Analysis Of Antigone By Sophocles

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A person once said, “The Antigone [is] one of the most sublime and in every respect most excellent works of art of all time” (Hegel). The play Antigone [is] written in the 6th century by the writer Sophocles (Willocks). Sophocles is a play writer and he made tragedies more complex. A tragedy always ends in defeat or death, has a hero who is confronted by hostile forces and has a tragic hero who has to make a choice difficult moral choice. The main character is usually the tragic heroine. A tragic hero is a person who has a dramatic change in fortune, morally good, heroic in stature or social position, true to life and consistent (Willocks). Creon is the king and he believes whatever he said should be obeyed. He did not listen to the Greek …show more content…

(Willocks). Creon realizes that he made an irreversible mistake of his own doing. The change from ignorance to enlightenment includes Creon’s realization of his tragic flaw, how it caused his downfall, how his actions have affected the lives of others. These errors in judgment are usually in the presence of a conflict. This is an example of fate and free will. Creon said, “I too know it well and am troubled in soul. It is dire to yield; but by resistance to smite my pride with ruin----this too is a dire choice.” (Sophocles 142). This evokes pity from the audience because they know that Creon thought what he was doing was right but they also know that what he was doing was wrong. This shows how Creon realizes that he made an anagnorisis. Hubris is a false sense of pride in own secure position. (Willocks). Creon said, “Do I offend when I respect my own prerogatives?” (Sophocles 134). Creon believes that he should have the right to respect his own class. Haemon said, “You would speak and then hear no reply?” (Sophocles 134). By saying this Haemon was asking his father why he always spoke but would not listen to what the person had to say. Meaning that he should do more listening before the judging. This explains how the character’s pride classifies as hubris because he thinks of himself as the highest in his social position because he is …show more content…

It also states why he did this deed because he was angry with his father for putting Antigone in a tomb left to die. The Messenger said, “Your queen has died, true mother of yonder corpse---ah, unhappy lady—by blows newly dealt.” (Sophocles 146). The Messenger is telling Creon that his wife is dead and how unhappy she is because she found out about her son killing himself. The way his fate is too great is because as the Messenger said this was his queen and his son who he loved dearly dies. Creon did not think of the outcomes that would happen if he imprisons Antigone. This is an example of how Creon’s fate was greater than

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