Part one of term paper
Sophocles' Antigone presents a constant struggle between the laws of men versus the laws of the gods. Creon is so swallowed by his own pride that his viewpoint cannot be trusted. The Chorus, whose bias changes with the story, elucidates a more accurate perception of the play. Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone as a result of his irrevere ...

Part two of term paper
... that he almost escapes tragedy, makes him that much more lamentable. The general perception of Creon as “villain” is shifted as the Chorus elucidates that he is indeed the tragedy. Along with its shifting opinon in the play, the Chorus comments on proper conduct as viewed by the masses in Ancient Greece. “Zeus hates with a vengeance all bravado, / the mighty boasts of men.” (lines 140 and 141) The notion that men should be reverent to the gods is the antithesis of ...