The Differences of Two Sisters Antigone is a Greek tragedy that is written by Sophocles. It is about a woman named Antigone fighting for her brother Polyneices’ rights to be buried. Antigone’s sister Ismene agrees that he should be buried but is hesitant about helping. While both Antigone and Ismene are strong women‚ their views and actions reveal two sisters who are very different. These sisters differ through their attitudes‚ fear or lack of‚ towards Kreon‚ and the laws in which they follow.
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February 7‚ 2013 Passage Analysis As I read this passage I analyzed a specific detail that caught my attention. This quote gave me a sense of how much meaning a phrase can give a reader. The intriguing passage reads; “Again‚ at the first instant of perceiving that thin visage‚ and the slight deformity of the figure‚ she pressed her infant to her bosom‚ with so convulsive a force that the poor babe uttered another cry of pain. But the mother did not seem to hear it.” This passage shows the fear
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Key perspective assignment This assignment will be describing and evaluating two key perspectives within psychology which exist in deliberate contrast of one another. The first of which is the psychodynamic perspective founded by Sigmund Freud‚ who ignores the trappings of science and instead focuses on unconscious/internal conflicts‚ trying to get inside the head of individuals in order to make sense of their relationships‚ experiences and how they see the world (McLeod‚ 2007). It will then describe
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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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Elizabeth S. Antigone Analysis 5-2-13 It isn’t uncommon for people to challenge society for what they believe in. For example‚ in day to day life‚ Society says to not stone your wife if she has an affair‚ while the Bible says that it is alright. In Antigone by Saphocles‚ Antigone was right to disobey Creon by burying her brother‚ because she knew that he deserved the same rights as everyone else‚ despite the fact that he went against Creon’s rulings. Creon decided that Polyneices wouldn’t
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The story of Antigone deals mainly with Antigone’s brother whose body has been left unburied because of his crimes in opposition to the state. Among the many themes present in this play‚ is one of the relationships between sisters and brothers. Although the main story focuses on the king’s choice to follow through with his political responsibility‚ the essence of the play lays in Antigone’s actions in displaying loyalty towards her sibling; her dead brother. Antigone; a tragic heroine in
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every action is a motive. In Sophocles’ work of art Antigone‚ there are many possible motives for the character’s actions. Creon causes Polyneices burial to be forbidden‚ sentences Antigone to death‚ and locks Antigone in a stone room because his motives were to be a fair and unbiased ruler. Creon says‚ “and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare‚ -I have no use for him‚ either” (1. 153-154). Creon punishes Antigone because he knows that pardoning a guilty person just
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On this day of great regret‚ I‚ Creon have decided to not fight with destiny and give Polyneices a proper burial‚ and to release Antigone from her cave of slow death. If I do not release Antigone‚ the prophet Tiresias has said that my beloved son Haimon will die. Oh‚ this is quite the calamity‚ I must hurry to go release Antigone before this predicament worsens‚ but first I will give Polyneices a genuine burial. I must follow the mighty laws of all gods and serve them to the day of my death. Accompanied
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Analysis of a Key Passage The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross In The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross‚ the author suggests that the desperate act of protecting a belief can bring others to their limit. In the excerpt‚ Paul and Ellen are arguing over whether they should move back into town or stay working as farmers. Paul does not understand the desperation in Ellen‚ and Ellen does not understand why Paul would want to stay there. At the beginning of the excerpt‚ Paul is shouting at Ellen‚ telling
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Passage Analysis Techniques Passage Analysis Techniques (Short Version) Step One: Read the Passage and Identify the Main Conclusion Step Two: Begin to assemble claims that seem to relate to one another as arguments Step Three: Diagram sub-arguments and express in standard form Step Four: Identify any hidden premises/conclusions and assumptions Step Five: Use sub-argument conclusions to construct main argument Step Six: Identify any important and relevant concepts included in the passage
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