LRJ #2

Chue Meng Vang
Ms. Peifer
English 10 IB Period:4
November 25, 2008

Creon

The images that keep coming to me in the text is the images of Antigone burying her brother and The Gods. "You're going to bury Polyneices," (56) This brings out the image of Antigone burying her brother because it is said by Ismene after Antigone tells her. "Consider how our father died, hated and disgraced," (61-62) This is how Polyneices just died as hated and disgraced. Probably the same way Antigone will die when people know of her burying her brother. The importance of the image of Antigone burying her brother is very important because that is what the conflict in the story is all about.
"Zeus did not announce those laws to me. And justice living with the gods below sent no such law for men." (450-452) This is very true. This quote makes me wonder what the gods must think looking down at this scene. "Let Zeus know the god who watches over everything, I would not stay silent if I saw disaster moving here against the citizens a threat to their security." (180-186) The gods or in this case god are always refered to as a way to show the enforcement to what they say. The gods are always or mostly talked about in Greek stories. They are big figures mostly mentioned at dire moments.
The character Creon has natural fatal flaws. His pride is one of his flaws and probably his bigest flaw. "Now that I have everything." (498) This would actually helps increase his pride. A very good scene with his pride going loose his when he and his son Haemon have a argument. "You'll regret parading what you think like this-you-a person with an empty brain!" (754)
Creon realizes his flaw when his son Haemon dies. Creon has a sudden turn of events after he speaks with the blind prophet and the prophet tells Creon what will happen. The Carthasis in this play is when Creon's son dies while his son tries to kill him.
Women in this play are characterized as how they are characterized traditionally but they carry out their duty in this story even if the stakes are high. Antigone buried her brother even if she risked death. "What you're going to bury Polyneices," (45) In a way Antigone could be a hero because she helped Creon realize his crime. "Then take this foolish man away from here. I killed you, my son, without intending to, and you, as well, my wife. How useless I am now. I don’t know where to look or find support. Everything I touch goes wrong, and on my head fate climbs up with its overwhelming load." (1329-1348)