tragedy‚ Antigone‚ Sophocles’ character‚ King Creon will issue a law that no one will perform the burial rites over a dead traitor of the state. In advocating his law‚ he will deem Polynices a traitor. Antigone will unapologetically revolt against Creon’s law citing the rite’s for the dead are the concern of the gods. Creon‚ believing himself to be omniscient in all matters of state and church ignores the coherent warnings given to him by his family and friend. Ironically‚ when he judges Antigone as a
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shift the entire atmosphere of the setting. In his play Antigone‚ written around 422 CE‚ it is the second of The Three Theban Plays. It follows Two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices warring for kingship‚ who eventually end up killing each other. And the new hereditary ruler becomes their uncle‚ Creon. He declares that Eteocles should be buried honorably‚ while Polynices’ body should lay unburied on the battlefield. One of the main characters‚ Antigone strongly opposes the declaration of her brother’s unjustful
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Sierra Arzate Ms.Shields 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
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the play‚ Antigone‚ one of the main characters made some life-changing decisions that would end up leading to sacrificing her own life‚ this main character being Antigone. In this tragic play‚ it evidently seems as if she is portrayed as someone who is different from everyone else. Unlike the rest of the characters‚ she is an independent woman and is beautiful in her own unique way; however‚ she has made some costly mistakes‚ although these bring her the peace she ironically needs. Antigone gets attention
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Female Heroines Joan of arc and Antigone ‚ a real heroine and a fictional heroine. Two young women‚ who went against what was believed to be the role of women in society. Living in a time‚ when women were supposed to be compliant. Women were always supposed to obey men‚ they weren’t supposed to take action in their own hands. However‚ that never stopped them. They had a boyish look‚ they went against the state‚ they were everything that a woman wasn’t supposed to be. Women in both
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In Antigone and in Oedipus Rex‚ there are a lot of different themes and lessons that are developed throughout both stories. These themes are everything from simple life lessons to complex events that happen that shape the plot of the story. Both stories are very similar because they are centered off one big event‚ and the rest of the story involves the characters dealing with that event. In Oedipus Rex‚ that event is who Oedipus real parents are and who killed king Laius and in Antigone‚ it is Creon
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these eras are Sophocles’ Antigone and William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Antigone is the tragedy of a brave sister who tries to honor her brother‚ while Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy based on love and being loyal to others. In both plays there is tension between private and public‚ which can be illustrated by comparing Kreon and Caesar’s fear of public opinion‚ the betrayal between characters‚ and concept of hamartia. In both Antony and Cleopatra and Antigone tension between private
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questions: 1. What are the beliefs of Creon‚ Antigone‚ and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast. 2. What is the conflict of Antigone? 3. What is the theme of Antigone? 4. How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers. ANSWERS 1. This is a tragedy written by Sophocles in Ancient Greek. Because of this‚ Gods are very important to the Ancient Greek people. Antigone refuses to obey Creon’s laws that he is the
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Emmanuel Roberts English 112 Spring 2010 Research Paper Antigone Introduction Greek playwright Sophocles wrote the last play in the Theban Trilogy‚ Antigone‚ around 442n B.C. The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the king); Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone‚ but the play considered the last of the three was‚ ironically‚ written first. Only seven of Sophocles’ one hundred twenty three tragedies have survived to the modern era with the trilogy surviving the ages intact
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Maya Haywood Ms. Dawn B. Caplinger English 1301.01 6 October 2011 Antigone: A Tragic Hero What characteristics generate a tragic hero? Must a tragic hero possess superhuman abilities? Should he be immense in size and strength such as Hercules? According to the Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a good‚ moral‚ upstanding person that does not fit into society’s mold‚ invokes catharsis to the audience‚ and exhibits flaws that leads to their tragic downfall. These are the traits
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