Antigone: Creon a main character, and his tragic downfall. His steps in making himself have a tragic downfall

Creons tragic Downf entirely(prenominal)

Creon is the tragic hero of the play, Antigone, by Sophocles, and suffers the greatest downf all. It all begins when he maes his public announcment as the new king. He states his heart and soul loud and clearly to everyone, that if anyone feels the need to bury the body od Polyneices, they will be going against the law and will be sentenced to death. In this powerful speech, he shows the need for control and regulate in the way he plans to rule. At the same time, he is showing arrogance in the way he insures all of his choices in judgement are correct.

Creon is told that someone has gone against his terminology and burried the body of Polyneices; he be fathers outraged and orders the sentry to find him and drama him over at once. The sentry watches as he sees Antigone come out to bury her brothers body for a second time. He catches her and she is presented to Creon. Creon questions her, and she does not deny what she has done. He orders her to death. She tells him her reasons for her actions, exclusively they are on the whole ignored by Creon. Antigone is going to be taken toa pretermit and left to die.

Creon, being stubborn, wont even listen to the pleas and threats of his own son, but when Teiresias enters, he listens to what will happen if he does not vary his decisions. So he takes a drastic turn. He pushed all of his arrogance aside, along with his stobbornness and he asks for help, what shall I do? At this moment he becomes weak in front of his people. Creon the king, postulation for help? He is suppose to know it all! He is then told to go quickly and free...

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