Abstract
The paper discusses the two main characters in the ancient Greek play "Antigone" written by Sophocles. It shows how each has powerful views on politics, but they disagree on nearly every aspect of political life and law. One main conflict is that Antigone wholeheartedly believes in divine law, whereas Creon believes fully in Civil Law. The paper discusses issues such as personal principles, breadth of law, freedom, character and political and personal ethics.

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"Antigone and Creon both understand certain aspects of political life, but neither comprehends all facets of politics. Antigone is pious but unswerving in her principles. Creon desires to create a stable community, but he is cruel and unfeeling in order to set a precedent. Sophocles does not want us to emulate Antigone or Creon. Antigone epitomizes behaviors that reinforce or destabilize the Polis. Additionally, Antigone celebrates human power in the political system, whether advantageous or not. Individuals possess the powerful and dangerous tool of persuasion that must be used cautiously. Moreover, through the phenomenon of death in the play Antigone, the distinction between what individuals should attempt to control and what should be governed by a higher power, are illuminated. Creon and Antigone believe opposite forces should wholly preside over individuals, and neither will compromise their ideals. The characters in Antigone do not attain a "happy medium" between divine law and law of the Polis. Human limitation should be addressed by incorporating both human and divine law into our lives."

Tags:oedipus, philosophy, theban

Abstract
The paper is a comparison of two plays, and two characters. The author discusses the characters, Creon in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, and Henry in the play, "Another Antigone," by Arthur Ramsdell Gurney. These two characters are the protagonists in each of their respective plays. The paper examines how their actions affect the outcome of the plays and how their similar characteristics lead to similar outcomes in the stories being told.

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"In Gurney's Another Antigone, Judy Miller, becomes more of a villainous character, due to her self-absorption which eventually leads her to assume and accuse others of ethnic discrimination. When she learns of the power that students actually have - a power of which she was previously unaware - she then uses it against Harper in precisely the same manner that she imagines it might have been used against her. After realizing that the professors actually need the backing of the students they teach, Miller first agrees to help Harper by telling others about a course he is hoping to teach, but then, when Harper foolishly makes a statement that Miller perceives as anti-Semitic, her ever-present, ever-simmering anger erupts once again, and she abruptly changes her mind."

Tags:creon, henry, protaganist, play, passion, throne, academic, greek, tragedy, catalysts, teach, ethnic, professor, indifference, ethnicity, jewish, worthy, just, stubborn, miller, judy, defiance

Abstract
This paper follows the transformation of Creon in two of Sophocles' plays "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone." Throughout the course of the two plays, Creon transforms from an innocent spectator in "Oedipus the King," to a corrupt ruler and tragic figure in "Antigone." Creon's character in "Oedipus the King" depicts a kind, selfless and forgiving person. His good nature allows him to value the opinion of the people of Thebes. Yet in "Antigone," Creon uses his power as a king to punish and dictate laws without the consent of the people of Thebes. The writer contends that Creon's transformation which leads to his own suffering manages to invoke pity from those who dislike his character. A perfect ending for a tragic play.

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"Creon's character in Oedipus the King shows a kind, selfless, and forgiving person. His good nature allows him to value the opinion of the people of Thebes. As he expresses in a speech to Oedipus and the citizens of Thebes, "I stand / In all men's favor, I am all men's friend." Creon is loved by the Thebans and they manifest this in their loyalty towards him. In the midst of Oedipus' troubles he accuses Creon of being a traitor. To devise the proper punishment, Oedipus asks the Thebans to decide on Creon's fate: death or banishment. The Thebans respond in Creon's favor."

Tags:literature, drama, tragedy, greek, sophocles, character, analysis

Abstract
In the play, "Oedipus the King", and in "Antigone", Sophocles has Creon as one of the central characters. This paper argues that a first look at Creon in the two plays suggests that Creon's character has changed substantially. However, a closer look reveals that Creon remains the same basic character, only differing in appearance because of the situations he is in.

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"The first character trait that defines Creon is his pride. This trait is clear in Antigone, where it is the major reason he refuses to change the law and allow Antigone to bury her brother, despite her many pleas. Creon initially makes the law out of a need to save Thebes. He is then unable to even consider changing the law, as doing so would show that he was wrong to make the law. In this way, his driving force is his pride. Creon's actions in refusing to allow Antigone to bury her brother is often considered a sign of Creon's cruel nature. This view fails to notice that, while the outcome may seem like cruelty to Antigone, Creon's intention is not to be cruel. Therefore, a tendency toward cruelty should not be considered as part of Creon's character. Instead, the outcome is a result of Creon's character trait of pride. Creon's motivation of pride is also seen where he makes the decision to send Antigone to her death. In deciding this Creon says, "For since I have taken her, alone of all the city, in open disobedience, I will not make myself a liar to my people-I will slay her" (Sophocles, Antigone)."

Tags:sophocles, character, trait

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This paper examines how, in Sophocles' "Antigone", the tragic hero of the play is Creon. It discusses how, although Antigone seems to be the tragic hero of the story, Creon meets Aristotle's criteria of a tragic hero as well as Antigone, if not more completely and, how, unlike Antigone, Creon has an epiphany at the end of the play and realizes his mistakes.

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"Although Antigone seems to be the tragic hero, Creon actually meets Aristotle's criteria of a tragic hero more completely. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is neither completely pure nor completely evil. Not only is a tragic hero neither completely pure nor completely evil, but a tragic hero must also be of noble birth and possess a hamartia that causes the downfall of that character through poor judgment and arrogant mistakes. As the king of Thebes and the son of a previous king, Creon certainly meets the criteria of noble birth. Also, Creon is neither entirely evil nor entirely good. He possesses many good qualities as well as many evil ones."

