The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very
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On the eve of the Civil War‚ the United States was a nation divided into four quite distinct regions: the Northeast‚ with a growing industrial and commercial economy and an increasing density of population; the Northwest‚ now known as the Midwest‚ a rapidly expanding region of free farmers where slavery had been forever prohibited under the Northwest Ordinance; the Upper South‚ with a settled plantation system and (in some areas) declining economic fortunes; and the Southwest‚ a booming frontier-like
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to do and how we as individuals can change the world. When one expands their sense of what they can do in this world‚ they open up to new things that have nearly unlimited possibilities to change the world for the better. Antigone‚ the main character in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ defies the predetermined rules of society around her “Will you help these hands take up Polyneices’ corpse and bury it? What? You’re going to bury Polyneices‚ when that’s been made a crime for all in Thebes?” (Sophocles).
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Adam and Eve and Lilith The story of Adams first wife‚ Lilith It is said that the legend of Lilith was created first in the bible. She was known as Adams first wife who rebelled against him after she couldn’t get equality. However‚ she is also recognised from Hebrew mysticism‚ Sumerian legends‚ as a demon and as a vampire. It is said that she still lives today as she is an immortal demon. The legend of Lilith began when rabbis first noticed there were 2 accounts of the creation of woman in the
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The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead. However the dead are relentless‚ even pinning her fate in her father’s role as a rebel captain (102). As where the original Antigone hangs herself in her tomb‚ Annie chooses to throw herself into the river‚ to “wed the lord of the dark waters”
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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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Analysis of Iconography of the four provided Artworks Artwork 1: Adam and Eve‚ Albrecht Dürer‚ 1504. Engraving. Located on page 357 of the textbook This artwork belongs to a German who lived for the period (1471-1528). His name is Albrecht Dürer. During his time‚ he contributed a lot to the field of art work. Throughout his life‚ he was in thrall to the idea that the perfect human form corresponded to a system of proportion and measurements and could be generated by using such a system (Butts‚ B
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Throughout the play‚ the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play‚ Antigone‚ it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters’ failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand‚ thus creating conflict. The main character of the play‚ Antigone‚ is forced to choose a decision between abiding by the law‚ and showing obligation to her family. King Creon is also forced to make a decision between his
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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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attitudes‚ and practices both of the ancients who first told them‚ and of the moderns who have retold them over the years (and retell them still). Texts: Trzaskoma et al.‚ Anthology of Classical Myth (Indianapolis: Hackett‚ 2004); Sophocles‚ Antigone and Oedipus the King (Oxford: OUP); possibly‚ other texts available on-line. My office hours: MW 1230-1330‚ Tu 1730-1830. Here is the schedule (subject to future revision) of reading assignments (from Anthology of Classical Myth‚ unless noted)
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