Yes, I feel some sympathy for Creon. His character is driven by a strong sense of duty and the desire to maintain order in Thebes after a period of chaos. However, his rigid adherence to law and authority ultimately leads to personal tragedy and isolation. This complexity evokes a sense of empathy, as he grapples with the consequences of his decisions and the loss of his loved ones.
That the gods are angry is the reason why the chorus' sympathy changes in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus is made up of Theban elders. The members therefore express loyalty to and sympathy for Theban King Creon. But they change their sympathy during the scene between Creon and Teiresias the blind prophet. They cannot accept Creon's actions resulting in the pollution of sacred altars and the inability of priests and prophets to interpret divine will through the reading of ritual sacrifices.
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The choragos fear that Creon will become power hungry and make up more rules that will jeopardize his future.
Yes, sympathy lies with Creon at the beginning of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the direction of the sympathy is indicated by the chorus and its leader. Theban King Creon is admired for seeing Thebes through the recent civil war over the royal succession. But the ultimate dissipation of that sympathy is foreshadowed by Creon's own admission that he has opponents who plot in secret against him.
That the gods are angry is the reason why the chorus' sympathy changes in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus is made up of Theban elders. The members therefore express loyalty to and sympathy for Theban King Creon. But they change their sympathy during the scene between Creon and Teiresias the blind prophet. They cannot accept Creon's actions resulting in the pollution of sacred altars and the inability of priests and prophets to interpret divine will through the reading of ritual sacrifices.
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Situations and circumstances and certain bad experiences in life make certain people's minds stones. Once they might have been more sympathetic but life experience changes the people. The children who born to bad parents grow with bad principles and live as bad people. Even then there will be always some exceptions in everything.
I feel sympathy because I can understand and empathize with the distress or suffering someone is going through, and I want to provide support and comfort to them in that situation. Showing sympathy helps build connections and fosters kindness and understanding between individuals.
An example of hyperbole in Antigone is when Creon exclaims, "No one shall breathe a word of sympathy for him, not if he were a thousand times my brother's son!" This exaggeration emphasizes Creon's strict and uncompromising nature and foreshadows the tragic consequences of his actions.
Basically, sympathy is when you feel for the person (mostly when you feel bad for them). Empathy is when you know exactly how the person feels and can relate and can also feel so much like them, that you react to their emotions.