Lorraine Monroe‚ now retired‚ was the founding President and CEO of the nonprofit organization‚ Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute. Dr. Monroe’s mission was to design and develop leadership skills in public schools‚ to which she was successful by transforming Frederick Douglass Academy from being a school prevalent in violence‚ poor attendance‚ and low academic achievement to a school with high test scores and where 96 percent of its students went on to college. It takes many affective personality
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Being the third‚ yet first written‚ of Sophocles’ Theban tragic myths‚ Antigone was written in or around 441 B.C. The setting of Antigone occurs in the palace of Thebes. Thebes is ruled by Creon‚ whose sister‚ Jocasta‚ was the wife and mother of infamous Oedipus Rex. Oedipus was King of Thebes until he expelled himself from the kingdom‚ leaving his children Polynices‚ Ismene‚ Eteocles‚ and Antigone‚ along with the throne‚ in Creon’s care. The two brothers Polynices and Eteocles die as opposing
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Oedipus the ideal Tragic Hero Kelli Richards Liberty University Abstract In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays Oedipus who is also the main character‚ as a good- natured‚ beautiful‚ noble yet narcissistic person who has a lapse of judgment and fall from power. Throughout the play Oedipus makes a few profound decisions for which he is condemned to plentiful suffering;
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after.” If something is moral but is breaking civil law should it be done? What if not doing this act was immorals? Would you let it happen? In the play Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone as one who focuses on moral law over civil law due to her self pride and love for her family; These actions lead to her tragic downfall. Sophocles portrays antigone as one who focuses on moral law over civil law due to her own self pride. Antigone feels like she is doing something holy and if she does not it
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`”Then he struck me on the head….he lay there helpless- on his back- I killed him”(Sophocles 1306). This is a play called Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Everyone in the city of thebes believes Oedipus has everything going got him‚ but they do not know what his fate has in store for him. A man of such greatness commits such haness and insestuous crime. Having too much pride can lead to tragedy for the persons involved reasons being a person who has high self esteem has impulses problems‚ abuses relationships
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In his famed work Antigone‚ Sophocles does what most authors fail to do. Unlike the general crowd‚ Sophocles uses positive personality traits to bring conflict to his characters. He breaks normal organization of works and pushes the use of character flaws out of view. With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a
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In the play “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles two characters are arguing one by the name of Creon and the other Antigone. The argument is about Antigone’s brother Polynieces who died a traitor when he attacked the city. He killed and was killed by his brother Eteocles. Creon‚ the king of Thebes decreed that Polynieces was not to be buried and if anyone did‚ they would be stoned to death. Contradicting Creon’s verdict‚ Antigone buried Polynieces because she believed her brother deserved to be buried. Remember
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The primary characteristic of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is that it is an ironic play. The play’s irony grasps the audience in a profound way because of the awareness that occurs regarding everything that is going on. Even though we‚ as observers‚ are sickened at the tragic life of Oedipus and the other characters‚ we are still able to appreciate the ironical characteristics of the play itself. The irony primarily exists in the context of man being free‚ but at the same time‚ fated. Without doubt‚ this
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Both plato and Sophocles portray ethical ideals of the rational soul who’s primary value is virtue. Plato believes that all humans are equal and that being morally good is the same for everyone and would criticize Sophocles for his portrayal of tragedy befalling selectively upon a single person at the whims of the gods. Not only is Oedipus essentially a good person given
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The Sophocles Play Antigone: All the way through this play Antigone is solely being devoted to her family. Antigone is eager to go above and beyond her limits for her family. Antigone is a vital character in this play. Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone
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