Compare And Contrast Antigone And Creon

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On pages 138-140 of the play Antigone a Sentry brings Antigone to Creon and explains to Creon that this is the person responsible for the burial. Instead of denying the claims, Antigone takes full responsibility for the crime. Not only does she take responsibility for the crime, she states that the reason for the burial was to give honor to her brother. Creon does not agree with Antigone and states that she went against his laws as King and therefore she must be killed. This starts an an immediate debate between Antigone and Creon, which reveals one similarity between the two characters; they are both stubborn. Antigone does not represent the ideological correct woman of Sophocles time, one who is obedient to the King. Instead she continues to argue with him over his authority. Creon is being just as stubborn as Antigone, does not back down from the order that he has made. Sophocles’ strategy of confrontational question and answer creates the dramatic effect of escalating tension between the two characters. The two are not seeing eye to eye and what surprises …show more content…

Like previously stated, Creon tried to remain calm and willing to hear Antigone’s side. However, because Antigone challenged his rules, Creon’s role made a total 180. This 180 changes the dynamic of the entire scene because we now see Antigone’s angry side. In particular, in the text we see that Creon is upset with the fact that she not only committed the crime, but she also gloated about doing such. Creon also begins to use gender specific words such as “girl” and “she” which shows that he was probably offended that a female insulted his authority. In addition, Creon’s ego has probably come into play and he does not want to be humiliated. Therefore, he now begins to respond with his own monologue belittling both Antigone and her sister and showing no sympathy to the fact that they are both his

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