Period three (3) September 13‚ 2011 Antigone 1. What has happened to the two brothers and what does Ismene mean by the phrase “by doubled hand”? | They fought each other to see who would become king. The phrase Ismene used “by doubled hand” meant that by killing themselves‚ they killed each other. | 2. Why does Antigone suggest that she would be a traitor if she complied with the law? | Due to the fact that it would not be fair to only bury the brother whom was “welcome” in the city
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King Tut was one of Ancient Egypt’s most mysterious Pharaohs. When the door to his tomb was breached‚ most of his life and family secrets were revealed. King Tut was a very famous Pharaoh who had an extremely interesting family. One may know who king Akhenaten was‚ he was King Tut’s father. King Akhenaten also wasn’t very popular and still isn’t too popular today. The reason King Akhenaten wasn’t remembered throughout history‚ was because when he was Pharaoh he only believed in one god! And the
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consummated‚ for me to feel less alone‚ I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate." (Camus 122-3). He felt as if he was ready to live again just like Maman before she had passed away. Meursault is an absurd hero at the end because he accepted death‚ passing the Absurd Walls and into the absurd freedom‚ where one can experience life to the fullest. Another absurdist is present in this novel. Raymond‚ a malicious‚
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Prophecy‚ Free-will‚ and the Real World Considering your ability to think and make decisions for yourself‚ you’d believe you’re in control of your fate‚ right? A popular theme in Greek myths is that of predetermination or prophecy. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ and in Serial‚ people attempt to control their lives while unknowingly conforming to their predetermined fate. Whether or not they were conscious of the acting determinants‚ both situations were actively being pursued. In book 9 of The Odyssey‚
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In this world‚ there exists justice and injustice. In order for there to be justice‚ the people must enforce it themselves because that is how life works. It is up to you to do something to benefit yourself or the rest because some people don’t have the courage to make a change. In the work “Oedipus Rex” the protagonist‚ Oedipus tries to show what justice means to him. Many may argue that Oedipus does not bring justice to Thebes; that all he did was make everything worse for the land of Thebes. However
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The play Antigone Is about Oedipus’s three two sons Eteocles and Polynices killing each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother
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Within the narrative‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’ interpretation of justice is enacted through his search to find the killer of King Laius in order to cure his city of a plague. Throughout his journey‚ he learns the genuine truth about himself and in the end‚ succeeds in finding the murderer and punishes himself to save his city. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus’ perception of justice is seen throughout the entire Sophocles play. His perception is that justice is above all man‚ even himself. This is relevant
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One of the greatest tragic stories in the world came after Oedipus Rex and was titled Antgone; this tragic story was written in Ancient Greece by Sophocles. In the tragic story‚ fate and free will play a significant role in the story since both of these aspects work against each other. The characters in Antigone are forced to follow their unchangeable fate that the gods had chose for them; the characters lives are then dictated by fate and not their free will. One of the main characters‚ Antigone
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Dionysus is a greek god of vine‚ grape harvest‚ wine‚ vegetation‚ fertility‚ ritual madness‚ pleasure‚ theater and religious ecstasy. In Roman mythology he is known as Bacchus. There are different stories about his birth‚ but in all of them‚ he is the »twice – born« or born by two mothers. His father is Zeus. In one of the stories‚ his mother is a mortal woman‚ Semele. When Hera‚ the wife of Zeus‚ found out‚ that Semele is pregnant with her husband‚ she was looking for the way to prevent the baby
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King Tutankhamun‚ the pharaoh of Egypt‚ died because he was assassinated by his chief advisor‚ Ay. I know this because of the painting that was found in his tomb. In his tomb‚ there was a picture of Ay at King Tut’s funeral wearing leopard skin and a pharaoh’s crown when he was only a commoner. This proves that Ay killed King Tut because he knew he could be pharaoh if King Tutankhamun died. Also‚ I know that King Tut was killed by Ay because there were two more deaths that followed Tut’s. King Tutankhamun’s
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