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    Antigone and Oedipus

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    Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do

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    Sophocles - Antigone

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    whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate about

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    Excessive pride‚ Fate greater than deserved‚ feelings of pity felt by the audience. Six key elements theorized by Greek philosopher Aristotle that defines what a true tragic hero is. Someone whose own judgement of error leads to their demise and In most cases involving plays‚ the main character is the tragic hero. However‚ when one is ruminating the distinctive aspects of Antigone there can be two tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon‚ both with the potential of inquiring the role of a true tragic hero in

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    Rites of Passage

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    Rites of Passage When an individual experiences movement‚ or a change from an affixed position in society to another position‚ that individual can easily describe their change as a passage into a new realm of living. A new realm of living is the way in which the individual and society views‚ acknowledges‚ and proceeds with their life. Their changes are monumental not only for the individual‚ but for his/her society as well. Many changes take place during the span of a persons life. They become

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    Oedipus and Antigone

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    Sebastian Villa Composition 2 April 5‚ 2014 Antigone Essay The story of Antigone is a tragic story that means that the universal themes are going to make the audience thinks twice about their decisions or life itself. This story has a lot of universal themes like facing darkness‚ role of women and the most important theme in my opinion would be injustice. This universal can be applied to today’s world. Facing darkness! After the two brother named Eteocles and Polyneices fight for opposites

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    The Panel and Passage

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    in Persepolis that interests you most‚ then find a series of (at least two) panels that seem to say or imply a lot about that theme‚ issue‚ symbol‚ etc. Begin your exercise by copying out the passage in full. Then‚ in 4-5 pages of your own words‚ analyze how the panels you have chosen develop or display that theme or symbol. You do not need to focus on all of the qualities or themes of the text; rather‚ use the short passage to discuss just one element. Please use traditional margins‚ Times New

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    Antigone Literary Analysis FCAs1/3/12 Must use 3 words from vocabulary list: Similarities and Differences- highlight 2nd hour Must use minimum of 2 introductory participial phrases- highlight Correct use of literary terminology from Greek drama Who is the Real Tragic Hero‚ Antigone or Creon Essay Describing Who is the Tragic Hero of the Play What is the real definition of a tragic hero? A tragic hero is not specifically a good guy or a bad guy. A tragic hero is defined by his/her

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    Comprehension Passage

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    Comprehension Passage 1 No longer is asthma considered a condition with isolated‚ acute episodes of bronchospasm. Rather‚ asthma is now understood to be a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways—that is‚ inflammation makes the airways chronically sensitive. When these hyper-responsive airways are irritated‚ airflow is limited‚ and attacks of coughing‚ wheezing‚ chest tightness‚ and breathing difficulty occur. Asthma involves complex interactions among inflammatory cells‚ mediators‚ and the

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    The Middle Passage

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    Middle Passage was seen as the most terrible version of the slave trade. It was the event during the slave trade that one can argue stripped African people of power and pride. The African body was taken and forced to endure this passage to eventually be sold. This was a ship that the African believe that will take them to their fate. Slaves were captured in Africa and then squashed into wooden crates where they were clamped in chains. They were then loaded onto the ships and there were two ways in

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    Antigone: the Tragedy

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    Antigone: The Tragedy Antigone is a Greek play that is part of Ancient Greek literature‚ and it is still important for our society‚ in the twenty-first century. According to George Steiner‚ this play develops five main conflicts throughout it: confrontations between men and women‚ difference in age between characters‚ conflicts between the individual and society‚ the living and the death‚ and religious beliefs. In the play‚ Sophocles develops these conflicts in different ways‚ with the purpose

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