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Antigone: Creon A Tragic Hero
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In Sophocles’ play Antigone, the Greek playwright presents one of drama’s leading tragic heroes. Indeed, King Creon, a man of great power and esteem, like many men today, also is filled with hubris. This excessive pride causes the downfall of a man who might otherwise have discovered for himself ....
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....I obey you. No marriage means more to me than your continuing wisdom” (s.III, ll.8-9). Later, however, Haemon insists that he will marry Antigone, to which Creon orders: “You’ll never marry her while she lives” (s.III, l. 118). Upon Haemon’s exit, he tells Choragus: “He shall not save [this girl] from death” (s.III, l. 138). Also, Creon faces the internal conflict regarding matters of the state, which he serves, versus matters of family obligation and personal morality, which Antigone faces;.... |
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