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The Historical Influence on the Differences in Creon's Leadership in Sophocles' and Anouilh's Antigone.
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The Historical Influence on the Differences in Creon's Leadership in Sophocles' and Anouilh's Antigone Zlatan Camo British International School of Prague Word Count: 1499 Creon is often perceived as a secondary character to Antigone, yet one of the central themes of the two plays, leadership, is conveyed through his character. The variation in Creon's character in Anouilh's Antigone symbolizes a movement from a polytheistic to a totalitarian setting. Tragedies are described by the deterministic conception that the main character's death is caused by the inevitability of events and the absence of change in the antagonist's mind. Creon's character in Sophocles' version bares minimal tolerance for those defying his rule and this is the greatest catalyst to Haemon's, Eurydice's and Antigone's suicides. Anouilh, however, creates an image of Creon as being merciful, rational and somewhat undecided yet this alteration doesn't instigate any amendment to Antigone's purpose (to bury her brother). The religious message in Sophocles'...
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