“The key to future prosperity” The Fat Black Woman shrugged as she walked towards Gleneagles Hotel. She treaded past a rectangular‚ slick campaign poster with an amalgam of red and blue colors‚ on which was inscribed “The key to future prosperity”. She jeered at the poster and carried onwards‚ first left‚ then right‚ through the doors‚ down a hallway‚ finally coming upon an elevator. The Fat Black Woman smirked as she rose through the hotel to its upper floor. She was dressed in her usual outfit:
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History 10th Grade Week 5 Day 3 September 4‚ 2013 868 Words Topic: Was Antigone a tragedy? In the late 440’s B.C. the philosopher Sophocles wrote the tragic drama‚ Antigone. The play begins with the lead‚ Antigone distraught because the ruler‚ Creon‚ declared that all who fought the war against him and died did not deserve a proper ceremonial burial. Antigone’s brother fought against Creon and died. She decided she would bury her brother because an unburied soul would wearily wander earth forever
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Sympathizing with Antigone Very few things in life are entirely one-sided‚ with the clear and unbiased result being obvious. Life in general is much more complex‚ with multiple viewpoints and intricacies being required in order to have a grasp on the reality of a situation. In Sophocles’s Antigone this fact still holds true. Antigone and Kreon are locked in an argument over the burial of her brother‚ Polyneices‚ with Antigone going against the law set up by Kreon and burying her brother. Both
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Taylor Fleming Professor Stoner English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass
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After I read pages twenty through thirty of Jean Anouilh’s play‚ Antigone‚ but before the interactive oral‚ I deemed Antigone the Tragic Hero—she fulfills many of the criterion. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus‚ thus she is of noble birth. In an act of heroism‚ Antigone challenges Creon’s totalitarian state. Antigone’s fate was predestined; the Chorus declares that Antigone is going to die. I did not think there could be an affirmative case for any other character. During the interactive oral
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third‚ yet first written‚ of Sophocles’ Theban tragic myths‚ Antigone was written in or around 441 B.C. The setting of Antigone occurs in the palace of Thebes. Thebes is ruled by Creon‚ whose sister‚ Jocasta‚ was the wife and mother of infamous Oedipus Rex. Oedipus was King of Thebes until he expelled himself from the kingdom‚ leaving his children Polynices‚ Ismene‚ Eteocles‚ and Antigone‚ along with the throne‚ in Creon’s care. The two brothers Polynices and Eteocles die as opposing fighters in
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Antigone is introduced as a determined woman who is wanting to take in the honor for the family by burying Polynices‚ her brother‚ even if it might cost her own life. Ismene‚ Antigone’s sister‚ is introduced as someone who is against Antigone’s plan in attempts to save her family from any further embarrassment from their corrupted family history. Creon declares a law to his city that Polynices should not be buried. Those who do not obey his law will be publicly stoned. Guard saw Antigone burying
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It is evident that from the beginning of “Young Goodman Brown‚” Brown has decided upon himself the path he must take. In this case‚ it is the path of evil; “My journey‚ as thou callest it‚ forth and back again‚ must needs be done ‘twixt now and sunrise.” Such a statement establishes the intention behind Brown’s journey. Multiple instances indicate evil conquering good. It is mentioned in the story that Goodman “felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose.” Before the
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Tragic Hero Within the tragic play Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is a dichotomy between the two main characters: Antigone and Creon. Throughout the play Antigone and Creon both portray a tragic hero; however‚ Antigone illustrates more qualities of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is one who fails to attain happiness and whose failures excites pity‚ has a great integrity of character‚ and is nether extremely benevolent nor malevolent. These are all qualities Antigone has and Creon does not. There is
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Reading response-Antigone In the story of Antigone‚ we see the struggles between right and wrong or individual and government‚ and the conflicts between the males and females. In the other words‚ Antigone ‚ a woman‚ are supposed to have no her own opinions to the her world. She should follow the laws which are made by men. Nevertheless‚ she believes the god’s laws should be more important than the others. What makes this story so special? Antigone‚ a Femal‚ challenges to the male’s
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