Many goals in life revolve around one objective, power, authority, and control. We all want it in one form or another, and will resort to drastic measures to get it. In Sophecles great tragedy, "Antigone," power is an eminent theme that fatally affects the lives of its characters. It di...

Death by Conviction Individualists are selfish! Individualists are willing to take any and all kinds of abuse for their cause. They will stand up for what they believe in no matter what the cost. Some are called heroes; some are called psychopaths. But all of them have no doubt whatsoever abo...

Greek tragedy would not be complete with out a tragic hero. Sophocles wrote Antigone with a specific character in mind for this part. Based on Aristotle's definition, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone. Creon fits Aristotle's tragic hero traits as a significant person who is faced with difficult ...

Antigone, the ancient play by Sophocles, addresses a universal conflict that is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. The conflict between church and state or faith and government is seen every day in the media, most recently in the refusal of Catholic Church to offer health care plans...

By looking at gender differences in Antigone, we can see the importance of the female role within the tragedy, which most readers don't see. This is important because the story revolves around the power struggle between the main male and female characters, Antigone and Creon. If the female roles w...

Antigone: The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In Sophocles' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is, has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into th...

CREONS FATAL DECISION People of power such as kings are often forced to chose between family and law. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, King Creon has to make such a decision. He issues the edict to outlaw the burial of his traitor nephew, Poleneices. In reaction, his niece Antigone disobeys the ...

Antigone: The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In Sophocles' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is, has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit ...

The Tragic Hero in the Play AntigoneAntigone, which was written by Sophocles, is possibly the first written play that still exists today (www.imagi... 1). There is much controversy between who the 'tragic hero' is in the play. Some people say Antigone, some say Creon, others even say Heamon. I b...