Saturday, January 2, 2010
Antigone Question: Answer by Friday
Who is more correct in their actions or words, Antigone or Creon? Who is more fair or rational? Argue one or the other while referencing specific parts of the play (paraphrasing is fine). Remember: Tragedy may make you feel, but you need to think in your response.
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To be truly noble, one must possess courage. One must face fear head on, without contemplating the perils ahead in his or her life. They must fight and serve until the end. If one is noble, they never give up, and they never cower. No character in Antigone proves to be truly noble. They are all traitors, adulterers, and murderers. Both Creon and Antigone have weaknesses and strengths in terms of nobility. However, Antigone is nobler in her actions. By sacrificing herself in the name of her people, at the end of the play, she attempted to save them from a future of greater death and bloodshed. Creon, on the other hand, cowered away, not bothering to cease the violence just outside his window.
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