ETHS 160 F Gerald Padilla May 1‚ 2014 Group Paper: Ch. 6 Defending the West Chapter 6 : Defending the West The expansion from East to West in America that occurred during 1840’s through 1890’s triggered imperative change in the lives of indigenous people. This expansion is also known as the Manifest Destiny in which‚ Europeans claimed to have the God given right expand the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. During this expansion Americans forced their
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weakness in his or her character. Many scholars argue that Antigone is the tragic hero of the play‚ but others argue that Creon is the true tragic hero. This discrepancy continues to boggle the minds of much of the audience. Though‚ Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ fits the definition of a tragic character to the letter. Creon still finds sympathy though from the audience‚ even though the audience acknowledges he is villainous. Creon recognizes his weaknesses‚ and his downfalls from his own self-pride
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There has been much talk about Sophocles’ “Antigone” over the years. The play by Sophocles has been subject to many criticisms that delve into mainly the decisions behind actions exhibited in the play. In this review‚ “Antigone” will be broken up into sections. These sections are characteristics that like many of the characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy. This review is mainly compromised of those characteristics that are alike‚ with some references those that are unalike. The scholarly critical
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Justice in Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ two notions of ‘justice’ are presented‚ which conflict with each other. Creon’s form of justice rewards the loyal Eteocles and punishes the traitor Polyneices‚ by refusing to give Polyneices proper burial rites. This form of justice directly conflicts with Antigone’s idea of justice‚ which doesn’t differentiate between the “wicked” and the “just.” These two conflicting thoughts on justice illustrate two classic philosophies. Creon represents a
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Anitgone Creon is a rather weak man who has been thrust into a position of authority and is afraid he won’t be able to handle it. As a result‚ he doesn’t dare reconsider any of his decisions--doing so‚ he thinks might make him appear weak and cause his subjects to lose respect for him. So when he orders that Polyneices be left unburied and then orders Antigone to be entombed alive when she’s caught violating the order‚ he can’t let himself listen to her or Ismene or to Haimon. He even refuses
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Reading Response for Antigone Power is a tricky entitlement to decide among a community. Some people may believe that the ruler has the best decision in mind for everyone in that specific community‚ and other people may believe otherwise. My personal opinion on how much power a ruler should have is sort of a complicated opinion in that I do not believe in one specific ruler to make decisions for a whole community. Rulers should not have any significant power than anyone else because it should be
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play‚ Antigone‚ minor characters are utilized as the primary method of portraying the theme of the play to the audience‚ displayed through the way in which the character Ismene portrays the role of women‚ the way in which the character Choragus tells of the importance of fate‚ and the way in which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through
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Antigone | Quote | Comments | Analysis | 1. "And now what is the proclamation that they tell of made lately by the commander‚ publicly‚/to all people? Do you know it? Have you heard it?/Don’t you notice when evils due to enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2
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Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck presents Lennie to be responsible and also irresponsible for his actions. Sometimes throughout the novel‚ Steinbeck presents Lennie to be irresponsible for his actions because life at the time was very difficult. People were losing their jobs‚ many farmers lost their farms‚ and were forced into the life of itinerant workers. The lifestyle Lennie had could be responsible for his actions‚ because he didn’t really have support. However on the other hand you could also argue
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with the 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia and the 2004 Orange Revolution[5] in Ukraine‚ among other various movements worldwide. One of the oldest depictions of civil disobedience is in Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ in which Antigone‚ one of the daughters of former King of Thebes‚ Oedipus‚ defies Creon‚ the current King of Thebes‚ who is trying to stop her from giving her brother Polynices a proper burial. She gives a stirring speech in which she tells him that she must obey her conscience rather than
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