Saturday, October 29, 2011

Creon: How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong! - Sophocles, Antigone

"The quotation is from Sophocles tragedy,Antigone. In summary,Creon
the king and tragic hero, has ordered that Antigone's brother must
remain unburied because he acted as an enemy of the State.
Antigone,out of familial loyalty to her brother, flouts Creon's order.
As a result, and despite entreaties for mercy, Creon orders that
Antigone she be entombed alive as punishment. In an excess of pride,
Creon's "tragic flaw," he proclaims: "My voice is the one voice giving
orders in this city! The state is the king. That much is sure!" Later,
following Aristotle's theory of Tragedy, Creon has a moment of insight
or realization ("Anagnorisis") that he has erred: " How dreadful it is
when the right judge judges wrong."

This is what the quotation means in the context of Sophocles' tragedy.
Taken in isolation, the quotation can mean many things, including what
has already been suggested."

Source: Other Explanations here
http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst16872_How-dreadful-it-is-when-the-right-judge-judges-wrong-.aspx

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