Tags:aristotle, thebes

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The paper discusses Creon in Sophocles' play, "Antigone" as an excellent example of how a character can be brought down by his own hubris because he is incredibly arrogant. The paper then discusses Antigone and how she is also stubborn and guilty of outrageous behavior, but her motivations are love and compassion and not self-pride. The paper points out that both instances result in tragedy, but Antigone experiences a death of honor, while Creon has a death of shame.

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"Creon is an excellent example of how a character can be brought down by his own hubris because he is incredibly arrogant. His arrogance causes him to make an erroneous decision regarding Antigone and her convictions. Because he is king, Creon is accustomed to demanding the respect that he believes he deserves from everyone, including members of his won family. This attitude of ingratiation goes to his head and it clouds his thinking in regards to what is right. It proves that while he might be king, he is still human and prone to mistakes just like everyone else. However, he is too concerned with his own place in the world and his own actions to think about Antigone and her feelings. He feels nothing but insult when she acts the way she does. Because he is obsessed with being king and not being insulted as king, he is compelled to do something about Antigone's actions. He is blinded to truth and justice and, as a result, cannot see the honor in her act. He tells Antigone, "No woman is going to lord it over me" (Sophocles 593). Here we see that Creon is concerned about nothing but himself and his place in the kingdom. Another reason why we know that Creon suffers because of his hubris is because he admits it at the end of the play."

Tags:arrogance, love, compassion, tragedy

Abstract
The paper shows that within the two plays by the ancient Grecian writer, Sophocles we find two very different men encompassed within one character, Creon the Prince who would become King. It shows that the events that unfold to cause such dramatic change in one mans life come at an extreme cost to all involved, but none greater than Creon himself who failed to learn from history and was truly doomed to repeat it.

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"In the prologue of Act one of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) we meet Creon, prince of Thebes and brother to Jocasta. Creon essentially is a man of virtue in high standing within the community, third in line for the throne although he shows no desire to ascend to the seat of power. Creon appears to be a man of high moral and religious character depicted by the fact that Oedipus had commissioned him to go to Apollo to ascertain the cause of the plague that had descended upon the city of Thebes. He showed not only did he have the ability to converse with the god, but he was also a trusted friend to not only the city but to Oedipus as well in word and in deed diligently bringing forth the information needed to purge Thebes of the plague (91 - 95)."

Tags:greece, rex, Thebes, Jocasta, Apollo, Haimon

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This analysis of Sophocles' tragedy "Antigone" provides an account of how Creon's development in the play mirrors the three elements of the tragic plot offered by Aristotle in the "Poetics." These elements are reversal, recognition and suffering, which are elements that lead Creon from a proud and strong-willed king to a broken heap of humanity.

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"According to Downey, "Antigone" deals with the struggle for the rulership of Thebes that breaks out after Oedipus goes into exile. In his rulership of Thebes, Creon takes it upon himself to establish laws that are in violation of the natural law or law of the Gods. From a proud and fiery ruler, Creon becomes a broken man yearning for death by the end of Sophocles tragedy, "Antigone". In so doing, we can see that Sophocles' development of Creon's character follows Aristotle's tragic plot that encompasses a..."

Tags:Ismene, Haemon, Eurydice, natural law, Gods, anger, rulership

Abstract
This paper examines how in "Antigone", Sophocles develops a dramatic work in which a protagonist is occupied in a morally important struggle, which results in ruin because of some extreme quality. In particular, the paper looks at how Creon, the king of Thebes, portrays both a judgment error and weakness in character. Using Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero, the paper further discusses how because of his social class, general goodness, and tragic flaw, Creon is the tragic hero and is deserving of sympathy after his mistakes take the lives of others.

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"Creon's inability to accept the ideas of others is also justified during his argument with Antigone. Antigone claims that her act of burying her brother (Polynices) was honorable, but Creon exclaims, "You are wrong. None of my subjects thinks as you do," which is followed by Antigone's reply: "Yes, sir, they do; but dare not tell you so" (ll. 437-439). Again, the king is stubborn and near-sighted to realize that maybe there is a chance that Antigone is not the only one who believes her act was heroic, which is a fatal error in judgment. When Teiresias, a blind prophet, confronts Creon about his rule based on killing and self-will, the king demonstrates his tragic flaw: "Clever you may be, but not therefore honest" (l. 919). He understands that the prophet is correct and his son will die, but it is too late to change anything. "

Tags:Aristotle, Polynices, Antigone

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"Creon, in Sophocles? Antigone, does not meet the standards of a true politician according to Socrates? definition from Plato's Gorgias. Socrates discusses the art of a true politician in Gorgias and asserts that a true politician follows three credos: 1) to always do what its best for the state as derived from reason, 2) to improve the soul and 3) to present strictly the truth to the people whether they have a desire to hear it or not. The true politician is just and happy as a result of his adherence to these principles. Socrates despises those who practice the pseudo-art of rhetoric and he dismisses it as a tool used to implore pleasure and avoid the truth. Creon attempts to maneuver around the truth and pursue his personal will, contrary to the desires of the Greek gods. As a result of Creon's incompetence and refusal to effectively use reason or compromise he loses several of his kin and is left without an effective legitimacy of governing."

Tags:greek, politics