Marilyn Cruz

 Answer to question one.

 

After reading the play, Creon is the king of person that likes others to fear him. He also makes me things that he thinks that everyone’s speak nonsense except for him. He wants everybody in his kingdom to obey him and to do as he said. Everybody must follows he ruled otherwise they will be punished by him. Its seem like he is a dictator, because whoever goes against he laws, he killed him. He also said that no women will be in power until his alive. I will consider Creon flaws as a heartless person with a big ego. He is very demanding, he wants people to do things the way he say it and right after he say it. he doesn’t see like a friendly person at all, because every times his having a conversation with someone, he ask them to said whatever they have to said and leave.  I know that those are parts of his flaws because as I was reading, I find myself looking at a selfish person, he wants people to do as he said and also nobody else in the kingdom can disobey him. he also the kind of person that stick to his belief, become he says that whoever break the law will died, and when he found out about Antigone he send people for her and them said that her and her sister were going to died.    

Antigone question #2

Myra Khan

10-30-2014

EN 102 –C6A/6C

Reading Response Questions:

2)  What is the purpose of the bumbling lines of the Sentry? Is his speech nonsense or wisdom?  Use textual evidence to prove your point.

I think that the lines of Sentry are neither nonsense nor wisdom, but instead the way he talks is to make sure when he tells Creon things, Sentry doesn’t get in trouble. He even says it when he is about to tell Creon ‘bad news’; ‘well, you know how disasters make a man hesitate to be their messenger.’ Instead of getting scared and murmuring the bad news; Sentry is straight to the point and tells Creon he doesn’t want to get in trouble for telling him bad news since he had nothing to do with it. Aside for talking in a way that prevented him from getting in trouble; he also talks in a way that describes different scenarios. ‘No marks of axes stroke nor casting up of earth of any mattock…there was no signs of wagon wheels.’ Sentry was describing ways that the scene could have been, if there had been any disturbances, but quite clearly tried to dismiss any thoughts Creon could have had. After describing the scene Sentry went back to clearing his name and anyone else that could have been blamed by saying, they would walk on hot coal and not be burned severely. ‘We were ready to take hot bars in our hands or walk through fire, and call on the gods with oaths that we had neither done it nor were privy to a plot with anyone.’ Sentry was basically saying to Creon; that neither he nor anyone that could be accused of doing the crime actually did it. And to prove their innocence they would take on the pain fullest test and pass unscathed by the grace of the gods. So basically Sentry’s speaking is not wise or nonsense, he just likes speaking very descriptively. Plus he makes sure to talk about his innocence.     

Suranie Jodha

Creon character portray as a selfish king, he wants everything to be done his way if not he will punish or kill them. In my opinion I felt like he is taking advantage of his power and he lets it get to his head.  As I read the play Creon is full of pride and ambition. He is portraying in this way because the writer wants us to feel his power and wrath as a ruler. He believes whatever he say is right and if anyone dares to question his authority has put to death.  From the beginning of the play he sound like a smart leader and knows what he is doing but then again as I read I concluded that he is full of pride. He thinks because he has power he can do whatever he want and get away with it because he doesn’t have to answer to anyone. I think his main flaw is the inability to listen to his people; he only wants to judge and administer punishment and he is also very stubborn.

