team. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ wants to give her brother Polynecies the same honorable burial given to her other brother Eteocles. Creon‚ The ruler of Thebes‚ makes it very obvious to all the citizens that they are not to attempt to bury his nephew or they will be stoned to death. Antigone deliberately defies her uncle Creon to get her wish and receives punishment as she should for breaking the laws. Subsequent to the sentry bringing Antigone in for her illegal
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tragedy. I will be relating Martha’s interview to the story of Antigone‚ answering the question of whether her execution was just or not. I do believe that Antigone’s execution was not just because there was an imbalance in the parts of the soul. Antigone is impulsive‚ stubborn and doesn’t let anybody stop her from what she wants to do. She was caught trying
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When reading Sophocles’ Antigone‚ one can be so easily absorbed and engrossed in the fierce engagements between Antigone and Creon‚ that they may overlook more subtle and discrete essential aspects existing in the play. A perfect example of this is present in the character of Ismene‚ the often depicted weaker‚ more powerless daughter of the Oedipus line. Throughout history‚ several theorists and analysts have come up with various hypotheses about the true nature of Ismene’s character. Perhaps the
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Antigone By Sophocles; translated by Ian Johnston Dramatis Personae (Fill in relationship information for each character listed.) ANTIGONE: ________________________ ISMENE: ______________________________ CREON: ____________________________ EURYDICE: ___________________________ HAEMON: __________________________ TEIRESIAS: ___________________________ Polynieces: __________________________ Eteocles: ______________________________ Oedipus: Father of Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices
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Leadership: “the ability to lead and exert authority.” In the play ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles‚ and in the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding‚ leadership is largely portrayed by the main characters. Creon‚ the powerfully built King of Thebes‚ is compared to Jack‚ the strong-willed school boy who is stuck on an island. When comparing the roles of both Creon and Jack‚ there are many similarities and differences that arise ultimately coming to the conclusion that Creon is the worse leader. The
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their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions they are making. All of the characters share this characteristic; it is alluded to in the play
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September 11‚ 2001‚ two planes crash into the World Trade Center‚ people diving out windows to their deaths‚ a plane crashes into the Pentagon‚ hijackers overtaken by passengers and crash the plane into a field in Pennsylvania. December 2003‚ mass graves uncovered in Iraq‚ compliments of Saddam Husayn. May‚ 2004‚ a web page shows terrorists cutting off the head of Nick Berg. August 2004‚ over 350 children are executed by terrorists in a school in Russia. Democracy is being threatened by enigmatic
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“I would not encourage anyone to show respect to evil men‚”(lines 830-831) says Haemon‚and he says it in a way not really to hurt Creon‚ but to tell him that he is becoming an evil man.Haemon’s words‚ actions‚ and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point where they end up having characteristics such as love‚ hate‚ and confusion to be a main part of Creon’s character.His love for his father turned into hate when he found out what he was trying to do to Antigone.He still had respect but he
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Mother Teresa: A Rebel For A Cause Many people are helpful in their own ways some help the environment by saving paper and turning of the lights when they are not needed. Some are helpful to animals by volunteering at animal shelters‚ making sure animals are not put down for no use and organizing recycling or trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the
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A Delinquent Rebel One thing is clear throughout Nicolas Ray’s 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause is that it’s centered around teenage delinquency. The film would have you believe that adolescents are irrationally and inherently rebellious‚ however there is a deeper side to the troubled teens. The viewpoint is to show Jim‚ Judy‚ and Plato are motivated by their own twisted upbringings. Society stands in the way of their rebellion and from this we understand the social outcast aspect as well as the
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