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serenity57Part 1: Reflection
Antigone fits in the criteria of a tragic hero by the events that occurred to her in the play. Much sympathy were felt for Antigone of what she had to go through and eventually the things that lead to her death. Although Antigone is noble and admirable in her action to bury her brother even if it means death, a "dark side" was never seen in Antigone because she always knew the path she would have to walk upon burying her brother polyneices. Creon,however, fulfills the description of a tragic hero where both horror and pity were felt for him while reading the play. Creon, who is a respected king of Thebes, was eventually sucked in the "dark side" by his own personal actions and his decision to exile Antigone. Creon is actually the character who had to suffer most, even more than what Antigone goes through because his decision became the cause of his own son and wife's deaths. Whereas Antigone had fulfilled her only wish to bury her own family. Creon, in this case, should not be described as a "misogynistic control freak who deserves what he gets" because the fact that he changed his mind and wanted to free Antigone at the end, however his change of mind was too late when he finds out Antigone has killed herself. Although Creon was stubborn enough to turn advice from the prophet, he would do what he thought was reasonable in the end. The play could definitely be the tragedy of Creon instead of Antigone for he is a character that went through the most pain and suffering of losing his family in one day because of his pride in being the ruler of Thebes.
Part 2: Looking Ahead
Extended metaphor defined by About.com to be "a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem". An extended metaphor could be found in the play Antigone that we have just gone through. The author of the play continues to compared the two main characters Antigone and Creon. Antigone, a woman who supposedly has no say in a man's meeting, is willing to risk her life to do what she believes is the right hong to do for a dead family member. Whereas, Creon as a ruler of Thebes, believes that the laws of a city completely protect his decision as a king whether they are just or not toward his people. A king who has the power to do anything he wants continue to pursue the wrong goal and a woman who won't stop, even til death, would do what her heart believes is right. Although they both meet their tragic ends, Antigone and Creon is a perfect example of an extended metaphor where two completely different characters are being compared.
Antigone fits in the criteria of a tragic hero by the events that occurred to her in the play. Much sympathy were felt for Antigone of what she had to go through and eventually the things that lead to her death. Although Antigone is noble and admirable in her action to bury her brother even if it means death, a "dark side" was never seen in Antigone because she always knew the path she would have to walk upon burying her brother polyneices. Creon,however, fulfills the description of a tragic hero where both horror and pity were felt for him while reading the play. Creon, who is a respected king of Thebes, was eventually sucked in the "dark side" by his own personal actions and his decision to exile Antigone. Creon is actually the character who had to suffer most, even more than what Antigone goes through because his decision became the cause of his own son and wife's deaths. Whereas Antigone had fulfilled her only wish to bury her own family. Creon, in this case, should not be described as a "misogynistic control freak who deserves what he gets" because the fact that he changed his mind and wanted to free Antigone at the end, however his change of mind was too late when he finds out Antigone has killed herself. Although Creon was stubborn enough to turn advice from the prophet, he would do what he thought was reasonable in the end. The play could definitely be the tragedy of Creon instead of Antigone for he is a character that went through the most pain and suffering of losing his family in one day because of his pride in being the ruler of Thebes.
Part 2: Looking Ahead
Extended metaphor defined by About.com to be "a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem". An extended metaphor could be found in the play Antigone that we have just gone through. The author of the play continues to compared the two main characters Antigone and Creon. Antigone, a woman who supposedly has no say in a man's meeting, is willing to risk her life to do what she believes is the right hong to do for a dead family member. Whereas, Creon as a ruler of Thebes, believes that the laws of a city completely protect his decision as a king whether they are just or not toward his people. A king who has the power to do anything he wants continue to pursue the wrong goal and a woman who won't stop, even til death, would do what her heart believes is right. Although they both meet their tragic ends, Antigone and Creon is a perfect example of an extended metaphor where two completely different characters are being compared.
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Date: 2012-02-27 07:46 am (UTC)Thanks!