World Literature Paper I A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone In the novels A Doll’s House and Antigone‚ Ibsen and Sophocles respectively create two lead female characters‚ Nora and Antigone‚ who confront society’s expectations of women in fundamentally different ways. Nora goes against the grain of middle class society by first forging her father’s signature and then deceiving her husband‚ Torvald‚ throughout their marriage; Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ openly challenges and defies the rule
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Bree Newsome echoes Antigone‚ one must first compare who they are vaguely. Both Bree and Antigone are of the same gender and attempt to prove women power. Women are not often portrayed as strong‚ but delicate. The time period that Antigone was written women were supposed to obey all rules. Antigone was not the woman that followed the law. On the other hand‚ Bree Newsome was a woman and colored too. As quoted by Nonprofit Quarterly writer Shafaq Hasan “‘It was decided that this role should go to a black
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Romeo and Juliet/Antigone Rossiter Worthington Raymond once said‚ “Life is eternal‚ and love is immortal‚ and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.” Many themes can be illuminated in this quote‚ but there are three that stand out and relate to the plot lines of these two tragic plays‚ in a way that makes the emotions and perception of the characters much more palpable and heartfelt. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Sophocles’ Antigone both develop a complex
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Antigone The Second Stasimon Reading Response (Lines 584-629 / Pages 42-44) Instructions: Complete the “Reading: Antigone” specifically the section titled the “The Second Stastimon” (Lines 584-629 / Pages 42-44). Respond to the following questions. All responses must incorporate direct textual evidence (such as quoted passages and reference to specific lines or pages from the text) to support your answers while using the “quotation sandwich method.” Each response should include enough information
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In his play Antigone‚ Sophocles presents the conflict of choosing between family loyalty and obeying the law of the land. The playwright clearly believes that loyalty to one’s family trumps listening to the law and it shines through as the right choice. In the novella “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka‚ there is a lack of family loyalty shown towards the protagonist‚ Gregor Samsa‚ who has shown immense allegiance to his parents and sister. In Antigone‚ several of the characters are loyal either to the
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It is not often in Greek myth or tragedy that a woman is found portrayed as a tragic hero. The tragic hero of this drama is Antigone‚ the character from which the play derives its title. This is shown by the fact that not only is she the protagonist of the play‚ but she also holds certain qualities of a tragic hero. What seems to be not that important in determining the tragic hero of this play‚ in fact‚ is whether or not the hero is male or female‚ which is surprising due to the misogynistic tendencies
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Sexism within Patriarchal society plays a major role in driving the plot of Antigone and Whale Rider. From the opening scene of Whale Rider‚ we see Koro disregard the death of his daughter in law. He does not even embrace his baby granddaughter but only cares to say prayers to his dead grandson who‚ one day may have lead the Maori people. Even more to his dismay‚ his son‚ Porourangi‚ named the baby girl Paikea after the great Whale Rider. Likewise Koro disregarding the baby girl and her dead mother
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Short stories play an important role in literature‚ being sometimes more expressive than any novel of a more considerable length. Many people prefer them to novels: they are usually not so complex as novels are‚ there are only a few characters in them‚ they are easier to follow‚ and so on. They are popular all over the world. In this paper I would like to deal with short stories written by such great Canadian authors as Margaret Laurence and Sheila Watson. Their works are well-known not only in the
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ANTIGONE The major characters are: Antigone oldest daughter or King Oedipus Ismene youngest daughter of King Oedipus Creon King of Thebes Antigone and Ismene lost both of their brothers in a battle against the City of Thebes. Eteocles is the younger of the two and Polyneices. Eteocles claimed his kingship after his father‚ King Oedipus was exiled from the City of Thebes for incest and patricide. He also exiled his brother. Polyneices was angered by these actions and decided to
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Hero of Antigone “But now at last our new king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns a lesson. Antigone is a princess
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