Kylie Bartlett Per. 3 4/1/11 Antigone essay Remember those people who always thought they were right‚ and they always ended up in trouble for it? I Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ the main characters Antigone and Creon show how being so hubris can be tragic to your life. Set back in ancient Greece an epic battle takes place and brothers end up killing each other. One was allowed a proper burial‚ yet Polyinesis was not. Antigone felt disappointed by this and decided to bury them yet Creon the newly
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In Antigone‚ Sophocles uses allusions to praise her courage in accepting her fate. Antigone shared many similarities to Danae. In Ode 4 as the chorus describes the misfortune of Danae it is stated that “a prisoner hidden in a chamber like a tomb‚ although she too‚ came from a noble line. And she my child had in her care the liquid streaming golden seed of Zeus‚”(line 2-4). This mirrors Antigone in the way that Antigone is too thrown into a cave and looked in it as if it was her tomb. Danae was imprisoned
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Shakespeare‚ he creates a range of different and interesting characters. Amongst his characters‚ there are similarities that can be traced throughout his plays. In this essay would be looking at Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Twelfth Night‚ and The Merchant of Venice. Within each of these works‚ there are characters that act as advisors‚ advocates‚ or go-betweens. These characters may be the protagonist or antagonist‚ the main or minor character‚ but they help move the plot forward with their actions. In
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Antigone Analysis Antigone is a strong willed woman that defies her uncle’s orders and buries her dead brother Polyneices‚ who fought against Thebes in the civil war. She goes and buries her brother‚ and performs the rituals of the dead. I believe Antigone buried her brother out of divine edict‚ and not to defy the king. She may have been incredibly angry about the way her brother’s body had been treated‚ but I believe she done what she has done out of her own beliefs.
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"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ Because your character is what you really are‚ while reputation Is merely what others think you are". Reputation is the general estimation in which a person is held by the public. Yes‚ in public. This means that this are the things that people usually notice right away. This may be looks or possession. This means that reputation can be made in an instant. Character on the other hand‚ takes weeks‚ months‚ years‚ or even a lifetime
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front of his book when there are few similarities to begin with . On the cover of Red Rising‚ there is a quotation from Scott Sigler which says “Ender‚ Katniss and now Darrow”. When I read a quotation like that‚ I feel obligated to think that the characters are similar or that the story line is a mix breed of both for amalgamation of the two. Once I began reading‚ I felt deceived. My mental image of what the book was supposed to be like‚ was destroyed. Darrow isn’t as relatable as Ender although
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Antigone Essay Haemon’s Actions In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ every character has its position and they demonstrate it through their actions. Haemon is Creon’s son‚ he is engaged to Antigone at the beginning of the story. He is a strong character that doesn’t cause many problems but stands for what he believes in. Some might argue he is naive but he actually just stands for what he thinks is right. He tries to reason with his dad‚ threatens in order to get his way‚ and actually does as he
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To me‚ the most apparent “round character” in The Grapes of Wrath was Tom Joad. The “flat character” I would have to say was Al Joad. Tom Joad is almost an equally important character‚ and is also the first character seen. Right from the beginning of the story‚ he seems to be the "black sheep"‚ due mostly to the fact that he has spent some time in jail for manslaughter. His characterization is done mostly indirectly‚ through his family’s response to his being out of jail. He is also developed‚ to
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tragedy Antigone‚ a play written by the brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever buried the traitor‚ Polynices‚ was to be put to death at once‚ but that did not stop Antigone to do what she thinks is morally correct. In the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles
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Usually‚ in novels‚ the main character’s strength overshadows his weaknesses. In the Greek tragedy "Antigone"‚ however‚ the main character of the same name has as many strong points as weak ones. In the next paragraphs‚ I will point out Antigone’s strengths‚ weaknesses and‚ finally‚ the evolution of the character throughout the play. It goes without saying that Antigone is an extremely strong woman for her time and even for ours. She does have evident strengths. Throughout the play‚ she stands her
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