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Antigone
Title: Antigone
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1177 | Pages: 5.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Antigone
Absolute power struggle
Essay written by: supershocker
In the story Antigone, the King of Thebes, Creon, showed that too much power will corrupt anyone. As Creon became the one with total control, his character, judgment, and his principals deteriorated. Antigone was written by Sophocles. He did an excellent job of showing how absolute power will corrupt absolutely. Using Creon's utmost authority, Sophocles told of how everything he once stood for had crumbled.
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…showed last 75 words of 1177 total…man than that statement. He was unable to stand-up for his own family when faced with adversity, and in the end that is what destroyed his ability to lead his city. Sophocles made it certain that if one abused his or her power, it would bring adverse results, like what happened to Creon.
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