The Sentry

The Sentry is the oddest character, but his speech isn't just nonsense. The sentry’s character feeds into how you view Creon as ruler. When the Sentry first enters, I thought that it was odd that he would replay his train of thought out loud to the king, but as I kept reading, I realized that it was out of fear. He didn't want the king to think that he did it or had any part of it. The sentry was the ideal situation of “Don’t shoot the messenger.” The sentry was just nervous. His many lines all similar to line 265 “You know how all disasters make a man hesitate to be their messenger” all play in to his nervousness. And it makes Creon look heartless in the reader’s eyes. Here’s King Creon, about to crucify a man for a crime he did not commit. What seems like nonsense questions, at line 350, is indeed a set-up, to reveal that Creon is not a just ruler. Again the Sentry is pleading that he did not commit the deed, he just has to deliver the news, yet he has to pay the price if the criminal isn't found. The scene appeals to your inner lawyer, who wants justice for the sentry against Creon. Creon doesn't even bother to try to understand what the Sentry is saying, furthering my thought that the sentry’s lines serve the purpose of further understanding Creon’s character. When we see the sentry again, around line 430, he is bringing Antigone to the king, yet every statement he makes, he pleads for his life. He is again scared, that somehow Creon will blame him. The sentry being dismissed by Creon allows us to see him as a man who keeps his word, which makes us wonder will he really go through with killing Antigone. The Sentry’s lines help in how I see Creon as a king.

Unfit Ruler

   1.)
    In Antigone,Creon is the ruler of the city, due to winning a battle for it.He is now the stand-in leader for the city and enforces all the laws.Creon is the type of man who will make a decision,regardless of being right or wrong,just because he wants the ordeal to be over with already.Creon is portrayed in the story as a leader who holds anyone accountable in a crime that has the least bit of involvement.This is evident when Antigone is captured and Ismene turns herself in for just talking about the crime with Antigone,and Creon decides to kill both of them out of frustration of deciding who's right and wrong.Creon makes his decision without any counsel,or advice,which is a big mistake for a ruler,because he only sees things one way,in this case,he only sees that Antigone wrongfully buried he brother,he does not see the connection that they had even though Creon is connected with Antigone through family.Creon has the tendency to act quickly out of anger and frustration,he shows this when he threatens to kill every man in the military police until they find the killer or confess to the act themselves.This is one of his flaws because, killing every man is not going to get him closer to his killer,it is just going to scare his military which might turn on his out of fear and scare the city's people into not confessing if they saw or heard anything,he tends to not think of the consequences of his actions.He seems to be aware of his flaws when it is discovered that Antigone and Creon's son are soon to be wed,and Creon knows that his son might be disappointing in his decision but still goes through with the decision to kill his son's wife to be.Creon goes through with his decision without telling his son and tells his son afterwards.Creon mixes fear with the strictness of the law and uses them both to attempt to find the person who committed the crime,and mixes it all with his impulsiveness which is the sign of a leader unfit to rule a city.

Antigone question 1

After reading the first part of the play (first few pages) I thought creon was a leader who enforces the law. However after reading on I discover that he's just a selfish leader. He has a lot of requirements and expect things to be done his way. The first thing he declared was the very harsh. He proclaims that while the body of Eteocles will be buried with dignity, the corpse of Polyneices will be left to rot on the field of battle. How can a family member do this to you? That's not all though. Anybody who tries to honor Polyneices's body with burial will be sentenced to death. At this pour I started to hate him. 

However, what seem to be a flaw is kind of a way of virtue. The city is coming back from a state of total anarchy so it needs a leader like creon, a very stern one. So if Thebes gets a weak leader it is possible for the city to go back to its crises.

Siren Peralta
Ms. Raquel Corona
October 31, 2014

1)  Describe Creon's character and the way he is portrayed in the story.  What kind of leader does he sounds like at the onset of the play?  What would you consider his flaws?  How do you know these are his flaws?

     I think Creon is the type who thinks that every decision he makes and everything he says is correct. He's very arrogant. Also that he's the type of person who takes advantage of his position because of the way he demands people to do things. For example, when he told Sentry to find the "man" who stoled the dead body even though this character didn't get to see who was the person who did it, he told Creon of this but he said if Sentry didn't take action he was going to kill him. The other males too. Everyone seem to be afraid of this big leader and he also know this, but he still sticks to keep on being demanding of his requirements and also his thoughts. The sort of leader Creon sounds to be like at the beginning of the play is the one who enforces the law and as well obeys it himself. I think that one of his flaws is thinking and depending on that his son Haemon, will be a great leader as well as him. I can tell in the way Creon speaks to his son and the things he says to him " never disobey my decisions ".