Antigone and MLK Compare/Contrast Essay Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Antigone are fighting injustice. Antigone is fighting the unfair edict of the corrupt and prideful king Creon. Mr. King is fighting the racial intolerance of a generation of Americans. Both Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. defend there actions in the struggle against injustice; although both argue there points‚ Antigone takes a more defiant stance‚ while Mr. King uses a more analytical approach in his argument. Antigone
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In the play “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles two characters are arguing one by the name of Creon and the other Antigone. The argument is about Antigone’s brother Polynieces who died a traitor when he attacked the city. He killed and was killed by his brother Eteocles. Creon‚ the king of Thebes decreed that Polynieces was not to be buried and if anyone did‚ they would be stoned to death. Contradicting Creon’s verdict‚ Antigone buried Polynieces because she believed her brother deserved to be buried. Remember
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The Tragic Figure of Antigone When people recall tragedies‚ they often think Shakespearean. These tragedies were usually named after their tragic protagonists (e.g.‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ Hamlet‚ Othello). However‚ many tragic characters did not have an eponymous play. For example‚ in Antigone‚ a woman loses her life trying to honor her fallen brother and inadvertently causes Creon‚ the king‚ to lose his wife and daughter. Since we have two important characters’ detriments‚
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question in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles’ is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and one of the two brothers (Polyneices) killed shall not be buried according to the Gods‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch the corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by dogs" (Sophocles‚ 1900.). This dilemma is felt by many‚ especially Antigone (sister of the deceased)
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Antigone and Thelma’s glory In earlier times and unfortunately still now‚ women are considered to be less than men. In the movie Thelma and Louis and in the play Antigone women are depicted as inferior to men. Thelma‚ an old fashion woman who is bullied by her husband and Antigone‚ a traditional woman who is deprive to follow her believes by a king‚ fight through their story to stand up for themselves in a patriarchal society. Similarly‚ both women’s decision and actions starts their tragic path
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In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the chorus is composed of many male elders that represent the views of the townspeople. The chorus plays a large role in Antigone by giving insight on opposing characters as well as guiding
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the tragedy Antigone the male gender have a dominate role in society symbolizing power and dominance whereas women are believed to be beautiful and submissive. Sophocles in his tragedy demonstrates the imbalance of genders and the consequences of men who abuse their power and women who step out of the boundaries society place them in. The play Antigone resolves around two main characters Creon
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people’s mind. Television first started as our eye for outer world which we don’t know about and for being informed which we can say a “tool” but now it is just our “aim” to be on television. So this is forming obsessed brains which causing death of morality as Rushdie says. First of all‚ main reason why people are joining these reality programmes is just the anxiety of being rich and famous which are the most two important notions in western society in these days (Rushdie‚ 2010‚ p.63). Contestants
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Irony in Antigone: King Creon In the tragedy Antigone‚ Sophocles pens a tale about a stalwart and distrustful king‚ Creon‚ and his misuse of the power he possesses. In the play he disregards the law of the gods to fit his whims‚ something that the heroine of the play‚ Antigone‚ wholeheartedly disagrees with; she disobeys his order to leave her dead brother‚ Polynices‚ unburied and sentences herself to death in the process. Antigone is engaged to Creon’s son‚ Haemon‚ who does not agree with his father’s
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Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone has and Creon does not. There is
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