Five People with Huge Consequences How can one person make a difference? In the Greek dramatist Sophocles’ play Antigone, After the war of Eteocles and Polynices, Creon ends up becoming king because the two brothers killed each other. While he was king he decided to bury Eteocles and not Polynices, which angered Antigone because she thought it was immoral. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, A group of conspirators plan to kill Caesar after they kill Caesar, Antony and Octavius plan to take power. Antony and Octavius start a war against Brutus and Cassius which ends up with the death of Brutus and Cassius. In Antigone the two main people that made a difference is Antigone and Creon while in Julius Caesar There are three which
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Creon ended up getting his son and his sons fiance killed. He exiles Antigone because she tried to bury her brother that was killed in the previous war but it was outlawed by Creon to let him rot. “And yet you dared defy the law’ said creon and Antigone said “ I dared’ If i must die now, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship.” After Antigone was sentenced to death Creon's son, Haimon, tried to convince Creon and told him that he would lose blood for blood. “ Then she must die.-But her death will cause another.” Says Haimon. Creon did listen and still sentenced her to death and like Haimon said it caused another death but it wasn't Creon, it was his own and also Creon's wife. “ Oh pitty! All true, all true, and more than i can bear! O my wife, my …show more content…
When Brutus couldn't give an answer Antony decided to rebel but made it seem like he wasn't going to start anything, then at the funeral he spoke and got the people to turn against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. When the rebellion started Antony killed 100 senators “ Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus have put 100 senators to death.” (act 4 scene 3 pg 9 line 179-180) says Messala. After those 100 Antony was after Cassius and Brutus, but instead of them advancing Brutus decided to which caused them to lose. “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the rest of the conspirators acted out of jealousy of great Caesar. Only he acted from honesty and for the general good.” Says
Creon ended up getting his son and his sons fiance killed. He exiles Antigone because she tried to bury her brother that was killed in the previous war but it was outlawed by Creon to let him rot. “And yet you dared defy the law’ said creon and Antigone said “ I dared’ If i must die now, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship.” After Antigone was sentenced to death Creon's son, Haimon, tried to convince Creon and told him that he would lose blood for blood. “ Then she must die.-But her death will cause another.” Says Haimon. Creon did listen and still sentenced her to death and like Haimon said it caused another death but it wasn't Creon, it was his own and also Creon's wife. “ Oh pitty! All true, all true, and more than i can bear! O my wife, my …show more content…
When Brutus couldn't give an answer Antony decided to rebel but made it seem like he wasn't going to start anything, then at the funeral he spoke and got the people to turn against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. When the rebellion started Antony killed 100 senators “ Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus have put 100 senators to death.” (act 4 scene 3 pg 9 line 179-180) says Messala. After those 100 Antony was after Cassius and Brutus, but instead of them advancing Brutus decided to which caused them to lose. “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the rest of the conspirators acted out of jealousy of great Caesar. Only he acted from honesty and for the general good.” Says