What happens to forgiveness?
Does it conquer
like a case proved by a witness
And then all if forgotten?
Does it lie like an sweet girl turned rotten
Or does it lighten the mood
like a vivacious attitude
Maybe it just brings sorrow
like fearing the pain of tomorrow
Or does it deceive?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Character Analysis: Creon
Melina Norris
5-3-11
4B
Many people today still agonize over what is truly right and wrong. Should one follow their heart or the law? - is the question. Creon of Sophocles’s Antigone is a prime example of one who struggles with this choice. Creon is a dynamic character, he quickly changes from the stereotypical harsh ruler to feeling more compassion toward Antigone.
Creon denies Antigone a burial for her brother, Polynices, he considers him a traitor. Antigone argues that "[he] was not a slave who died but [my] brother." Creon is the new king of Thebes since both previous rulers, Polynices and Eteocles, were killed in battle. In being so new to the throne, Creon wants everyone to follow the law and under no circumstances break it as he says in Antigone, "am I wrong to protect my own empire?" Clearly, the major conflict in Antigone is man vs. man because it is Antigone against Creon. Creon is consistently always disagreeing with Antigone and threatening her life until all of the hurt his decisions are causing start to tear his family apart.
Seen as a strict, inconsiderate ruler, Creon had many weaknesses and downfalls. He was full of pride and thought that because he is now king, no one is above him and can tell him what to do. Although "it is not [his] custom to disagree with [anyone]," Creon is considered the antagonist because he goes against the main character, Antigone. Though he has many flaws as a king, Creon has one particular strength; he is not easily persuaded. Creon is always firm in what he believes, which can be a good quality in a king. He does not doubt that following the law is the right thing to do until, at the end, he suddenly realizes all of the chaos and damage he has caused.
Creon, at times, comes across as a stern and unfair ruler but really only wants to keep the city of Thebes under control and just. He thinks he is doing what is right, but is not viewing the situation from Antigone’s side who has just lost both of her brothers. Throughout the majority of the Antigone, he stands by what he believes is right and best for the city; following what is law. He believes "[he] [knows] well that no human is strong enough to pollute the gods." But after seeing all the pain and suffering he has caused to his family and to Antigone by denying her brother a proper burial, he has a change of heart. But like all Greek tragedies, Antigone ends in tradgedy.
Because Creon was so harsh he watched his life and everyone in it crumble. Antigone, his son, Haemon, and his wife, Eurydice all took their own lives. Eurydice "struck herself in the heart with her own hand, when she learned the sad fate of her boy," Haemon, who committed suicide after seeing his betrothed’s, Antigone’s, lifeless body hang in the tomb. Creon payed for his bitterness, and although he tried to change, he was too late.
5-3-11
4B
Character Analysis: Creon
Creon denies Antigone a burial for her brother, Polynices, he considers him a traitor. Antigone argues that "[he] was not a slave who died but [my] brother." Creon is the new king of Thebes since both previous rulers, Polynices and Eteocles, were killed in battle. In being so new to the throne, Creon wants everyone to follow the law and under no circumstances break it as he says in Antigone, "am I wrong to protect my own empire?" Clearly, the major conflict in Antigone is man vs. man because it is Antigone against Creon. Creon is consistently always disagreeing with Antigone and threatening her life until all of the hurt his decisions are causing start to tear his family apart.
Seen as a strict, inconsiderate ruler, Creon had many weaknesses and downfalls. He was full of pride and thought that because he is now king, no one is above him and can tell him what to do. Although "it is not [his] custom to disagree with [anyone]," Creon is considered the antagonist because he goes against the main character, Antigone. Though he has many flaws as a king, Creon has one particular strength; he is not easily persuaded. Creon is always firm in what he believes, which can be a good quality in a king. He does not doubt that following the law is the right thing to do until, at the end, he suddenly realizes all of the chaos and damage he has caused.
Creon, at times, comes across as a stern and unfair ruler but really only wants to keep the city of Thebes under control and just. He thinks he is doing what is right, but is not viewing the situation from Antigone’s side who has just lost both of her brothers. Throughout the majority of the Antigone, he stands by what he believes is right and best for the city; following what is law. He believes "[he] [knows] well that no human is strong enough to pollute the gods." But after seeing all the pain and suffering he has caused to his family and to Antigone by denying her brother a proper burial, he has a change of heart. But like all Greek tragedies, Antigone ends in tradgedy.
Because Creon was so harsh he watched his life and everyone in it crumble. Antigone, his son, Haemon, and his wife, Eurydice all took their own lives. Eurydice "struck herself in the heart with her own hand, when she learned the sad fate of her boy," Haemon, who committed suicide after seeing his betrothed’s, Antigone’s, lifeless body hang in the tomb. Creon payed for his bitterness, and although he tried to change, he was too late.
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