In the story “The Antigone” many characters must decide to go with what the people of Thebes want or they attempt to go with what they believe is right.Of the many characters in this story only two or three will be touched upon and what their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the
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Sophocles’ drama Antigone‚ he develops his characters to convey that who they are influences what they do. Throughout Antigone‚ Sophocles reveals that Creon is a prideful king who commits to the laws of the city-state. Creon decrees that Polynices‚ who died attacking Thebes‚ is a traitor who can’t receive a burial. However‚ Antigone decides to bury Polynices anyway‚ due to her belief that loyalty to family is more valuable than loyalty to the city-state. Furious that Antigone has knowingly flouted
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Medea vs. Antigone The two Greek plays‚ Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties‚ undermining assumptions on the part of the audience‚ foreshadowing the rest of the play‚ and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved in. It also brings
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Antigone and Oedipus Rex are two plays written by the famous Greek playwright‚ Sophocles. Oedipus Rex is about a man who unknowingly fulfills the prophecy of killing his father‚ marrying his own mother‚ and having children with her‚ he seeks out this killer only to find out it’s him‚ resulting in him blinding himself‚ being exiled‚ and having his wife and mother kill herself. In Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus decides to bury her brother despite Creon’s statement that anyone who does will die‚
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A rite of passage is a ceremony and marks the transition from one phase of life to another such as childbirth‚ transition from adolescence to adulthood‚ courtship and marriage‚ parenthood‚ divorce‚ old age and death (Crapo‚ 2013). There are many rite of passages in our lives if we choose to mark and celebrate them. Let’s discuss courtship. Cultures handle courtship and mate selection in many different ways. In the United States‚ Courtship has always been placed at one end of a continuum‚ with
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Two works of literature written in two different time periods with so many similarities‚ ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles and ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ by Dr. Martin Luther King is baffling to say the least. These stories both transcend time and really bring to life the emotions of that particular time. They were persecuted for their beliefs. “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. both shows civil disobedience as a way to take a stand for what the protagonist
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RESERVATIONS TO UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE ICJ IN THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASE Manu Thadikkaran Academic Year 2013-2014 Tutorial Group A 23 November‚ 2013 3983 words TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION:........................................................................................................................ 3 2. MODERATED VIEWS ON CONSENT AND RECIPROCITY BY THE ICJ. ........................................ 3 a. The
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Medea and Antigone are two stories of passion drove women. Together the women of these stories break the law of man and go against the laws of gods both characters are controlled by their emotion. Medea and Antigone are both strong‚ sometimes- manipulative‚ Medea more than Antigone. The themes of both stories; in my mind‚ are women‚ passion‚ and spiritual beliefs. They also are drove by the actions of men in their lives. Both are very morally different and their actions are on completely different
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as in ancient Greece seen in the Sophocles’ play entitled Antigone. In Antigone‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ is a daughter of the house of Lauis‚ which is a noble‚ ruling family that has been through much affliction from deaths in the family. When a law forbids Antigone to honor her traitorous (to the state) brother in a proper burial‚ Antigone disobeys it to honor the gods’ instructions. This act eventually leads to the deaths of Antigone and other main characters. For the twenty-first century reader
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misdeeds deeply‚ but although he lost his son and wife‚ Antigone lost her life. She is the central character. She drives the action‚ has more relevancy‚ and is a superior example of the ideal Grecian at the time. Without Antigone‚ the story would fall flat. For this reason‚ the story’s title as Antigone should not be changed. Despite some claims that Kreon better fits the profile of a tragic hero‚ Antigone is the right name for the play because Antigone is more relevant‚ a better role model‚ and drives
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