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    In the play of Antigone, Sophicles creates a plot that I believe playfully would make viewers sympathetic of the protagonist Antigone. At the beginning of the play, viewers obviously were very sympathetic to Antigone. All she wanted to do was bury her dead brother, and Kreon made it illegal to do such a deed. However, as the play went on, I gained more and more insight on Kreon and my opinion changed. Although Antigone sacrificed her life for what she believed was right, I sympathize more with Kreon

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    Antigone is one of the main protagonists in the story. Due to both her brothers' deaths she declares justice for both of them. Eteocles, one of Antigone’s brothers, has been given a proper burial for his death, while Polyneices, Antigone's other brother, does not get a burial. Creon, the new ruler, banishes the burial of Polyneices, who he believes was a traitor. Antigone doesn’t listen to the law, decides to bury her brother, and is caught. She fights for justice that her brother could be buried

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    Antigone and I Comparison Being compared to a person can be a compliment or a shameful moment. It’s all about how you personally see the being. In Sophocles play, Antigone, I caught myself comparing my personal attributes to Antigone's. I will analyze Antigone and I in these three categories; simple appearance, bold personality, and interesting childhood life that resemble each other in an extraordinary way. My appearance is simple, as well as Antigone's, preferring little or no accessories and

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    Antigone- She is the oldest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. She is the brave compared to her two sisters and she thinks that her brother Polyneices deserves a proper burial so she goes to do this and gets banned from the city. Ismene- She is the youngest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. Ismene warns Antigone that if she buries her brother she will be killed and Ismene want nothing to do with this at all After Antigone is caught trying to bury her brother Cruen sent her to go be expected and

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    In Sophocles’ play Antigone, the lines between protagonist and antagonist are blurred. Most commonly, people see Antigone as the protagonist, doing the morally right thing, and Creon as the antagonist, who kills her due to her disobedience. However, there are reasons to dispute this. A protagonist can be defined as “an individual that stands behind a political cause or social program”. Creon definitely stands behind a political cause, by appearing to be an unwavering king, in order to stabilise

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    no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” In both William Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar and Sophocles’, Antigone several characters change either by force or by will. While both Julius Caesar and Antigone both had very dynamic characters, including the plebeians in Julius Caesar and the chorus led by Choragous in Antigone, the way they changed, how they affected the audience, and who was the most dynamic are all very different. In William Shakespeare’s, Julius

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    Antigone and Creon, the two displayed tragic figures of Antigone, both led themselves to their demise because of their love for themselves and the hate they both share for one another. Antigone’s proven love is of the afterlife while her hate is for her uncle and king, Creon. Creon may share the love of himself, however, it is not quite the same as Antigone’s love. Creon loves to rule the city of Thebes and hate’s Antigone, which is very odd for both characters because they are family. Sophocles

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    undertone that portrays themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal. The main character goes through a series of difficulties that eventually lead to a catastrophic ending. The four main characteristics that define a tragic hero are that they are born into a powerful family, responsible for their own fate, cursed with an unfortunate flaw, doomed to have a tragic fall. The main conflict of the story occurs between King Creon and Antigone. Creon’s decrees that Polyneices was a traitor who fought against his

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    In the play Antigone, Creon’s admirable personality, noble stature, and tragic flaw makes him one of the main tragic characters in this particular play. In the beginning, Sophocles reveals Creon as only a leader. He has legitimate reasons for all of his punishments. Creon’s hubris by the end of the play has completely taken over him, in conclusion, this leads him to his death. Once Creon finally realizes the effect his hubris has on his problems, it is far too late. Creon lost his son, wife, his

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    In Antigone , Eteocles and Polyneices had opposite character traits of each other. Eteocles was stubborn unlike his brother Polyneices who was fair. When the time came for Eteocles to give the throne to Polyneices , Eteocles did not really agree with the fact that he had to give the throne up to his brother. Eteocles at the time being was thinking of just himself thus , making him look selfish and unfair . As requested by Creon , Eteocles was supposed to give the throne to Polyneices .Making Eteocles

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