Character Of Creon In Antigone

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When you pay attention to something thoroughly, the thing becomes more and more interesting. Antigone is interesting because it is a play by Sophocles about a girl that has buried her brother, breaking the law that was set to have him not buried by the king Creon and the tension between Creon and Antigone. The theme of the play is how Creon shows his power through being a tragic hero.Creon is a tragic hero by showing how stubborn, full of himself, and harsh he is. Antigone really brings out the stubbornness in Creon throughout the play which gives the play more meaning.Creon is stubborn when he says “Take her and shut her up as I have ordered, in her tomb’s embrace.”(line 990). This Quote develops Creon as a tragic hero because it shows that he doesn't care what other people think and that he is going to do whatever he wants to do. Creon is does not worry about the hearts of his people what he thinks is right is always right in his eyes. Again Creon is being stubborn in line 600 when he says “No woman’s going to govern me-no, no-not while I’m still …show more content…

Creon is harsh the the people that disobey him when he says “Go bring her out- that hateful creature, so she can die right here, before her bridegroom’s eyes.” in line 867. Creon is wanting to kill his own son's fiance right in front of him for the reason that he thinks that his son in not being reasonable. Being mad at his son Creon is harsh enough to kill Antigone right in front of his son. The plans to kill Antigone are, “I’ll take her on a path no people use, and hide her in a cavern in the rocks, while she is still alive.” (line 885). Creon is going to make her count on the gods to see if they are real and if they will help her, if not then she will kill herself or die from starvation. Things that Creon is saying are harsh because if he wanted her dead he should kill her but he is making her essentially kill herself. Harsh is definitely something to describe

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