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…In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles, there is a main conflict as to who is wrong and who is right in the death of Antigone’s brother, Polynices. After he died, Antigone tried to bury him, much to the disliking of the king, Creon, because he had forbade…

…The themes expressed in the song “Break Me Shake Me” by Savage Garden bear an uncanny resemblance to those expressed in the Sophocles play “Antigone.” Both pieces of work attempt to throw us into the sheer chaos caused by the abuse of power. In the play…

…A tragic hero displays three main traits, a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and is neither superlatively good nor corrupt. A tragic flaw simply means a character weakness, which results in their destruction. In Sophocles play Antigone…

…. Such was the case in Antigone a play written by Sophocles during this era of change. In the play, Antigone and Creon battle a philosophical war dealing with the controversy of the Greek ideals. They both based their actions on their beliefs of what is right and wrong…

…to a great error in judgment. In Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, both of these problems are noticed in the character, Oedipus. They are known as tragic flaws. A tragedy must have the character to have a flaw in his hamartia. Oedipus’ single flaw…

…, is what characterizes The Great Oedipus as one of Sophocles? most tragic and dynamic heroes.…

…of their traits are identical, but their opinions are so different that they can't stand each other. Sophocles did an excellent job in portraying the two vast extremes of the spectrum, passion and reason. This story hopefully proves to people that neither extreme…

…intellectually and emotionally. So I didn’t have to sort of weigh Creon and Antigore in Sophocles famous play about what is more important, the State or the individual. Democracy must preserve itself…

…The Greek drama Antigone, written by Sophocles, has many antitheses. Among them are love versus hate, life versus death, and the state versus the individual. However, the dominant antithesis is the one of pride versus wisdom. Polyneices…

…that make people flock to their side and follow them without a moment of hesitation. In Sophocles' Antigone the hero is a women who believes in her heart far stronger than that of her leader's rule. Sophecles shows many of Antigone’s characteristics…