considerations of the play Antigone. As a general background‚ one can possibly notice that Sophocles was more about the art then about the economy. He was the Michelangelo of his time‚ so to speak. Antigone is a great nationalistic play which illustrated how Greece was at the time‚ and also of how women were perceived to be much inferior then men. Although Antigone and perhaps Ismene are the main characters of this play‚ they both reveal different aspects of woman. While Antigone represents the rebel who
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English 125 4 February 2013 Antigone It is human nature to judge other people; most people form an opinion of others within three minutes of meeting them. While reading Antigone my opinion was formed about her on the first two pages. She was extremely stubborn and headstrong‚ but she was also extremely brave and faithful. She loved her family and would do anything to protect them‚ even if that meant risking the wrath of the king to have a proper burial for her brother. She believed in the Gods
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Creon as the Tragic Hero In "Antigone" written by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero because of his error in judgement‚ stubborn way of ruling Thebes‚ his change‚ and all the tragedy brought on by his actions. Although Creon changed only when a messenger told him there would be a tragic ending because of all his actions‚ he did try to correct what he had done. Creon ordered that Polyneices’ body be left out to be eaten by vultures andwhile dogs because Polyneices
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The emotions is Antigone was always up and down.It sends you through a world of thoughts‚imgaes‚ and feelings.When death comes along some doesn’t know how to feel and what to do.It’s like however you feel about someone is they feel about unless the character they portray is different person.In antigone the relationships towards one another is sometimes not normal. In the play Antigone you have Creon‚Ismene‚Polyneices‚Antigone and more.Now the wide range of emotions that all of the characters go
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Bailey Hatch Mr. Kirkpatrick AP English 25 August 2014 Comparison of East of Eden and Frankenstein with the Book of Genesis The basic story ideas in the Book of Genesis could be found in every novel written if one looks deep enough for them. However‚ in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the similarities are very prominent and easy to connect with the biblical tales. Many of the characters have similar personalities and are named in a similar fashion or with a certain
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Is Pride to Blame in the Antigone tragedy? The fate of Creon is sealed by his decision to make an example of his niece‚ and quickly becomes tragic in Antigone. Creon shows us his lack of leadership skills by creating situations in which he loses the respect of his advisors‚ and the love of his family. The inability to overcome foolish pride is Creon’s greatest fault and the direct cause of his fall from grace. Initially‚ the author uses foreshadowing to hint at the upcoming turn of events. Choragos
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Antigone - Prompt #3 CREON "Die then‚ and love the dead if thou must; No woman shall be the master while I live (184)." This quotation portrays a powerful and important theme about gender and the role that a woman plays in Greek society. Antigone’s gender has an incredible effect on the others around her‚ for her actions don’t constitute those of an average woman in Greek society. An average Greek woman is characterized as subservient and passive‚ but Antigone possesses independent‚ strong-willed
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bury his dead body as punishment. Antigone wanted her brother to be properly buried in order for him to move onto the afterlife. Instead of obeying Creon’s immoral law‚ she put her family over her own safety and acted against him. She went to Polynices’ rotting and mauled body and was in the middle of burying him‚ but was caught in the act. As punishment‚ Creon locked her away in a cave where she eventually killed herself‚ believing she would be there for life. Antigone chose family
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among others. In the play‚ Antigone‚ king Creon uses his power to take away Antigone’s right to bury her brother. When the two brothers killed each other in war‚ Creon announced that no one shall be buried unless given his permission.This led to Antigone burying his brother out of respect and Creon ordering to excuse her. Creon is abusing power to take away power of others. This also shows how creon reacts when someone disobeys him. Creon goes to extreme measures when Antigone goes
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began immediately‚ Creon lambasting Antigone over her love for her brother Polynices‚ one that he claimed was not shared with anyone else in the city and how it was shameful to her reputation (525). Here‚ however‚ is where I stepped in. I asked Creon to consider my opinion‚ and he grudgingly agreed‚ at which point I set upon him with a vengeance. "You claim it is shameful‚" I said‚ "to stand up against the majority when in reality it is just the opposite. Antigone believes her actions to be just‚ so
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