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    Creon Antigone Analysis

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    Sophocles’s Antigone depiction of Creon’s enforcement of the law becomes one of fierce value to himself initially. Creon strictly believes full heartedly that the state must come before raw emotion in that one who merely crosses the figurative line between defying the state must, in turn, pay with physical torture displayed to the public to spread awareness about the dangers of disobeying decrees or laws already in force. Throughout the transpiring events of the story, however, Creon finds himself

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    Creon is the tragic hero in the following ways: he is stubborn, prideful, and emotional. Creon is the best tragic hero. He is the first king in the play Antigone. When I read the play I was so interested in it that I want to not stop reading. This play can grab your attention quicker than you will know it. Creon is not the king that will listen, everything goes his way or no way. Creon the king does not listen to anyone not even his own family, for example “Whatever you say, you will not change

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    and all of them had showed us tragic heroes. One of the famous tragedies is Antigone, a story about a girl who tried to bury her so-called traitorous brother Polyneices. To me the tragic hero in this story is infact the king of Thebes, Creon. In the story there is evidence how Creon is the tragic hero, because he has a supreme amount of pride, a strong sense of commitment, and transfiguration throughout this story. Creon is king and he has a lot of hard choices to make, but he feels very betrayed

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    In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon has erroneous belief, suspicious nature and tyrannical bend, which identifies from first episode that Creon, is a bad king by having the above qualities in his character. Apart from this, Creon has fear, which is an insecure feeling after getting the king position as he thinks that people are conniving against him. At first in the first episode after taking over the king’s position, the king Creon keeps a proclamation claiming that Eteocles will be buried

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    Sophocles’ tragic play Antigone illustrates who are hero is the play is the tragic story of Antigone a young meeting in a struggle to bury her brother Polyneices. Her struggle proves not to be in vain, but for her hardships will usher in progress. Her determination bends her cruel Uncle Creon tyrannical traits, imprinting hope in a saddened people Antigone's eventual martyrdom brings about Creon epiphany to show he has fatal flaws. Antigone written by Sophocles, Antigone is the real hero of the

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    In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon wants Polyneices to remain unburied throughout eternity for fighting against Thebes. As a proud leader of the nation Thebes, Creon takes any action against his country to the heart. Polyneices fought against Thebes in an army titled the Seven Against Thebes while his brother Eteocles fought for the other side. Both were killed in combat, but only Eteocles was viewed as a hero by Creon. Creon’s role in the play remains static until the end, because he is to his word and

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    Antigone Vs Creon

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    the story, Antigone by Sophocle is a Greek tragedy whose characters misfortunes lead to their final deaths. This play is about a royal family’s cured and King Creon’s selfish ways. Antigone is a young royal lady who fights for her beliefs and defies the king’s ruling by burying her dead brother. In the end, to the king’s dismay, finds that all his loved ones, dead. Creon and Antigone differ from each other by how Antigone is loyal, beliefs, and consideration. Antigone differs from Creon by being

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    single choice could drastically change a person’s fate for better or for worse. In the greek tragedy Antigone, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, made a decision that ultimately impacted not only his own, but others, lives. Creon concluded the best thing for Thebes was to deny the burial of a traitor, however, Creon’s lack of judgement and stubbornness caused his downfall. In the beginning of the tragedy, Creon was recently appointed king of Thebes and he already held the city in a high esteem and because of

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    The tragic story of Antigone is written by a Greek author Sophocles. Antigone is the royal nephew of the king who decides to bury his brother to put his body to rest, but it was a crime done that no one would consider doing. Although Creon traps Antigone in a cave to her death, Creon is punished by the consequences in the end, making creon the tragic hero. It began with a war that started to make everything fall apart for creon. Creon’s son was killed in the war by Polyneices, Polyneices also died

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    Have you ever had a tragedy in your family? Have you ever been hurt by the death of a loved one or a close friend. In the play Antigone we see what true tragedy is and what makes a tragic hero. Creon is that tragic hero. The first reason why croon is the tragic hero is that his fall is caused by an error in judgment. When Creon was declaring what was to happen to his grandsons body after a battle he done the harshest punishment plausible, leaving a man um buried for the animals

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