He is a rational and logical man. These aspects of his character bleed through when he has a verbal and public argument with Oedipus. Oedipus blames him for attempting to usurp his thrown as King of Thebes. To this Creon only replies, "A man of sense was never yet a traitor, I have no taste for that, nor could I force Myself to aid another's treachery." This response shows the integrity of Creon’s character and only proves that he wouldn’t dare conspire against Oedipus.
In Antigone, by Sophocles, The characterization Creon proves the quote to be true through his irrational decisions and edicts. His abuse of power is shown through Creon by forbidding anyone to give Polyneices an honorable burial and not listening to the prophet Teiresias. When Oedipus, King of Thebes, dies, his throne is left for his two sons Eteocles and Polyneices. When Eteocles refuses to share the throne, the two brothers go to war. Both are killed in the struggle for power.
Antony uses this aposiopesis to form an impact on the audience by causing the citizens to feel remorseful and sympathetic. It’s effective because it helps Antony gain the citizen’s sympathy and turn against the conspirators claims again Caesar (being ambitious). Argument to the people was another rhetorical strategy that Antony used. Argument to the people is when a person uses the appeal of popular assent, often arousing the feelings and enthusiasm of the multitude rather than building an argument. Antony uses this when he declares: Have patience, gentle friends; I must not read it.
Winston secretly started to defy certain rules and started thinking against Big Brother. He started writing in his and “Down With Big Brother” which would have got him tortured or even murdered. His relationship with Julia was purposed to rebel against the Party. A perfect hero he isn't. He does have his own selfish reasoning for revolting even though his main goal is to undermine the Party and Big Brother.
This version can be seen as much less complex than Sophocles’ version, although the characters still face the same issues from their past. In the original Sophocles, Creon is adamant in his conviction of Antigone and he refuses to yield to any means. He is viewed as more of a tyrant than an uncle. But in Anouilh’s version, his character is much more lenient and forgiving. Despite the absurd actions that Antigone puts everyone through without any regard for the law, Creon still reasons with her.
that man has free will but no matter what he chooses to do he will confront his fate given He shows his audience to him by the gods. He uses dramatic irony and the plot structure to help express his views on man’s place in life. One Sophoclean view of man’s place in the world is that man is extremely insignificant compared to the gods of ancient Greece which means we must not ever be filled with pride and over confidence. This is shown through Oedipus Rex. However one does not simply watch or read Oedipus Rex and understand completely, one must read or know the Theban legend to understand what has and is happening.
Hubris destroys people, it can blind people to the reality of their situation and leads them to their downfalls as shown by the characters in Sophocles’ plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex. By looking at Oedipus and Creon, the careful reader can see how the excessive pride of each character leads them to their doom. In the play Oedipus Rex an example of Oedipus’ excessive pride is when he is asked to move aside by the former King of Thebes, Laios and Oedipus refuses. Oedipus’ pride overwhelms him and drives him into a murderous rage, as Sophocles illustrates, “the groom leading the horses forced me off the road at his lords’ command; but as the chariot lurched over towards me I struck him in my rage …He was paid, back and more!” (Oedipus Rex 43). In his rage, Oedipus kills the old man and his fellow travelers.
Cassius is all bent out of shape because he thinks Caesar is running around acting like a king. Without coming right out and saying so directly, Cassius (who has been plotting against Caesar with a group of conspirators) suggests that maybe Brutus should lead Rome. Brutus says he gets what Cassius is saying, but he is also good friends with Caesar, so he needs a little time to think about
The two men are on completely different ends of some form superiority complex. Gatsby apparently does not care about what the world thinks of him. He simply has an overwhelmingly grand amount of hope, and it is this hope that motivates him to live onward towards the future. These two characters work well together because Gatsby shows Carraway that there is a difference between thinking your superior and actually being superior. [Tom] In chapter two, Fitzgerald introduces the Buchanans.
Lear's pride keeps him from listening to the advice of Kent, the king's most loyal follower, after he banishes Cordelia and admitting he may have been wrong. Because of this pride, he willingly submits himself to the corrupt will of his other two daughters. “What wouldst thous do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak when power to flattery bows? To plainness honor's bound when majesty falls to folly.” (1.1.146-151).