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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earth and none below Not with the living and not with the breathless dead. As Antigone prepares to be taken to her “rockbound prison‚” she surrenders her resolute façade and reveals her vulnerable‚ humbled side as she feels estranged and doomed as an outcast forever from her loved ones and society as whole (939). Antigone begins calling out to her city saying “O you mock me!” personifying Thebes‚ giving the city power over herself; power to judge her transgressions (930). Antigone uses many
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engagement‚ uncovering your own merits and fortes‚ and a positive mindset. Sophocles uses the dealings between the law of the Gods and the law of man to portray that by conquering stumbling blocks we discover what who we are. Antigonê is a strong woman with religious convictions that compel her to do what she believes is right‚ regardless of consequence. Antigonê finds herself in a dilemma torn between submitting to Creon’s laws‚ and her obligations to her family. King Creon dishonored Polyneicês who
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(Griffith). The underrepresentation of women in award-winning literature indicates sexism in modern society because stories about women are deemed as less engaging than those about men. Unfortunately‚ the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women is not a new problem in literature. In premodern times‚ sexism occurs in literature much more blatantly‚ with male characters demeaning and objectifying female characters. Such as in the cases of The Epic of Gilgamesh and Candide‚ female characters were
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STRESS As a female I think women always need to face more stress than men. Even the women and men have the same or higher or lower level‚ women have the more stress than men. From the body health‚ family situation and social‚ I think women will have more Stree than men. Women normally don’t have stronger body than wen; so if they work on the same area and do the same work‚ women will have stress need to work harder than men. And women also need to care about their family and children when they
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Antigone’s time it seems that this is also something they struggle with for it is a common theme without the story. Antigone seems conflicted on whether to honor her brother and the divine law that all must be buried to enter the afterlife or honor Creon’s law that her brother is not allowed to be buried for he is not considered a honor as his brother Polyneices is. Throughout the story Antigone and even her sister Ismene struggle with the choice between human law and divine law but their morals lead them
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tragedy Antigone‚ a play written by the brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever buried the traitor‚ Polynices‚ was to be put to death at once‚ but that did not stop Antigone to do what she thinks is morally correct. In the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles
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Williams 1 Brittany Williams It is More Than Just a Game Gaderick 2162015 It is More Than Just a Game…... For anyone that plays basketball knows that it is more than just a sport‚ more than just a hobby‚ and more than just a passion that people have. The blood‚ the sweat‚ the tears‚ and the twisted ankles are just the little things that people face while playing the game. The emotions that are associated with the game of basketball make it my favorite past time. I hate when people say “It is just a game”
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Carbonneau 9/30/09 Essay #1 More than Meets the Eye There is more than meets the eye. This statement is a widely used idiom in our culture today. This idiom is something one says when you think that something or someone is much deeper than they seem to be at first. This idiom can also go hand in hand with many other things‚ for example‚ an advertisement. When it comes to taking in and understanding an advertisement there is most often times much more there than meets the eye. Tons of thought
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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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