Romeo and Juliet/Antigone Rossiter Worthington Raymond once said‚ “Life is eternal‚ and love is immortal‚ and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.” Many themes can be illuminated in this quote‚ but there are three that stand out and relate to the plot lines of these two tragic plays‚ in a way that makes the emotions and perception of the characters much more palpable and heartfelt. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Sophocles’ Antigone both develop a complex
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intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in
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when portrayed simply as news. For our inaugural season‚ we have selected four plays inspired by previous works. Production Selections Another Antigone‚ by the playwright A. R. Gurney and licensed by Dramatists Play Services‚ tells the story of Henry Harper‚ a university professor‚ and Judy Miller‚ his student who wishes to rewrite the classical play Antigone as a
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you realize you are in a tragic conflict‚ and if you can change the way you are acting to avoid it. Nussbaum brings up an example of the story of Antigone. In this tale‚ The king Creon tells the entire city that anyone who offers burial to the traitor Polynices will also be considered a traitor to the city‚ and be put to death. Immediately Antigone knows that she cannot agree with Creon’s ruling because Polynices is her brother‚ and not seeking burial for her kin would be a violation of her fundamental
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Maddy Poe Weber Block 4 30 January 2016 Creon The Tragic Hero Creon‚ a character from the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ is described as the tragic hero of the story due to the character’s flaws and the consequences that followed. Creon’s intentions are purely of nationalism for the land he rules‚ Thebbes. He forbids anyone to show respect to a violent betrayer‚ but in the process makes tragic flaws. Creon’s tragic mistakes can all be embodied by the one question he had asked his son Haemon‚
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Sophocles - Antigone The Plot Antigone has been immensely popular through ages. It has an irresistible appeal to modern mind. The heroine of the play is the first protestant in world’s history. Antigone is a woman who has prized truth above everything. Creon‚ the King of Thebes has forbidden on pain of death the burial of the dead body of Polynices‚ eldest brother of Antigone. To the Greeks‚ respect for the dead was an article of faith. Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene are living
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get that they need? Antigone’s brother polynecius died and he didn’t get the proper burial his body needed so Antigone was really mad and upset. While Creon causes suicides‚ and ignores Antigone. Creons pride is the right one to blame because he is against all gods‚ he ignores Antigone‚ and he also caused many suicides in the city. To begin Creon is against all gods. First of all Creon believes he is the only king great king and he thinks that the gods favor dead corpses‚ and why they should serve
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Antigone‚ a tragic heroine in the self titled Sophocles play‚ fights against male power demonstrating courage and determination. Although Jean Anouilh and Sophocles both create the character Antigone to be a spoiled‚ scrawny princess‚ they create different personas out of her. In Anouilh’s version of Antigone is honest‚ soft spoken and an unhappy person‚ in Sophocles version Antigone is a strong willed‚ brave and powerful individual who is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Both tragedies
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Creon’s Lesson [ happy music is playing‚ its very light on the stage] prologue In present day (2017) Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices‚ and Eteocles work for Creon. Antigone is a maid‚ Polyneices is a housekeeper‚ and Eteocles is a chef. While they were working for Creon Antigone fell in love with Creon’s son haemon they were planning to get married. While that was going on the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles overheard that on of them are going to be fired and Polynices was worried that he was going
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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