In the play ‘’Antigone’’ ‚written by Sophocles‚ the major concept was that the laws of the gods take priority over the laws of man. In the story Creon’s pride and inability to listen to others leads to his downfall and Antigone’s faithfulness to the laws set by the gods instead of the laws set by Creon leads to her end. In the story Creon’s sense of justice is that the head of the government laws’ are to always be followed even when they are not fair. This quote from Creon ‘’Whoever is chosen
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As soon as I read it‚ Sophocles’ Antigone became one of my favorite pieces of literature. Many of the play’s ideas‚ although written for an ancient audience‚ are still very relevant today. For example‚ in my favorite part of the play‚ Sophocles expresses that “numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none are more wonderful than man.” Many reasons add up to why I love this quotation‚ including its rich meaning and its use of language. But‚ most of all‚ the reason why this is my favorite quotation
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Embedded Assessment #2 “That may be‚ but Hades still desires equal rites for both.”(593) I say Antigone contracts Creon the most because she brings out his anger‚ pride‚ and disgust. I say this because other than the Chorus she interacted with the most and brought most of his poor traits out. Antigone brings out his pride because when she buried her brother’s body‚ Creon told the Chorus leader after she did her speech that‚ “But you should know the most obdurate wills are those most prone to break
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The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very
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What are our first impressions of Nora in the play? Nora Helmer is one of the most complex female characters of the 19th Century. Set in the blueprint for the idealistic Victorian home‚ the play begins with Nora acting out the model life of a housewife. Through her actions and how other people interact with her‚ the audience can see how from the surface‚ Nora appears to be the perfect woman. When Nora first enters stage‚ she appears in the ideal Victorian home‚ playing the role of the faultless
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1. Material Facts. Nora Lindsay was born on the 3 March 1922. In 1951 she was married to David Hill Lindsay and in 1971‚ divorced her husband where they did not remain on agreeable terms. In 1986 Nora Lindsay made a Will with the Public Trustee of Queensland but afterwards revoked it. In 2008‚ Ms. Lindsay stated that she had left “everything” to the appellant in her Will. Nora Lindsay passed away on 16 October 2012‚ aged 90 and was survived be her two children; the appellant‚ Geoffrey Lindsay and
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Minnie Wright and Mrs. Nora Helmer Mrs. Minnie Wright is one of the main characters in the play “ Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. The act characterizes Mrs. Minnie Wright‚ a wife who is the prime suspect in the murder of her husband. She has to live an unhappy‚ miserable‚ tortured life by her husband‚ who treats her as nothing important like a trifle. The play A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen has theme of female rights‚ gender roles and marriage life. In A Doll House‚ Mrs. Nora Helmer is characterized
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Antigone Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival
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funding. In Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House”‚ Nora displays acts of extreme immaturity and irresponsibility‚ comparable to that of a child. Nora clearly had no sense of the value of money‚ due to the fact that she was pampered by her father and husband; she never had to work a day in her life. Nora demonstrated careless spending of funds and naivety in society functions. Nora flaunted her responsibilities and she approached money with a colloquial attitude. Nora displayed naïve attributes in both social
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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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