Antigone and Thelma’s glory In earlier times and unfortunately still now‚ women are considered to be less than men. In the movie Thelma and Louis and in the play Antigone women are depicted as inferior to men. Thelma‚ an old fashion woman who is bullied by her husband and Antigone‚ a traditional woman who is deprive to follow her believes by a king‚ fight through their story to stand up for themselves in a patriarchal society. Similarly‚ both women’s decision and actions starts their tragic path
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Tragedy and Antigone The well-known play‚ Antigone‚ is a representation of classic tragedy written by Sophocles. The story’s protagonist‚ Antigone‚ is portrayed as a tragic hero whose efforts to keep her family close quickly backfire on her. When Antigone’s brother dies‚ she wants to face the consequences and do the right thing in order to respect her brother and properly bury him. Antigone’s sister‚ Ismene‚ also displays the heroic qualities that Antigone does when she attempts to save her sister
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Antigone the play is based on a horrific battle between two brothers‚ who were fighting over the reign of the kingdom Thebes. Both were killed during the battle‚ but only one brother was given a proper burial and the other was left to lay in the open for wild dogs and vultures to eat. This is when turmoil begins between a family. Antigone was the sister of the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ and also had a sister Ismene. Antigone is suffering from the loss of her brothers. Her uncle Creon
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Inner Turmoil: When You Have to Choose In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the tragic hero‚ Antigone‚ must choose between the laws set by man‚ and her religious beliefs and family loyalty. When her brother‚ Polynieces‚ is killed in battle‚ King Creon sets forth a law prohibiting the burial of Polynieces. Antigone is very loyal to her family; we see this when he buries Polynieces’ body‚ even when Creon forbade it. On many occasions‚ people are faced with tests where both answers are right‚ but those people
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Antigone‚ a tragedy Ernest Hemingway wrote that “So far‚ about morals‚ I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.” If something is moral but is breaking civil law should it be done? What if not doing this act was immorals? Would you let it happen? In the play Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone as one who focuses on moral law over civil law due to her self pride and love for her family; These actions lead to her tragic downfall
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Antigone vs. Ismene In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ the playwright Sophocles developed his characters with strongly contrasting personalities. The sisters Antigone and Ismene are foils to each other‚ in that they are characters with completely opposite personalities. Antigone is strong‚ stubborn‚ and stands up for what she believes in‚ while Ismene is weak‚ obedient to the law‚ and very passive. Throughout the play‚ Antigone and Ismene display their opposing beliefs and personalities. When introduced
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What is a tragic hero? Antagone is an interesting play with many interesting characters included in it. Antigone who is a women who just wanted to give her loving brother‚ Polyneices a proper burial. Creon Antigone’s uncle who sought after giving Polyneices the title of traitor. There is a right and a wrong and in my opinion Creon was in the wrong‚ i mean by making stupid‚ and stubborn decisions that would soon lead to his downfall‚ making him the tragic hero of this play. A tragic hero is a literary
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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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men are equal in it.” This central idea of equality is relevant to the story Antigone by Sophocles. Considering the circumstances of the story‚ the minor character‚ Ismene‚ is conflicted with standing by the beliefs that men are overall rulers and power over women. Ismene’s emotions and mood fluctuates through the story in a horrible manner. To tragedy unto despair is a major theme in Sophocles most famous tragedy‚ Antigone. On the outskirts of Thebes‚ Ismene‚ daughter of Oedipus whom was the king
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the play Antigone‚ Ismene is a foil to Antigone. Antigone demonstrates strong will and courage while Ismene demonstrates weakness. In the period of a male dominating time‚ Antigone stands out. She puts her belief and family before her life. In addition‚ when Sentry brings her to Creon saying it was her who buried Polyneices‚ she proudly admits it was her doing (2.53). As Creon tells her she will receive execution‚ she showed no signs of weaknesses and instead agreed. Contrary to Antigone is Ismene
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