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Manipulation In Antigone

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America barron
English 2
Period-7
2 March 2023

Antigone Rhetorical Analysis

It is so easy to get manipulated and taken advantage of.This is shown in the play,by sophocles,creon uses logical manipulation to appeal to antigone in order to get her to understand she was in the wrong for not following his directions.On the other hand,antigone uses emotional manipulation to appeal to creon in order to show him that she doesn't care if she dies but she will bury her brother to show him respect and let him rest in peace. In the play Creon uses logical manipulation to appeal to antigone in order to get her to understand that she was in the wrong for not following his commands and breaking the rules and how she should listen to what he says.This is shown when creon says¨a enemy is a enemy even dead¨(sophocles pg17).This proves and shows us how creon is telling antigone that he won't bury her brother because he is a enemy and he does not deserve that kind of respect. Creon is using logical manipulation against antigone by telling her that he died as a …show more content…

This is explaining how she does not care if she dies she will die with her brother and by his side. She will die with pride and she will feel at peace knowing her brother's soul was set free and he is resting in peace.This is shown when antigone said ¨ Creon is not enough to stand in my way¨(sophocles pg3). Antigone is using emotional manipulation to get in creon's head by saying he is nothing saying he won't stop her from burning her brother because she wants him to die in peace and to be buried with respect.This gets to creon because he sees that nothing he says to antigone will stop her not even

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