someone who is completely defiant against the King’s wishes. Antigone’s brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ went to battle after Eteocles refused to share the throne with Polynices. Both of them perished in the battle and only Eteocles was given a proper burial. Antigone‚ being a good citizen‚
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Ancient Egypt Report King Djoser’s Step Pyramid‚ Pyramid of Amenemhet II‚ and Valley of the Kings are all important monuments regarding burial of either royalties or both royalties and officials. These three monuments are from different time period and it is clear that ancient Egyptian tombs come in all sort of kinds. The tombs‚ artwork‚ and sculpture shows that the belief in the afterlife existed back then. King Djoser’s Step Pyramid is located at Saqqara (Millmore‚ Mark). King Djoser began working
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tomb‚ was discovered late in 1922 by a historian Howard Carter. He started his leadership role as the king of Egypt with the name Tutankhaten which is thought to mean “Living Image of the Aten” and he changed it to Tutankhamun when he relocated to Thebes after abandoning Akhenaten. It is believed Tutankhamun was the son of Amenhotep IV as the dad and Queen Kiya one of the minor wives of his father. His mother was given the title “Greatly Beloved Wife of Akhenaten” because she is the woman who gave
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to confront them. In the play Oedipus the King‚ the heroine of the story‚ named Oedipus‚ has many troubles. He is looked upon to save Thebes‚ the city of his reign‚ from the terrible plague that has come to it. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus struggles in finding the murderer of King Laius (the prophet Delphi tells Creon that the murderer must be driven out of Thebes in order for the plague to end). Oedipus’ stubborn and arrogant attitude blinds him of the truths he seeks and therefore leaves only himself
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In most of Shakespeare’s plays he shows all kinds of different elements of love‚ sadness‚ bravery‚ but the one element that sticks out a lot is his endings is tragedy. The two tragedies that I feel are memorable to me is Antigone and Othello. They are memorable because they show how love can be a wonderful experience‚ but also how it can hurt you in so many different ways. These tragedies both Othello and Antigone were characters that were made to be seen as victims‚ in spite of there actions. In
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pride. At the end of the play‚ the chorus concludes the play with regards to Oedipus’ hubris‚ “People of Thebes‚ my countrymen‚ look on Oedipus. He solved the famous riddle with his brilliance‚ he rose to power‚ a man beyond all power. Who could behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final day‚ count no man happy till he dies‚ free of pain at last.” (Sophocles 1678-1684). By the chorus stating these final facts of Oedipus
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similar in some ways. When Oedipus was king of Thebes he was a noble man in every sense of the word. Surely‚ he belonged to the high class by being the king‚ but also he was a nobleman in the sense that he had that special connection with his people and that they also loved and appreciated their King‚ so he had that special respect from his people. In fact‚ Antigone had the same thing that his father had. She was appreciated by the people of Thebes and even more by doing something that the people
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Colonus‚ and Antigone. The story starts in Oedipus Rex‚ and the city of Thebes in which he is ruler is in plague. The city calls upon the ruler Oedipus to find a way to stop the plague. At this point in time‚ it is 15 years after the prophecy given to him by the Oracle of Delphi of his father dying and him marrying his mother. When he hears of this he promises never to return so he may outsmart the fates. He eventually ends up in Thebes through his travels and gets into an argument with an old man. He
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H 7 December 2012 The Tyrant of Thebes Henry VIII of England was infamous for executing people who contested his views. He was a ruthless ruler and most of his citizens were compliant to him due to consternation. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the actions of King Creon are closely akin to Henry VII of England. King Creon declares a decree that prohibits the burial of his nephew‚ Polynices‚ because Polynices had betrayed the city of Thebes and started a rebellion. Creon is
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In championing the laws of the gods above the laws of the state‚ she breaks the law and risks her life to honor her family. This young woman is Antigone. The citizens of Thebes agree with Antigone that she made the right decision except for one person‚ her uncle‚ Creon. In Sophocles’ famous play Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ suffers from greater hubris than Antigone because he is selfish‚ stubborn and domineering. One of the reasons why Creon suffers from excessive pride is because
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