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    One example of a very dynamic character is Reverent Hale‚ meaning he changes dramatically over the course of the movie. Brought to Salem because of his expertise on witchcraft‚ he is skeptical that witchcraft occurring there. However‚ Hale looks for evidence that may disprove this rumor. Even so‚ once he discovers a second child is sick and the two only fell sick after they were caught dancing in the woods‚ an act thought to be unholy in the Puritan society‚ is he convinced that they are bewitched

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    Pride in Antigone Gandhi once said‚ “Anger is the enemy of non-violence‚ and pride is a matter that swallows it up.” Pride is never an acceptable notion and it often leads to ones downfall‚ as we see often throughout Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone. Multiple characters in Antigone experience prideful thoughts and actions during the course of the play resulting in the tragedy of negative outcomes in the end. In the beginning of Antigone the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are discussing their

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    hamartia and lastly they need to realize their mistakes and accept their consequences. In Antigone‚ there are two main characters that fit the criteria of a tragic hero‚ but only the protagonist‚ Antigone meets all of the conditions. Antigone meets the second requirement of a tragic heroine‚ by fulfilling the criteria of being neither entirely good nor completely bad. In the opening of the play‚ Antigone asks her sister‚ Ismene to help her give Polynieces a proper burial but Ismene disagrees because

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    In Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two sisters‚ Ismene and Antigone‚ have two different views on what it means to be human. Ismene understand “being human” or “life” in a biological sense. She believes in continuing‚ by being a female‚ in continuing the family bloodline. Antigone however‚ understands “being human” in a sense of family honor and reputation. Both are important‚ but neither is right nor wrong. Creon‚ the ruler‚ has his own views on how to rule the city. He believes that he is in charge and

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    Antigone Essay In society‚ being self-centered about ideas frequently affects peoples’ judgement. Sophocles raises this issue in his play Antigone. He believes that listening to the wise benefits your judgement‚ but the result of refusing to listen leads to tragic outcomes. Sophocles uses Ate to develop the characters’ inability to take in others’ perspective. Sophocles first addresses the tragic results of not listening through Antigone’s refusal to take advice. In Sophocles’s prologue

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    political aspects of Antigone‚ we created an off text improvisation where we played characters from Theban society -I was “A Female Citizen”- we read them out to the class so we could get an idea of people we could work with which was a good idea as it enabled us to engage with each other and incorporate more detail into our improvisation. Our improvisation was set in a market place‚ we each spoke of our feelings to each other‚ which showed the contrast in opinions towards Antigone(or her sister)/Creon

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    play Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles‚ foil and parallel characters are very common. The foil character in a story is the character who is the exact opposite of the main character‚ or in other word‚ the parallel character‚ and therefor serves to magnify certain characteristics of the main character. Such characters for example could be Ismene‚ the foil character and Antigone‚ the parallel character. Ismene is cowardly and prefer to follow the rules‚ while Antigone is much more brave and

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    How is the development of Creon and Antigone’s characters reflected through their dialogue? Jerry Liang 0159-XXXX 1371 words In Greek theatre the success of a tragedy was determined a set of distinct principles unique to the Greek outlined by Aristotle. Since Geek drama is based on famous mythical lore‚ the element of surprise in a play is minimal‚ ignorable‚ unlike contemporary drama with their heart-wrenching plot twists. As a result‚ the success

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    Antigone Creon is the king in the play Antigone. Antigone is about a princess‚ Antigone‚ who buries her brother after he and her other brother fought each other to death. As a result‚ King Creon wants to punish/kill Antigone for this while still him remembering that he had raised her. Due to the brothers fighting to death‚ a place to be king opened up for Creon to become the new king. The quote‚ “Where love rules‚ there is no will to power; and where power predominates‚ there love is lacking. The

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    Antigone Antigone was written by Sophocles‚ after the age of 50. Antigone is a play used to show Aristotle’s Definition of a Tragic Hero. His definition of a tragic hero is a man who is held in a high place of society and is brought down by the decisions he makes; because of that‚ his punishment may exceed the crime. In the end‚ he must accept the fact as to why he has fallen. The tragic hero of Antigone was Creon‚ who was king of Thebes. Creon is a tragic hero because he is a man of noble

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