1 1/6/14 Antigone Mask Traits Essay The third of the three Theban plays‚ known as Antigone‚ written by Sophocles is a great tragedy with characters who each have distinct personality traits‚ morals‚ and flaws; one being Haemon who possesses many. Haemon‚ the son of Creon and spouse-to-be to Antigone‚ has absolute loyalty towards Antigone and the people of Thebes‚ respect for his father’s decisions initially‚ and rashness which leads to a shattering ending. Haemon helps protect Antigone by speaking
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funeral burial. The decree issued with its annexed penalty became law‚ and as the law it was incumbent on every citizen to obey it. 4.) Antigone is too self-righteous‚ even alienating‚ but also a seminal feminist‚ determined to do what is right even in defiance of patriarchal law. 5.) Ismene is the foil for her stronger sister. In comparison to Antigone she has almost no agency‚ primarily because she is terrified of disobeying men in power. 6.) Creon cherishes order and loyalty above all
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John Gardner’s passage touches upon the reasons we read and write‚ and what distinguishes true morality from that of prejudices elevated to ethics. I agree with the passage to an extent; his point on an artist needing to present a strong case‚ for people to judge for themselves‚ and not force their morals upon people is true. However‚ I disagree with his point of needing a strong character to be able to develop a message‚ and that the purpose of the plot is just that a placeholder for the characters
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A time to live‚ a time to die… Whose choice is it? Euthanasia is a topic that is rarely covered in the news. The moral ramifications of killing someone‚ even for the sake of mercy‚ seems too heavy of a topic for in depth discussion. No one wants to think about the day they will die‚ however when someone becomes terminally ill it can soon become their only thought. When pain and suffering enter this scenario‚ the option of ending a life more quickly may also enter the thought process. According
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Luada Worrell Professor Taylor-Perez English 111 7 March 2013 The Middle Passage The idea of brutal practices of human bondage is hard to entirely understand. The emotions involved in keeping a human captive are beyond understanding. It’s dehumanizing‚ sickening‚ and painful to understand how Africans were enslaved from their homelands. Packed side by side‚ shoulder to shoulder under planks‚ and no room to breathe or move‚ lay the African slaves. The inhumane treatment of the slaves consisted
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to do and how we as individuals can change the world. When one expands their sense of what they can do in this world‚ they open up to new things that have nearly unlimited possibilities to change the world for the better. Antigone‚ the main character in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ defies the predetermined rules of society around her “Will you help these hands take up Polyneices’ corpse and bury it? What? You’re going to bury Polyneices‚ when that’s been made a crime for all in Thebes?” (Sophocles).
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1 Question: In Plato’s “Apology”‚ what does Socrates think is the role of the gadfly and why place such importance on its actions? Secondly‚ argue succinctly for your position that this character plays the ‘gadfly’ in Sophocles’ “Antigone”. What does this character seek to accomplish and how is it attempted? Essay: Disrupting the world’s status quo has been a characteristic of famous people and figures. Scientists‚ civil rights leaders‚ and inventors have all done something to change the societal
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A PASSAGE TO INDIA Introduction: Forster is a distinguished novelist both in modern English and world literature history. After the author’s two visits to India‚ the great novel A Passage to India (1924) was produced; it is a novel by E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. In a word‚ it is a novel of cultural‚ social‚ psychological‚ and religious conflict arising mainly from clashes between India’s native population and British
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Rite of passage from Hinduism Birth: Birth is one of the most significant events for Hindus. In some families‚ the father performs a ceremony immediately after the birth. He dips a gold pen into a jar of honey and writes the sacred Sanskrit symbol: “Om” onto the infant’s tongue. The symbol‚ which stands for truth‚ is written in hope that the child will be honest and speak only the truth‚ which is sweet as honey. After a little more than a week‚ the baby’s name is formally given. Usually the
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The Middle Passage The Middle Passage was the route slave trading ships took from the west coast of Africa‚ where slaves were taken from their homes‚ to across the Atlantic‚ where they were sold or traded for various goods and services. However‚ the Atlantic slave trade did not only take slaves from within Africa. Nearly as many Africans were exported across the Sahara Desert‚ the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Out of all the Africans that were forced to undergo the voyage to the Americas‚ it
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