Antigone Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival
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enemy is an enemy‚ even dead.” “It is my nature to join in love‚ not hate.”(~~~~~~~~~~). The main theme in Antigone is doing what you believe is right‚ Antigone does this by going against the law to give her brother a hero’s burial. Antigone is the tragic hero in Antigone by Sophocles for doing what was right. 1st body Once Creon declares that polyneices won’t have a hero’s burial‚ Antigone acts immediately‚ she knows that her brother deserves a burial and she was ready to break the law in order
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KC Brunell World Literature Passage Analysis 7/23/14 The passage I chose to analyze was part of the conversion between Creon and Antigone after Antigone was caught in her attempt to bury her brother Polynices. Creon said to Antigone: “Believe me‚ the stiffest stubborn wills fall the hardest; the toughest iron‚ tempered strong in the white-hot-fire‚ you’ll see it crack and shatter first of all. And I’ve know spirited horses you can break With a light bit – proud rebellious
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In Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripdes’ Medea‚ the minor female characters Ismene and the Chorus determine the protagonists’ actions and fate. Ismene serves as the compassionate but rational and prudent counterpart to Antigone’s headstrong style of decision-making with no regard for consequence. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone starts off on the wrong foot. She defies the order set by Creon to not bury Polynices‚ her brother. She starts to perform the burial rituals on Polynices and resolves
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Pre-Ap 10 November ‚2016 Antigone In the book Antigone written by Sophocles ; there are abundance of characters that had to make sacrifices to do certain things that they wanted to be able to do or to protect others . The characters in Antigone all have different types of character traits that make them who they are. Throughout the book you comprehend what the characters are like and the effects that they have on them and their lifestyle
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free Antigone of the imprisonment he placed upon her himself‚ little did Creon know‚ it was too late. With a swing of the door‚ death looked upon his face. There lay Antigone‚ sulking in her own bereavement‚ she hung herself. To Creon’s dismay‚ he was forced to come to the reality that he let his own selfish egotism destroy not only his life‚ but the lives of many others. Even with warning‚ this man still went on with his nose in the air doubting anyone’s reasoning but his own‚ he believed what he
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Rough Draft of Oedipus Essay Has it ever occurred to you that the suffering of another can be caused by one’s negative characteristics? Two of the more common negative traits are selfishness and a quick-temper. These traits together are dangerous and harmful to oneself and others. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus shows both selfishness and a quick-temper‚ while unbeknownst to him‚ his people are suffering. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus appears to be very selfish while arguing with Teiresias‚ and
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In Sophocles’s tragedy Antigone‚ and the family she has left their trust and the ability to function is on the line. The character named Antigone shows her bravery and loyalty by staying true to her words. Antigone defies the law to not bury Polyneices. Antigone gets herself and her sister‚ Ismene‚ into trouble with Creon. Ismene didn’t like the idea of defining the decree Creon put out and left Antigone alone. Antigone is willing to go against a king to do what’s right that shows loyalty to her
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matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing." this quote was in the First Inaugural Address by Ronald Reagan in 1981. The decision between fate or free will is a very popular subject. When people hear those word they think. Religion is a very big factor in whether people choose fate or free will. The play "Antigone"‚ by the ancient Greek writer Sophocles in 442 B.C.E.‚ has a great example about the dispute between fate or free will. Although the play does have more
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their Gods.’ (Michael Walton‚ J; The Greek Sense of Theatre‚ Pg.4) Sophocles was one of the playwrights within 430BCE. Sophocles wrote approximately 120 plays in total however‚ only 7 survived‚ one in which is the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus’. ‘Oedipus’ is considered to be Sophocles’ ‘masterpiece’. Sophocles writes upon personal and complex themes‚ in which represent things which happen in everyday life‚ we can see this within ‘Oedipus’‚ when it is mentioned ‘And to our suffering
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