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    Antigone Essay Prompt #6 Sophocles’ Antigone is a tragedy in which demands of the human psyche create conflict. Taken place in ancient Greek times‚ characters of the story remain holy to the greek gods. Zeus being the influence of religion‚ and Aphrodite’s over powering wrath of human instincts ultimitley lead to catastrophe. Throughout the story‚ Antigone is torn between the rule of the law and the rule of the gods. Antigone deals with conflicts arising from three demands made upon the human

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    Introductory Paragraphs for Antigone 2. Antigone violated the laws set forth the land of Thebes by her uncle Creon and planned to defy Creon’s order and bury Polynices. Antigone possesses a remarkable ability to remember the past. Whereas her father Oedipus defies Tiresias‚ the prophet who has helped him so many times‚ and whereas he seems almost to have forgotten his encounter with Laius at the three-way crossroads‚ Antigone begins her play by talking about the many griefs that her father handed

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    Essay Prompts: 1. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ several characters appear briefly‚ or do not appear at all‚ yet have a significant presence in the work. In an essay‚ show how such a character functions in the work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action‚ theme‚ or the development of other characters. Avoid plot summary. 2. Some might categorize The Catcher in the Rye as a bildungsroman‚ a novel concerned with the maturation of a young protagonist. In an essay‚ show how

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    AP ENGLISH LIT AND COMP FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2004 (Form A): Critic Roland Barthes has said‚ “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and‚ considering Barthes’ Observation‚ write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another

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    AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects

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    Narrative Essay Prompt DUE: Saturday‚ September 165h Choose a story from your life that you would consider a significant event that impacted you or transformed you in your actions‚ your thinking etc. Describe the story‚ then spend some time reflecting on its impact on you; think about how you reacted then and how you would react now; what you learned and how that affects they way you do things now. Do you have any regrets; would you change anything? You may use what you wrote for the diagnostic

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    Kylie Bartlett Per. 3 4/1/11 Antigone essay Remember those people who always thought they were right‚ and they always ended up in trouble for it? I Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ the main characters Antigone and Creon show how being so hubris can be tragic to your life. Set back in ancient Greece an epic battle takes place and brothers end up killing each other. One was allowed a proper burial‚ yet Polyinesis was not. Antigone felt disappointed by this and decided to bury them yet Creon the newly

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Prompts Survey of Literature with Ms. Wu  Writing Goal: To construct a sophisticated‚ well supported argument in a polished literary analysis essay that masters the 9th Grade Writing Standard 2.2 for Language Arts. CA 9th Grade Writing Standards 2.2 Write responses to literature: a) Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works. b) Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or to other

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    Antigone Essay Haemon’s Actions In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ every character has its position and they demonstrate it through their actions. Haemon is Creon’s son‚ he is engaged to Antigone at the beginning of the story. He is a strong character that doesn’t cause many problems but stands for what he believes in. Some might argue he is naive but he actually just stands for what he thinks is right. He tries to reason with his dad‚ threatens in order to get his way‚ and actually does as he

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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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