story heading from the beginning. The plot must be closely looked upon as well as the actors and their actions. Antigone and A doll’s house are very similar stories as they both tragic stories of betrayal and mind games. In Antigone‚ King Creon makes a statewide decree stating that Polynices‚ the traitor is not to receive a formal burial and is left to rot in the open‚ but his sister‚ Antigone‚ defies his decree even after her sister‚ Ismene’s‚ refusal to aid in his burial. She buries Polynices and is
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Fate Vs. Free Will Antigone‚ the play‚ fuels the debate whether fate is stronger than one’s free will. Antigone’s fate was to die fighting for respect of her family. At first‚ Antigone’s fate was to live‚ but her free will let her to choose to disobey Creon’s law about burying her brother. When she made the choice to go against Creon‚ her fate was to die. Towards the end of "Antigone‚" Creon on changed his mind to kill Antigone but fate had already taken over and she died. Likewise‚ Creon’s fate
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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unwritten and unchanging laws‚” (lines 510-513) proclaims Antigone‚ once again asserting her opinion on whose laws she is justified to follow. Antigone’s persona contrasts with Creon’s character ultimately due to their conflicting motivations about which laws should be followed: the word of the gods‚ or the laws of man.These conflicting motivations the characteristics of unreasonableness‚ anger‚ and disrespect to be highlighted within Creon’s character. In the end‚ these conflicting motivations develop
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In this play‚ Antigone is has already been fated to die at a young age‚ and one of Antigone’s many themes is Freewill vs. Fate. According to the definition of tragedy in Greek Theatre‚ Antigone would be defined as a tragedy. Antigone knew that if she buries her brother‚ the consequence would be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless she goes and buries her brother. When she realizes that she has made a wrong decision at the end of the play. Antigone was not able
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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‚ had willingly chose go against the law of the king‚ Creon‚ to bury her brother who was seen as traitor. Even though Antigone had chose to defy Creon’s law‚ her fate of how she was punished would be appointed by the gods. Antigone eventually
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The personalities of the two sisters; Antigone and Ismene‚ are as different from one another as tempered steel is from a ball of cotton. One is hard and resistant; the other: pliable‚ absorbing and soft. Antigone would have been a strong‚ successful 90’s type woman with her liberated and strong attitude towards her femininity‚ while Ismene seems to be a more dependent 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit‚ a defiant individual‚ while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations
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While Antigone by Sophocles and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry are very difference stories they have many similarities. Antigone is the about daughter of Oedipus trying to do what she believes is good. Her brothers have killed each other and while one gets a proper burial‚ the other is left to be eaten by wild animals. The reason he is not allowed to be buried is because King Creon believes he is unworthy of it. The main character Antigone defies Creon’s law and buries her brother anyways
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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 and The Thousand and One Nights; From Justice to Infinity Some of the best and mysterious literature is handed from generation to generation orally first and finally written down and preserved. Such is the case with two classics; Antigone and Alf Laylah Wa-Laylah or The Thousand and One Nights. Both of these stories center on the female character and the conflict that exists in the story. This paper will analyze the heroines in these texts; comparing and contrasting each woman’s role in
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