obeying divine law, and on the other there is Creon who is the enforcer of rule in the city and ignores the laws of the divine. Which system was in the wrong? In the case of Antigone, she is charged with the responsibility of giving the last rights and burial to her brother so that his spirit may move on to the other realm. In everyday circumstance in that time the responsible to bury the dead remained a right and duty of the family unit; however, Antigone’s brother was ruled to be considered an enemy
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Antigone and her sister are the daughters of Oedipus. Banished from Thebes, Oedipus never got to see his daughters again. Oedipus’ son and Antigone’s brother, Eteocles, takes control of Thebes, and, bitter and angry, his brother Polynices raises an army to march against the city. Both are slain in the ensuing battle. This is where the story of Antigone picks up. Creon, Oedipus’ brother in law and uncle is now King of Thebes. He issues a decree to give funeral honors to Eteocles, but not Polynices
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His decree that outlaws the proper burial of Eurdyice is met with much disagreement from both Antigone and the Chorus. The Chorus sings, “when he weaves in the laws of the earth, and the gods’ sworn justice, he is high in his city; citiless is he who’s daring makes him join with what is not fine” (Sophocles, ). Despite the disagreement Kreon remains steadfast in his ruling eventually leading to Antigone breaking the law in order to give her brother proper burial rights. As a direct result of his own
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More than any other character in the three plays, she casts serious doubt on Creon’s authority. When she points out that his edicts cannot override the will of the gods or the unshakable traditions of men, she places Creon’s edict against Polynices’ burial in a perspective that makes it seem shameful and ridiculous. Creon sees her words as merely a passionate, wild outburst, but he will ultimately be swayed
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relation, leaving the members of the bond either having trouble maintaining the bond or coalescing tighter in the need to show endurance. In Sophocles’s Antigone, a soldier, Polyneices, dies in war over control of Thebes, leaving his family to mourn over his death. When the king of Thebes, Creon, places a law over the city making illegal the act of burying the dead, Polyneices’s sister, Antigone, appoints herself the duty of defying Creon’s law. Antigone buries Polyneices
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finally realizes he has been irrational. Due to his hubris and need for absolute power, Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone. One of Creon’s major flaws is his excessive pride. An example of this is when the Watchman tells Creon of Polyneices burial. The Watchman did not know who buried Polyneices as Creon responds to this by saying, “Yes, you did. And for money! You gave up your life”(l.322). Creon was
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Ashley Taylor Mrs. Ramsay Honor English II, 1 5 August 2010 The Myth of Oedipus In the country of Greece, there was a city called, Thebes, there lived a king and queen. The king and queen, Laios and Jocasta, had a son, but an oracle predicated that then son would grow up to kill his father then marry his mother. The royal family was scared to have this happen so the family asked a shepherd to take and leave the child to die on a lonely hillside. The shepherd was to kind to do this so, he
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as the sole ruler of Thebes. Kings/Dictators are usually looked down upon due to their brash and selfish behavior, but Oedipus is the opposite. A priest say, “Therefore, O mighty power, we turn to you: find us our safety, find us a remedy, whether by counsel of the gods or of men. A king of wisdom tested in the past can act in a time of troubles, and act well. Noblest of men, restore life to your city! “(Sophocles 2) when Oedipus makes a declaration to save the city of Thebes from the ongoing plague
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“Who knows? In the world below perhaps such actions are no crime,” (lines 795-96) Antigone retorts when Creon labels her brother as ‘evil’ for fighting against Thebes. Throughout the play, good and evil-right and wrong, influence many of the character’s words and actions. Likewise, as the plot progresses, Creon is educated on a sense of justice not known by many kings; righteous justice. And through his interactions with Antigone, the king is informed of the sense of justice he had overlooked for
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The disturbing law Creon established brought rage to the emotional Antigone. She refused to bypass the restriction of her brother's burial, displaying her wondrous character. With secrecy, Antigone went around the law to bury Polyneices; however, a guard found out about the burial and told Creon, “I’ll tell you. Someone left the corpse just now,/ burial all accomplished, thirsty dust/ strewn on the flesh, the ritual complete” (245). Granted, Antigone wonderfully went around the law for the
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