Conflict of passion and reason in Sophocles' Antigone"Ah Creon! There is no man left in the world" (Sophocles page #). Greek theater played a great role in Greece. Citizens should have learned from the mistakes made in the tragedies. Citizens should have learned what not to be as citizens or people. In Antigone, written by Sophocles, there are two main characters, Antigone and Creon. They are both strong-willed and stubborn people. Both unwilling to change, both seal the other's fate with their stubbornness, shortsightedness, extreme beliefs and arrogance. Creon is passionate and full of anger. They are so similar that they cannot see eye to eye. Although they may look very different, Creon and Antigone share many similarities throughout the story. They are both very independent people. For example, at first she doesn't mind doing any of the story herself when Antigone talks to Ismene, asks for her help. When Ismene refuses he becomes angry with her. Then Ismene decides to act independently. Creon is also very independent. He refuses to accept anyone's opinions but his own. When his son Haimon comes to talk to him he refuses to listen, claiming that Haimon is "girl-struck" (Sophocles page #) and corrupt. Teirsesais arrives and tells him a morbid prophecy. Creon won't listen to this either. He claims that Teirsesais was corrupted by money, like many prophets of the time. He finally listens to the Charagous when he is reminded that Tiresias was never wrong. Antigone also has no problem working alone. He proves this when he manages to escape all the guards who were protecting Polyneices' corpse. ...... half of the paper ...... pretty balanced between the two.1. Underline the titles of the plays.2. When quoting, always cite the quotation by putting the author's name and the page on which the quotation is found in brackets.3. Your thesis statement should state exactly what you are discussing in your paper. If you dedicate a paragraph to stubbornness, a paragraph to shortsightedness, etc., each of these points should be listed in the thesis statement. Both unwilling to change, both seal each other's fate with their stubbornness, shortsightedness, extreme beliefs and arrogance.4. Much of your article appears to be a summary of the plot. You don't need to tell the whole story when you write your article. The quotes are enough to explain what is happening in the show. Just focus on proving your point and why your point is important to the game.
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