Discovers his fate from his actions * Usually a leader of men-ex: King * Their fate affects the nation or a large number of people * Their suffering is not senseless * Most tragic hero’s are men‚ with a could examples of Antigone and Cleopatra * Athenian Tragedy * Oldest tragedy existing * Emerged during 6th century BC * Reached its peak as dramatic form in the 5th century * When &Where * Open air theatres * Could usually hold
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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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self-destruct themselves? It could have been a family tragedy. In Sophocles Antigone Antigone buries her brother‚ which is against the law‚ but she still does it and gets sent to a cave to be killed. Creon‚ the leader‚ must make a big descion to keep his authority. Through Koryphaios’s conversation with Creon he convinces him not to kill Antigone. Leaders need to enforce laws to keep a country alive. Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ is engaged to Antigone. Haimon talks to Creon and he gives supportive reasons not to kill
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political aspects of Antigone‚ we created an off text improvisation where we played characters from Theban society -I was “A Female Citizen”- we read them out to the class so we could get an idea of people we could work with which was a good idea as it enabled us to engage with each other and incorporate more detail into our improvisation. Our improvisation was set in a market place‚ we each spoke of our feelings to each other‚ which showed the contrast in opinions towards Antigone(or her sister)/Creon
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I saw her as the cloud of smoke cleared. The air was rich with the smell of intoxicants‚ but I could’ve smelt her from a mile away. She didn’t smell of anything extravagant or dreamy or clichéd or romantic. She just smelt of fresh laundry – that crisp smell that makes you think of something new and exciting. It’s hard to say much about love-at-first-sight and be taken seriously. But I fell in love within a few minutes of meeting Rochelle… Not the kind of love that compels you to cross seven seas…
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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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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 to listen to Teiresias‚ conveying the displeasure of the gods‚ until Teiresias has left‚ but in fact that message
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luckily selected as one of the interns at Hoffmann - La Roche‚ in the Research & Development Department at Nutley‚ New Jersey‚ in which I was assigned to the formulation group responsible for amelioration of the manufacturing processes for the pills‚ tablets and pellets. Not long after I familiarized myself in the work environment‚ my supervisor introduced the tasks which I was going to complete during the following three months at Roche. I was told to perform series of rheological measurements
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Cipla v Roche – Generics Industry Rejoices! For the last two years‚ the Delhi High Court has been the battle ground for a pharmaceutical war between Roche and Cipla over Roche’s patent for the anticancer drug ‘erlotinib’‚ sold by Roche as ’Tarceva’. On 24 April 2009‚ the Division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed Roche’s appeal against the refusal of a single judge to grant an injunction restraining Cipla from manufacturing‚ offering for sale‚ selling and exporting its generic version of ‘erlotinib’
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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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