Part one of term paper
The play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. Its central theme is a practical problem of conduct involving the laws of the gods and those of the humans. Antigone represents the laws of the gods while Creon represents those of the humans. Both characters are very stubborn, neither of them willing to back down or compromise. Both ...

Part two of term paper
... right by enforcing the law. Since Creon acted as he thought right and just, then suffered tragedy because of an error he made, he displays the image of a tragic hero. Creon has assumed the throne and has the hard task of bringing a divided city together, which has lost three kings relatively fast. King Oedipus dies and his two heirs fight each other for the crown resulting in both of their deaths. Creon wants to make sure he becomes a respected and somewhat feared ruler so that he can keep eve ...