12:00PM-1:15PM Trost Antigone and Feminism Feminism was used to get equality between sexes‚ male and female. The movements were set out to inaugurate‚ protect‚ and define equal diplomatic‚ monetary‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main character had the courage to challenge the King of Thebes. Antigone’s act of rebellion separates herself from the average Greek woman of her time. She presents herself as a strong willed feminist. Sophocles’ Antigone was a story
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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Oedipus the King/Antigone Essay Have you ever done something bad which caused a huge problem for your family? In the tragedies‚ Antigone‚ and Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ both Oedipus and Creon are the causes for deaths in their families. Oedipus was one of the reasons for death in his family. The prophet Tiresias said that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother one day. And because of this his parents sent him to die. But he still lived and fulfilled the prophecy without
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Antigone is a tragic play wrote by Sophocles about the conflicts between family members. Oedipus the king of Thebes and his wife both killed themselves due to a mistake that they made in the past. After Oedipus died his two son Polyneices and Eteocles killed each other to see who will be the next king. Both die and Creon‚ Oedipus’s brother in law‚ is the next in line to became king. The first law that Creon made since he became king is no one is allow to bury Polyneices body because he is a traitor
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the course of Antigone‚ written by the playwright Sophocles‚ we come to find that the feud between Oedipus’ sons Polyneikes‚ the elder‚ and Eteokles‚ the younger‚ results in the death of both men. Polyneikes had rebelled against Thebes‚ while Eteokles remained loyal to his family’s home. Kreon‚ Uncle to Polyneikes‚ Eteokles‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ has seized the throne and as a result of Polyneikes’ betrayal‚ declared a law that he shall not be buried nor shall he be honored. Antigone and her only remaining
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Antigone 1. The action of the play begins immediately with a conflict between Antigone and Ismene. What is the conflict? Antigone wants Ismene to help her bury her brother but Ismene is afraid of death and says they are only women and says she doesn’t want to die with everyone hating her. 2. Antigone and Ismene are strongly contrasted in this scene. What can you tell about their characters? Antigone is a leader and wants to do the right thing. Ismene
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prominent play named Antigone; the third of the trilogy. Even though one would usually think that ancient Greek theater is dull‚ one can learn a lot about themselves while reading them. While reading this story myself‚ I found that I correlate to the main character herself‚ Antigone. The character intrigued me; for we think and speak similarly. After finding this‚ I kept discovering more and more connections between the two of us. Separating into three different categories‚ Antigone and I are similar
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The Excitement of Antigone Sophocles manages to make internal events as exciting as external events in the play Antigone. Family and religion are sensitive subjects to this day and increase the excitement of events that wouldn’t be exciting otherwise. By emphasizing family affairs and religious beliefs‚ Sophocles makes internal and psychological dealings as exciting as they would be given external sources. The struggle between people is intensified when there are family relations and brings
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Despite tradition‚ Sophocles chose a woman to lead his story. Strong willed and quick witted‚ Antigone proves to be a loyal sister and pure wife. Antigone is noble of birth. Her hamartia is she shows hubris‚ a classic tragic hero trait‚ when telling Creon‚ “And I‚ whom no man’s frown can frighten‚ Am far from risking heaven’s frown by flouting these‚ I need no trumpeter from you to tell me I must die‚ we all die anyway.” (210) She takes on the role of her better‚ a man. When she buries he brother
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someone they see as inferior to them‚ they usually feel obliged to preserve their power through displaying their dominance. Thus‚ when Creon‚ in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ is disobeyed by a woman‚ he feels the need to inflict punishment to not only her‚ but also the people connected to her. Throughout Scene II‚ although Creon is notified that Antigone was the caught trying to bury her brother‚ he seems to be doubtful of the possibility. Even when she is questioned and “den[ies] nothing‚” he does not
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