Damn You Creon

Stephen I. Perrine
Professor: Valdina
English 102
February, 13 2012
God Damn You Creon
The cope with Antigone by Sophocles displays umpteen qualities that make it a great tragedy. A tragedy is defined as a dramatic or literary work in which the principal character engages in a mor totallyy significant struggle ending in ruin or profound disappointment. In creating his tragedy Antigone, Sophocles uses many techniques to create the feelings of panic and compassion in his readers. This in stoop creates an excellent tragedy.
In order for a play to be considered a tragedy it must achieve the purgation of fear and pity. In the play Antigone, Sophocles does a great job of rescue out these two emotions in a reader. At the first of the play there is a conference between Antigone and her sis Ismene. During the conversation the reader learns the two girls lost their father; and in battle and both of their brothers at the hands of one another. so the reader learns that one of the brothers, Polynices, has been left out to die without a proper burial. At this time the reader begins to feel pity for the two sisters. They have lost their father and their two brothers all within a short time.




Later in the conversation the reader learns that Antigone has a plan to bury here brother Polynices and that she wants Ismene to help her. Ismene is scared to do this because the new king, Creon, has issued a rule: Listen, Ismene: Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldiers funeral, and it was right that he should; but Polyneices, who fought and died as miserably, - they say that Creon has cuss no one shall bury him, no one regret for him, but his body must lie in the fields, a sweet treasure for carrion birds to find as they search for food, that is what they say, and our skinny Creon is coming here to announce it publicly; and the penalty stoning to death in the public square! (Prolog, Lines 14-25 Exploring Literature composition and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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