In the stage play Antigone‚ Antigone’s drive and compassion for the love of her brother lead to the sacrifice of her own well-being and life. She gets through the harsh reality of what is destined for her with her set beliefs for what she is doing. She dies a brave death‚ knowing that she died for all of the right reasons. Antigone is a tragic heroine‚ who cares about the loyalty to her family and doing what is right in her eyes. Because she has a strong stand on what she thinks is what she
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Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main conflict is civic authority versus natural law. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is faced with the decision of standing by the laws he has enforced or to make the people of Thebes happy. Antigone‚ the protagonist of the play‚ countered Creon by breaking his law to not provide a burial for her brother‚ Polynices. The fundamental struggle between the protagonist and antagonist is developed according to a set pattern that theater audiences have come to recognize
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"Antigone"‚ written in 1942 by the French playwright Anouilh‚ is based upon the original "Antigone" the third play in the trilogy of "The Theban Plays" written by Sophocles‚ of Ancient Greece‚ in around 450 BC. "Antigone" is based upon the age-old conflict between the requirements of human and divine law. Although Anouilh’s version of "Antigone" is significantly similar to its original by Sophocles‚ there are substantial differences between the two plays. There is the chorus depicted as one person
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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and the Girl from the plays ‘Antigone’ and ‘Blood Wedding’ fail to do so. They make choices resulting from poor judgement and the flaws of each of these two characters and eventually lead to harsh consequences. As a figure of authority‚ the King has an arrogance that leads him to make decisions‚ relying only on his views and beliefs. Also‚ the Girl and Creon share the flaw of jealousy that causes them to act in search of their own happiness or security. ‘Antigone’ is a play that was written in
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In the play Antigone‚ Sophocles uses many important literary elements‚ but of the most important is irony. Three types of irony he uses are dramatic‚ attitudinal‚ and verbal irony. Sophocles’ use of irony in Antigone has a great impact on the play. If Sophocles did not use irony in his play‚ the events in the scenes would have been very different from what they are now. Irony is also used to add suspense‚ making the reader wonder what was going to happen next? Sophocles successfully accomplished
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Describe how you would want the audience to respond in the final scene (beginning from Eurydice’s entrance) The final scene of Antigone is where the tragedy of the situation is revealed; Creon‚ in simply doing what he thinks his right‚ has angered the Gods to the point where Antigone has died‚ Haemon has killed himself in fury with him‚ and Eurydice has also committed suicide upon hearing this news. The audience should feel sorrow; they should feel pity for Eurydice‚ as she hears the news. And they
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Breaking these laws would mean doing something like stealing‚ killing‚ or cheating. As cultures evolved‚ and beliefs changed‚ written‚ social‚ and ethical laws often conflicted with each other and created conflicts in society‚ as described by the play Antigone by Sophocles. In this play‚ there is a clear conflict between the written law made by the king‚ and the higher law‚ dictated by the religious beliefs of the time. When Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ decrees that the body of Polyneices should be left
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uestioning the power of love‚ as well as toying with human emotion Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter on struggle of a convicted sinner in a Puritan community. Hester Prynne‚ a woman who originated from Europe‚ is subject to a world of drama when she is convicted for adultery in a Puritan colony. Hester is a young beautiful woman who was married once before‚ but because of a complication in her travel to America is separated from her husband‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ for three years. Due to
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1. Explain the benefits that CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement have derived from globalization - how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? CEMEX had just exported cement to the United States in low prices than Mexico. After time goes by‚ The United States’ producers had banded together to lodge an antidumping petition to protect their industry from Mexico’s dumping prices. After all‚ the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) imposed
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