SOPHOCLES (496-406 B.C.) Antigone I. Introduction Antigone is a Greek dramatic play tragedy by Sophocles. Sophocles was born into a wealthy family (his father was an amour manufacturer) and was highly educated. Sophocles’ first artistic triumph was in 468 BC‚ when he took first prize in the Dionysian theatre competition over the reigning master of Athenian drama‚ Aeschylus. Sophocles wrote the three Theban plays‚ a collection that has survived for centuries‚ and for good reason. One of these
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1 Question: In Plato’s “Apology”‚ what does Socrates think is the role of the gadfly and why place such importance on its actions? Secondly‚ argue succinctly for your position that this character plays the ‘gadfly’ in Sophocles’ “Antigone”. What does this character seek to accomplish and how is it attempted? Essay: Disrupting the world’s status quo has been a characteristic of famous people and figures. Scientists‚ civil rights leaders‚ and inventors have all done something to change the societal
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Antigone Antigone deals with the conflicts arising from three demands made upon the human psyche: the demands of religion (Zeus); the demands of the state (Thebes); and the demands of human instincts (Aphrodite). Characters like Antigone represent how firm beliefs and a strong sense of religion can impact an individual’s thoughts and actions. When Antigone was put before King Creon to defend herself she says to him “But all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded
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Great Gatsby: Book vs Film Before the invention of television and film the art of story telling was restricted to theater and literature. Theater was and still is performed live by actors who tell some kind of story through their performance. But theater is still limited greatly in its ability to convey setting to the viewer. In order to fully grasp the power of any story one must believe‚ in a sense‚ that the events are happening before them. Literature is better able to accomplish this by utilizing
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will try to compare two films which are "A Birth of a Nation" directed by D.W.Griffith and "The Bicycle Thieves" directed by De Sica. After giving the story of the films‚ I will try to explain their technical features and their similarities. A Birth of a Nation by D. W. Griffith Griffith can be seen as the first ’modern’ director‚ his greatest achievements being the historical epics The Birth Of A Nation. When it was released‚ it was one of the longest films ever made‚ over three hours
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Park Film vs. Book The film version of Jurassic Park does not effectively convey the ideas from the novel. The films adaptation changed many things including characters‚ settings‚ scenes‚ ending‚ and others things. The novel was written by Michael Crichton in 1990. The film was made in 1993 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film and the novel were both great. The novel was better in many ways. The novel gave an immense amount of detail in the characters and the settings. The film made
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Primary Differences: 1. Characters: With regards to the basic turns of the plot‚ the film is pretty faithful to the novel. However‚ when it comes to the complexities of the characters‚ the film sells the novel short. The film presents things in a very black and white manner‚ while the novel is all about the various shades of gray which exist in the relationships between the characters. For the book‚ the first person narrative related by Celie through a series of letters cuts straight to the
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Between the years 2000 and 2015‚ fifteen works by fifteen authors were awarded the Pulitzer Prize‚ one of the most prestigious awards in literature. Of those fifteen books‚ not a single story was written fully from the perspective of a woman. Three of the six winning female authors wrote stories featuring both male and female main characters‚ while all eight of the award-winning male authors had written stories only from a male’s perspective (Griffith). The underrepresentation of women in award-winning
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Burton’s films include mythic themes of exile‚ death and ideas on childhood. His films have been nominated for several Academy Awards; he has won a few of them‚ mostly for his beautiful set design and makeup. Before Burton has started directing any of his films‚ he always sketches out his set design and make up ideas. Burton’s peculiar style is what sets him apart from other directors‚ but unlike some he wouldn’t like be known as a director with a certain type. In Burton’s career he has made around
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1. “But now that they have gone‚ sharing their double end on a single day” (Creon) This quote was important because this was the basis for the drama of Antigone. This quote was from Creon referring to Polyneices. He was saying that since Polyneices went against Thebes‚ that Polyneices will not get buried. If this piece of the book was not said‚ this drama would not be a drama. 2. “Curse you! Find the love for your outlet down there. No women while I live shall govern me.” (Creon) This quote
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