Emanuela Sabau Dr. Geri Harmon English 1101 12/07/2010 Choices Our lives are full of choices‚ from the moment our eyes open in the morning to when they close at night. We make choices every day. Some are considerably easy and we don’t even pay attention to them‚ while others are at times complicated. Some of the choices we have to make in life are easier than others. One of the relatively easier ones is what clothes to wear every day. Selecting what to wear each day can be a horrific‚ time-consuming
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Choices & Control Charlene Carpenter January 27‚ 2013 CHOICES & CONTROL Choices are not irrevocable….they can be remade. ~Julie Riebe Choices and the control you have on them‚ help in improving one’s personal outlook. The beautiful thing about choices are that we can remake them‚ so that they can fit in with our lives‚ goals and the outcomes we expect from those choices. We also have the control‚ and no one else in making the right choices‚ by what we
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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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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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The Real Protagonist of Antigone “My belt holds my pants up‚ but the belt loops hold the belt up. So which one’s the real hero?” --- Mitch Hedberg The quote by Mitch Hedberg encompasses the great story of Antigone written by the Greek tragedy writer‚ Sophocles. Greek tradition defines the dramatic protagonist as one who plays the leading character‚ hero‚ or heroine. Stemming from this basic definition‚ classical Greek literature went on to add that the protagonist is the main character whom realizes
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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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The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead. However the dead are relentless‚ even pinning her fate in her father’s role as a rebel captain (102). As where the original Antigone hangs herself in her tomb‚ Annie chooses to throw herself into the river‚ to “wed the lord of the dark waters”
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In the play‚ "Antigone"‚ fate plays a vital role in the story because fate controls the people‚ according to beliefs Greek culture. For example‚ Antigone accepts her inescapable fate and the consequences of burying Polyneices‚ despite Creon’s refusal to give him a proper burial. Her acceptance of her fate is shown through her respect towards the gods and her disdain towards Ismene’s lack of respect: “Since apparently the laws of the god mean nothing to you‚” (line 63). Antigone’s loyalty to fate
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Throughout the play‚ the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play‚ Antigone‚ it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters’ failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand‚ thus creating conflict. The main character of the play‚ Antigone‚ is forced to choose a decision between abiding by the law‚ and showing obligation to her family. King Creon is also forced to make a decision between his
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intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in
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