In the beginning of the play‚ Oedipus sends Creon to find out how to get rid of the plague. When Creon arrives he says that the only way to get rid of the plague is‚ “By exile or death” (7). This proves that Oedipus brought upon his own fate because he was determined to get rid of the plague including that the punishment would
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Literature: Compare and Contrast Literary Devices Kathy J. Shannon University of Phoenix Mickeal M. Donald‚ Instructor September 3‚ 2010 Compare and Contrast Literature offers a variety of literary works by authors of all ages‚ writing non-fiction and fictional stories‚ poetry‚ and essays. The act of analyzing two different authors by both comparing their work and isolating their contrasting elements‚ can be difficult‚ yet rewarding. Oedipus Rex (Sophocles’)‚ written in 429 B.C.‚ offers the
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Oedipus Rex Topic: Is it always good to know the truth? Have you ever heard the saying ‘’ the truth will set you free‚ but first it will make you miserable.’’ Well behind that there is another question‚ Is it always good to know the truth? Some say the truth will either break or make a person. Would you rather live your life in a bundle of lies and pretend to be happy? Or would you rather spend your life in shame and suffering because of the truth? It would be a guarantee the guilty feeling will
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The poems “If we must die” by Claude Mckay and “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley relates to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed
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to convince one of her brothers‚ Polynieces‚ to avert a war between him and his sibling. The full extent of Antigone’s loyalty to the morals of the gods is shown when she risks her life in Antigone by burying her brother‚ against the wishes of Creon. Creon is just like Oedipus in the first story as he is disillusioned by his power and thus goes against the morals of the gods by applying his own opinions and beliefs. In short‚ Antigoné upholds the "correct" values as set forth by the gods before those
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Eurydice shows how far a parents’ love can go. She strongly values family. Eurydice kills herself because she is so upset about the death of her son. She takes her own life to make a point to Creon. Eurydice is part of Creon’s epiphany. She is apart of the realization that starts his reversal. Creon finally understands and exclaims‚ “I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife” (244). It took him a very long time to realize that his actions were too harsh and thoughtless
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audience about the lonely girl sitting on the stairs‚ Antigone. He gives us some insight into her past‚ present‚ and her future. Then later he has a conversation with the Messenger asking “What business do you have with the queen?” After that‚ he tells Creon that the queen killed herself because she heard about Haemon and Antigone’s suicides. Also‚ in the movie there is a scene where Antigone and the guard take an elevator and a car to get to a cave where she will be trapped in for burying Polynices
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Prezi Inc‚ 22 Nov. 2013. Web. 29 Nov. 2014 accessed. < https://prezi.com/rttpl_tcefpr/feminism-in-antigone/>. 1) This article was actually not about feminism but the exact opposite because he seemed to have emphasized the superiority felt between Creon and other men within the ancient Greek era despite Antigone’s “bravery”. 2) Ben Johnson cited many credible sources showing evidence to help build his concept to write this article. 3) The author seems to have an educational background in ancient Greek
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The Knight’s Tale The Knight’s Tale is a poem from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. The Knight’s Tale is a poem about the power of love‚ how it changes people and leads them to their destruction. The poem starts by introducing the well-known Theseus‚ the king of Athens‚ who is a great conqueror that fights in foreign locations‚ conquers ungoverned countries and slays ferocious beasts. To fight and defeat the Amazons‚ a savage race of women who lived in Scythia‚ Theseus travels to their land
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September 11‚ 2001‚ two planes crash into the World Trade Center‚ people diving out windows to their deaths‚ a plane crashes into the Pentagon‚ hijackers overtaken by passengers and crash the plane into a field in Pennsylvania. December 2003‚ mass graves uncovered in Iraq‚ compliments of Saddam Husayn. May‚ 2004‚ a web page shows terrorists cutting off the head of Nick Berg. August 2004‚ over 350 children are executed by terrorists in a school in Russia. Democracy is being threatened by enigmatic
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