Similarities Between Antigone And Creon

"Ah Creon! Is there no man left in the world” Tiresias Greek theatre played a large role in Greece. The citizens were supposed to learn from the mistakes made in tragedies. The citizens should have learned what not to be like as a citizen or a person. Antigone's words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of strong, willed, and stubborn to be highlighted within Creon’s character. In the end, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by being a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy, and the character interactions advance the plot and develops the theme by evaluating the importance of fate.

Antigone's words, actions, and ideas contrasts with Creon’s character by being loyal to her beliefs.

We see evidence from the text when he and Antigone argue. He calls her "A traitor" For giving a burial for her dead brother Polyneices. He is so loyal to his own laws that he fails to see that he is disobeying the law of the gods. Antigone puts the laws of the gods ahead of the laws of the states. She goes ahead and buries her brother,which was strictly prohibited by Creon. This shows her short-sightedness because she only does what she thinks the gods want. Instead of abiding by the law that Creon decreed, Creon is also short-sighted because he refuses to believe any other opinions or laws than his own. This evidence supports my claim because Creon and Antigone are both so loyal, which can also make them very

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Creon’s character is developed as a tragic hero when Creon is talking to Teiresias, he thinks that he is being paid off. We see evidence from this text when Creon even says, “Whatever you say, you will not change my will.” Creon also has a self-righteousness and cockiness, a feeling a he is superior to all. “The State is King!” says Creon, which shows that he even thinks he’s better than the gods are. This evidence supports my claim because Creon has too much pride, and the gods do not like that. Creon’s hubris causes his downfall.
The character’s interactions between Antigone and Creon advance the plot and develops the theme by elevating the importance of fate. We see evidence from this text when Antigone’s decision to defy Creon’s edict, are significant, fate is responsible for many of the most critical and devastating events of the trilogy. This evidence supports my claim because it evaluates the importance of fate, Sophocles suggests that characters cannot be fully responsible for their actions. It becomes difficult, for example, to blame Oedipus for marrying mother given his ignorance.
In summation, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by being a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy, and the character interactions advance the plot and develops the theme by evaluating the importance of fate.