The
tragic play Antigone by Sophocles is about how Antigone's brother was killed in
battle and this guy named Creon doesn't think Polyneices should be buried.
Antigone wants to bury Polyneices but Creon forbids it but Antigone does
it anyway. How they are both alike is they both are independent.
Antigone is loyal to her family because she wants to bury Polyneices.
Antigone says,"But I will bury him; and if I must die".
What she means is, she is going toing to bury Polyneices, that's how loyal
Antigone is. Why Antigone is loyal to the gods because in scene 3
Antigone buried her brother because she believes on the laws of the gods.
How Creon is loyal to the state is he thinks Polyneices shouldn't be buried.
Some similarities of Antigone and Creon would be pride. Pride is major
character trait for both Antigone and Creon. Antigone shows pride when
she says, I do. I deny nothing.'' (Scene 2, Lines 54). In scene 2, she
tells Creon she isn't guilty of anything she's done. She is prideful
because she disobeys Creon's law, and buries Polyneices body because she loves
him as a brother. Creon shows pride when he says, "If we must lose,
lets lose to a man at least! Is a women stronger than we? (scene 3, Lines
50-51). In scene 4,he shows us how "women" were defying him so
he sends Antigone to be locked in a vault to live or die. He is prideful
because he doesn't have any respect for women, even though if Antigone and
Creon have "pride", it all ends up as a tragic flaw for Creon.
At
the end, I think each character deserves to be blamed. Antigone is
arrogant in pride which defies the law and buries her brother who was a
traitor. Creon is arrogant in pride which caused his downfall of losing
his neice, son, and wife. After all, I think the tragic hero would be
Creon because he failed to pay attention to Tiresias causing three tragic flaws
all due to his "pride".
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