Oedipus/Antigone Response

Annie February 19, 2013 Oedipus / Antigone Response 1. What factors resultd to Antigones downfall, and does the end of the play make full the audiences demands for justice? There are different factors that contribute to the downfall of Antigone. Firstly, the fact that two of her brothers hand been fighting to death for the toilet has had a negative impact on her life. She has lost both of her brothers at the same time. Secondly, Antigone believed that her decision was following divine justice. For example, she once said to Creon Your tack together was outrageous. And lastly, she has been arrested and put into a cave for following her sense of justice has direct to the downfall of Antigone. Despite the fact that Creon has taken back his words and pot what he did, everyone has died and hence, the audiences demand for justice is not satisfied. 2. Referring to at least three sad elements, ensconce whether Creon or Antigone is the more tragic hero(ine). According to Once upon a Gr eek distributor point, we can determine that Creon is definitely the more tragic hero than Antigone via some elements hamartia, hubris and catharsis.First, hamartia is essentially when Creon suffered greatly because of his actions. That caused the lost of his family and the support of his country. Next, the cataclysm concept of hubris is largely present through Creon. For instance, as the king of Thebes, the people all looked to him for the answer. This made him believed that he was always right and everything had to go in the way he treasured to I am King of Thebes, Antigone. I have a handicraft as a monarch. Moreover, he also believed that his decision was right in the punishing of Antigone, despite that fact that she was engaged to Haemon, Creons son. A disordered law is a broken law, and lawbreakers must be punished. Antigone will be no exception. In this case, his sense of pride was the tragic flaw that light-emitting diode him to his downfall. At the end, Creon finally realized that his pride has brought everything down, and also was the cause of his familys death. Comparing to Antigone, in the end of the story, she still did not realize her faults and ideal everything she did was following divine justice.About Creon, he was able to realize his mistakes at least, and this showed the tragedy of catharsis. The moment when he lost his wife and his son, it responded the sense of pity. Not further that, the sense of divine justice performed when he announced burying Polynices. Eventually, the impinge of the play developed him to be the more tragic hero than Antigone. 3. What customary integrity is discussed within the play Once upon a Greek gunpoint, and what implications result from this message? The play once upon a Greek stage contains a couple of universal truths.The fight between two broth brothers for the throne points out that family may not always support each(prenominal) other. Furthermore, Creon, uncle of Antigone, has acted cruelly to Antigone and Polynices once again justify the truth above. Both Polynices and Eteocles have done wrong but only Eteocles was buried. It points out the universal truth that life is not always fair. It implies that sometimes, you might not get what you deserved, and that risk plays a vital role in life. In conclusion, Drama is a fine way of teaching a universal truth. Aristotle.