If you tried to fix a mistake and found out it is too late, you should not be angry at yourself, you should be happy that at least you tried to fix the mistake that you made. If the mistake is something that you did and there is a consequence that will come from it you should accept that consequence, then learn from that mistake. Also don’t allow yourself to believe that you did nothing wrong even though you tried to fix it, you made a mistake. Allow take blame, but do not destroy yourself with it Fixing a mistake and it being too late can be seen in Antigone when Creon decides to free Antigone, but it is too late and she decided to kill herself. Creon accepts the consequence, his son dying and realizes what he is guilty
The character must decide whether or not to allow the employee’s cousin to work in their restaurant. The cousin must provide for his family through the cold winter or they will become homeless. The character also knows that the law requires him to check the citizenship of all employees and forbids him to hire anyone who is in the country illegally.
How would you feel if your one mistake caused you to lose everything that is important to you? This happens to multiple celebrities, but one professional athlete it affects severely is Tiger Woods. According to Golf.com, Tiger lost everything from his personal relationships, to a yield in his professional career, all because he made the mistake of cheating on his wife. He contains many of the characteristics that one can consider him to be a tragic hero. One Greek tragedy that portrays a similar situation is Antigone by Sophocles. Creon makes the mistake of not listening to others, which causes him to lose all his loved ones and his kingdom. He best fits the mold of a tragic hero because he has the tragic flaw of excessive pride and he experiences an increased awareness.
Life as we all know is full of disappointment and filled with disparity. Most of us are able to go through these and learn from and forgive ourselves. Yet, this isn’t always the case. People are faced with traumatic experiences that often take a long time to get over, if they ever do get over it. These experiences brew in our brain popping up at the most random points often bringing our spirits down. Although these experiences may scar us and fill us with regret and guilt, we can’t continue to live in the past and let these regrets haunt us. Self forgiveness is a key to healing and to moving on in life, no matter how hard it is.
The play Antigone by Sophocles is about reason and opinion and reveals how people use their voice to be heard. Antigone uses reasoning and opinions to express their moral beliefs and state laws in the play. People manipulate each other by using these terms to get their way by speaking out and standing up for themselves.
Antigone has defied the king's edict. However, the edict says that her brother, Polynices, cannot be given a proper burial. The reason given for this is that Polynices is a traitor. Antigone's uncle, Creon, the king, makes this edict after many events happen. Antigone says herself that she has experienced "no private shame, no public disgrace, nothing" that cannot be experienced (Antigone, p. 658).
One could surely consider Antigone as a highly noble character as she is unwilling to compromise on her own ideals. On line 523 Antigone states, "My nature joins in friendship, not in enmity." Antigone's statement means more when considering the Greek idea of friendship as s fact of life between kin irregardless of personal sentiment. Antigone's quote highlights that she is willing to follow the rules set forth by the Gods even if she may have disagreed with Polynices' actions against Thebes. Antigone's unwillingness to compromise her beliefs toward what the gods require of her can again be seen in her statements in line 453-455 where she states, "nor did I think your proclamations had such strength that, mortal as you are, you could outrun those laws that
Thebes was invaded by Oedipus’ son, Polynices, and his followers. As Oedipus predicted in the previous play, Polynices and his brother, Eteocles, killed each other during battle. Creon, the king of Thebes, ruled that Eteocles should have a proper burial with honors and Polynices, the invader, be left unburied to rot.
Antigone, The Brave Antigone, a story written by Sophocles, is about a young woman, Antigone, choosing whether she will not bury her brother, Polyneices, to not break the law or disobey Creon’s law and bury him; however choosing to bury her brother does not derail her moral development. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development is three levels consisting of two stages in each. Kohlberg’s Theory explains how a human’s mind morally develops.
Creon the noble King of Thebes will do anything to protect the people of his Kingdom, and the power the Greek Gods have given him. Creon goes to the furthest extent of imprisoning and killing his niece, Antigone, for the disobeyment of a Thebes law. This enormous power hungry king may be the cause to his own downfall. “Antigone”, author Sophocles, is a conflicting family battle of the morally right and wrong. Antigone is the sister of Ismene, Eteocles and Polyneices. Polyneices and Eteocles died fighting each other, after their deaths occurred Creon thought Eteocles deserved an honorable burial, however Polyneices was going to be left in the middle of Thebes to rot and be eaten by birds because he attempted treason against
All life is important. Even if you do things that are bad, all life is worth living. They may mess up but that’s what jail is for. Antigone should have never died because she was trying to bury Polynices what was morally right. She was trying to keep her family together, and she was a good girl.
In the awe-inspiring play of Antigone, Sophocles introduces two remarkable characters, Antigone and Creon. A conflict between these two obstinate characters leads to fatal consequences for themselves and their kindred. The firm stances of Creon and Antigone stem from two great imperatives: his loyalty to the state and her dedication to her family, her religion but most of all her conscience. The identity of the tragic hero of this play is still heavily debated. This tragedy could have been prevented if it had not been for Creon's pitiful mistakes.
In Sophocles’ Antigone, Antigone saw her action of burying her brother as a just one. It may not have been just in the eyes of Creon and the people of Thebes, but she was not concerned with the laws that mortals had made. Antigone saw the divine laws of the gods to be much more important than those of mortals. She felt that if she died while upholding the laws of the gods, that her afterlife would be better than if she had not. Our lives on this earth are so short, that to see a good afterlife over the horizon will make people go against the laws of humans.
Throughout his play Antigone, Sophocles demonstrates the value of reason through the various arguments in the script. Reason is displayed in two main characters, Creon and Antigone. Antigone uses her belief in divine laws to argue that her actions of burying her brother are justified. While on the other hand, Creon uses his reason to try to get the support of the people through persuasion. Both characters are proven to present valid arguments through the different support system that each one of the characters presents. Through her reasoning, Sophocles attempts to portray Antigone presenting the better argument.
The Tragedy of Antigone is not called Creon because Antigone is more important than Creon, she is more controversial, and she is more admirable. Antigone played a bigger role than Creon in that she defied the law and started the whole play’s chain of events, eventually leading to nearly everyone’s death.
Tragedy of Antigone The play “Antigone” by Sophocles displays many qualities that make it a great tragedy. A tragedy is defined as a dramatic or literary work in which the principal character engages in a morally significant struggle ending in ruin or profound disappointment. In creating his tragedy “Antigone”, Sophocles uses many techniques to create the feelings of fear and pity in his readers. This, in turn, creates an excellent tragedy.