Part one of term paper
Antigone tells the story of Creon, King of Thebes. The situation arises when our tragic hero, Creon, makes a declaration regarding the death of a traitor. Polyneices was killed in battle and was to remain unburied to demonstrate the punishment for treason. Antigone, Polyneices' sister, rebels against Creon and buries her brother, denouncing ...

Part two of term paper
... pride came to be his major flaw as demonstrated during the reversal sequence in the play. A blind prophet, Theresies, calls upon Creon and informs him of the doom that would befall him as a result of his actions. After hearing this, Creon rushes to bury Polyneices properly and release Antigone from her tomb. Antigone had hung herself and Polynese discovers her body. Polynese, enraged by the death of his love, engaged his father with a sword but instead, ended up killing himself. Creon ...