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In three pages this essay examines the patriotism of Creon who thinks he has the support of the gods in this analysis of Antigone....
In three pages this paper presents a character analysis of Creon in Antigone by Sophocles and discusses his roles to Zeus and to t...
In five pages this paper discusses how Creon represents the elements of a tragic figure in this play by Sophocles. There are 3 so...
the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...
is to preserve the "state," that is the authority of the state, as opposed to having genuine feeling for the welfare of the people...
decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...
you think, I should not have you, even if you asked to come...apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you" (Sophocles). ...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
In seven pages this paper examines the life and works of Sophocles with the emphasis upon Antigone....
deed in this our present trouble, I care not to prolong the span of life, Thus ill-reputed; for the calumny Hits not a single blot...
In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...
In five pages this paper discusses how Socrates' principles are presented in Plato's Protagoras and then provides a comparison wit...
contrasts dramatically with Antigones ideas, and forms the basis for the conflict that drives the plot. At the core of Creons val...
he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...
(Logia.com). "Unmoved by the dissuading counsel of an affectionate but timid sister, and unable to procure assistance, she determi...
"Oedipus the King" (The Classics Pages: Antigone). Before Oedipus came onto the scene it seems that Creon may well have had a ch...
will ultimately cause her her life. Antigone pleads and does whatever she can possibly think of to get an honorable burial for ...
Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...
little less than a monster, sentences her to death; specifically, she is to be buried alive. Antigone and Haemon, who is Creons ...
heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...
the true freedom of all people that were the most patriotic. Patriotism is something that ultimately means you believe in your c...
of patriotism still involved the land, it also included culture, traditions, history and the welfare of a nation or community (Lam...
about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...
could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...
very powerful and just individual, putting aside the fact she was a woman. While this speaks of men, and fighting for justice, one...
tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...
the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...
In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...
left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...
grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...