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Creon As Antigones Tragic Figu
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Creon as Antigone's Tragic Figure
In Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon clearly fills the role of the tragic figure. He fits all seven of the traits of a tragic hero as defined by Northrop Frye. Two of these traits stand out especially; Creon’s sense of commitment to his decision and his tran ....
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....ncée, and the people of Thebes. He presents the most logical case for the reversing of Creon’s dictum.
Haemon: The city mourns this girl. ‘No other woman’, / So they are saying, ‘so
undeservedly / Has been condemned for such a glorious deed. / When her
own brother had been slain in battle / She would not let his body lie unburied / To be devoured by dogs or birds of prey. / Is not this worthy of a crown of gold?’ (ll. 693-699)
There’s no disgrace.... |
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