creon expected his son, Haemon to follow his decisions and agree with him, wholeheartedly. Haemon, however, did not agree with the death sentence given to his beloved fiancée. The conflicting opinions of father and son reveals not only the theme of pride in the play, but how this pride affected Creon’s interactions, as well as how choices made from those interactions directly lead to his tragic downfall.

Family is very important and is shown through the many ways in society. That family will often be more important than the authority or law. The tragic Greek play, Antigone written by Sophocles. Within Antigone, Sophocles presents many situations where characters are forced to face their feelings of law or family. Throughout Antigone, Sophocles proves his strong devotion to family, even more. Sophocles presents these through the actions of Antigone, Creon, and Haemon with the choices that they make throughout the play. For instance, Antigone had many chances to obey the law or her own familial bonds. Antigone chooses to obey family, and bury Polynices even though burying breaks Creon's law. Antigone pleads with her sister to help, but when she says no, Antigone responds, “But as for me/ I will bury the brother I love” (Prologue. 192). Antigone was willing to break Creon's authority as a family means much more to her, this presents her as selfless. Along with breaking the law, Antigone also risks execution for that crime. When Antigone learns of her punishment, after Creon discovers, Antigone decides if entombing her brother was worth it. Following Creon's warning, she says, “This death of mine/ is of no importance; but if I had left my brother/ lying in death unburied, I should have suffered. / Now I do not” (Scene II. 208). Antigone shows the courage that even death won't scare her from her goals. Antigone chooses family, when in the face of the capital punishment.

In the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, King Creon created a law that denied proper burial rites to anyone who invaded or betrayed the city of Thebes. Antigone defied this law by burying her brother, Polynices, after he was harshly accused of being a traitor. Both Creon and Antigone showed a tenacious passion toward their perception of justice, unwilling to accept that honoring the law and honoring the individual conscience were both justified in different ways. The stubbornness that they shared led them both to meet their downfalls, which conveyed the idea that being too proud to accept guidance from others ultimately leads to dire consequences.

Even though Antigone has familial love toward her brother, she expresses sympathy toward him. Antigone does this by telling her sister that Creon “Promotes one of them and shames the other” by denying his burial rights (22). In this part of her speech, Antigone chooses her words carefully to describe the situation to her sister and express the sympathy she has for Polyneices, especially when she uses the phrase “shames the other” and “miserable corpse” (22-26). Antigone is sympathetic of her brother Polyneices because he is not given a proper burial and is left to the “vultures, unwept, unburied” like he is forgotten (29). It is also intriguing to see how Antigone’s sympathetic response to the lack of her brother’s burial is actually the familial love she has for him. Because she loves and considers him a part of her family, she is emotionally sorrowful for the way he has been treated.