Swallow Your Pride He rushed to the vault to free Antigone of the imprisonment he placed upon her himself‚ little did Creon know‚ it was too late. With a swing of the door‚ death looked upon his face. There lay Antigone‚ sulking in her own bereavement‚ she hung herself. To Creon’s dismay‚ he was forced to come to the reality that he let his own selfish egotism destroy not only his life‚ but the lives of many others. Even with warning‚ this man still went on with his nose in the air doubting anyone’s
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suffer.” (10) Antigone “Don’t try to share my death or make a claim to actions which you did not do. I’ll die –and that will be enough.” (16) Chorus Leader “So she must die-that seems decided on.” Creon “No more delay. You slaves‚ take them inside. From this point on they must act like a women and have no liberty to wander off.” Guard ” She was burying that man. Now you know all there is to know.” (12) Ismene ” You’re going to bury Polyneices when that’s been made a crime for all of Thebes
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French author‚ George Bernanos once said “It’s fine to rise above pride‚ but you must have pride in order to do so.” Bernanos believed that it is necessary for everyone to have pride in order to succeed. But‚ those who succeed may become too proud and will lose everything. Bernanos believed that pride is good in moderation‚ but having an excess of characteristics similar to it causes people to lose what they work so hard to obtain. Sophocles explores the idea of having traits that can be good in
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It is not often in Greek myth or tragedy that a woman is found portrayed as a tragic hero. The tragic hero of this drama is Antigone‚ the character from which the play derives its title. This is shown by the fact that not only is she the protagonist of the play‚ but she also holds certain qualities of a tragic hero. What seems to be not that important in determining the tragic hero of this play‚ in fact‚ is whether or not the hero is male or female‚ which is surprising due to the misogynistic tendencies
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Hero of Antigone “But now at last our new king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns a lesson. Antigone is a princess
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suddenly a heavy burden like how the titan Atlas bears the weight of the world‚ he fainted‚ entirely oblivious to the ear-damaging horns and the chaotic mayhem just across the rubbish strewn street. With uneven breaths‚ he painfully awoke 3 hours later‚ only to hear a drunk bloke shriek‚ at the top of his lungs‚ “Screw the Black-Rule Party!” Slowly recalling the outbreak which cost him an excruciating pain in the eye‚ he remembered about the 2264 US election where the corrupt BRP won the majority of the
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& Rome Critical Paper #1 09 October 2011 When Pride Leads to Ruins Antigone‚ a play about corruption‚ political context‚ and bravery‚ shows how the different perspectives on values and conflict between the characters can lead to destruction and death. Antigone is a great tragedy between family members that illustrates the characters true purposes and personas on what they believe is right and wrong in their society. It explains how Antigone and Creon battle a theoretical war dealing with the
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present in Pride and Prejudice. The narrator in Pride and Prejudice is omniscient‚ anonymous‚ and reliable. Several of the characters in Pride and Prejudice read and write. Mr. Bennetreads on page 85‚ Austen does not present letters to reader. His family knows him as "a most negligent and dilatory correspondent."page 223. They hoped that he would write from London while he was off searching for Lydia and Wickham‚ but the only letters that arrived came from Mr. Gardiner. Quote- "I dislike
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that you alone can be right. The man who thinks that‚ The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly‚ the gift to speak‚ to soul–– A man like that‚ when you know him‚ turns out empty.” Creon was a man who was bound to his pride like a child to their mother. Born into nobility‚he became indulged by his authority and was viewed as a tyrant by the citizens of Thebes for his actions. Imprisoning Antigone and causing the deaths of her‚his wife Eurdice‚and his own son‚Haimon‚shows he
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Quotes Volume 1 "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife‚" (1) "The business of [Mrs. Bennet’s] life [is] to get her daughters married." (3) "An unhappy alternative is before you‚ Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins‚ and I will never see you again if you do." (78) Volume 2 "Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing
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