November 6‚ 2013 Antigone Essay The concept of citizenship and the duties that citizens owe to the state were topics of debate that are a very important theme in the play Antigone. Antigone and Creon represent the extreme opposite political views regarding where a citizen of a city should place his or her loyalties. Creon puts enforcing the rules of the state over everything else including his family. When Antigone disobeys Creon‚ unlike the townspeople‚ Creon does not take into account
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion Questions and Answers 1. Who was supposed to spill the first blood? Nat Turner 2. When and where did the revolt begin? Sunday‚ August 21‚ 1831 in Southampton‚ Virginia 3. What area led Virginia in cotton production in 1840? What might this imply about the slave population in this area in between 1830-1840? Southampton It increased 4. How old was Nat Turner? 30 5. Describe Turner’s unusual upbringing. Taught to read by his white parents Spent much time
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How Does Oppression Within “Like Water for Chocolate” and “The House of Bernarda Alba” Lead To Unnatural Consequences? In both ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ and ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ rebellion against oppression is a strong theme‚ with both Tita and Adela struggling to break free of their mother’s authoritarianism. However‚ it is important to realise that with both characters‚ the authors are using them to symbolise their own journeys. Federico Garcia Lorca uses Adela’s strong willed fight
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Professor Stoner English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass ceiling in the business
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Antigone Essay The play Antigone tells the story of one of Oedipus’ daughters standing up to the law in order to honor her brother. The story begins after Polyneices and Eteocles have killed each other and King Creon issues an edict forbidding the burial of Polyneices. In the prologue Antigone’s sister Ismene is introduced. Ismene while a minor character serves a great purpose in the play. In the opening lines of the play a dialogue is occurring between Ismene and Antigone. In lines
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Sophocles Play Antigone: All the way through this play Antigone is solely being devoted to her family. Antigone is eager to go above and beyond her limits for her family. Antigone is a vital character in this play. Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone and attempts
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After examining the first two productions‚ and seeing the tremendous effect they had on both the performers and the audience members‚ I am even more delighted to talk about my final production‚ which also embraced the spirit of Antigone. The Aperta’s production present “ Antigone of Syria” The aim of this production was to “Introduce theatre and art to socially‚ economically and culturally deprived Syrian women refugees. Through the medium of theatre these women had an opportunity to express themselves
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Protests & Rebellions: Movements Creating Change. Intro: Many rebellions happen all around the world yearly‚ and the reasoning behind most of those rebellions are often related with people opposing to the decisions that an authority has made. As a result‚ this was also one of the main reasons why the Tunisian Revolution began. Also‚ rebellions are often used as a tool to preserve precious cultural values when an ethnicity or race feels that someone will take over what they possess; and this was
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novel The Handmaid’s Tale to effectively display two main thematic concerns - rebellion and the place of an individual. Offred’s first evening with the Commander is one in which these two thematic concerns are exceptionally prevalent. Control‚ and the need to subjugate individuals is at the heart of dystopian literature and one of the primary effects of constant oppression is the inevitability of rebellion. Gileadean society runs on a strict social hierarchy in which only those at the top are given
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example of this comes from the play Antigone by Sophocles and the film Whale Rider by Niki Caro. In both the film and the play‚ a woman of royal decent is going against a leader for what she feels is right. Although Antigone dies in the end of Antigone‚ Pai from Whale Rider convinces the leader and lives a happy life. Pai and Antigone were very similar characters because of the problems they faced. First‚ Pai and Antigone were both women who stood up to a male-led society. Second‚ they were both listened
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