ENG 9 HONORS MINICOZZI ANTIGONE SEPT ANTIGONE ENRICHMENT HW QUESTIONS [pic] PROLOGUE AND PARADOS VOCAB: |Decree | |Gouge | |Defy
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prove their independence‚ which makes sense in Huck’s case. Rebelling can range from not obeying parents to making friends with undesirable characters to completely going against the norms of the society. Huck’s home life and upbringing fuel his desire to rebel especially since he has trouble adapting to society‚ similar to Holden Caulfield‚ always looking for ways to be different and often times difficult and unreasonable. The adolescent years are marked by the search for personal identity and finally
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for Glory Sophocles’ Antigone reveals a story about a girl whose brother’s burial rites leads to the end of her own life. At first‚ it looks like the novel is about a deep love or value for family and her brother. However‚ the novel starts way before the first line begins. The king of Thebes was once Laius and passed on to his son Oedipus. The crown somehow lands on the head of Creon‚ at the beginning of the play and corrupts the family line of royalty. Her whole life‚ Antigone has never been in control
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The personalities of the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are very different. Antigone would have been a strong‚ successful 90’s type woman with her open-minded and strong attitude towards her femininity‚ while Ismene seems to be a more conservative 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit and a rebellious individual‚ while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations and her inferiority. In the play‚ "Antigone‚" by Sophocles; Antigone learns that King Creon has refused to give
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In the Action One of the most important characters in Sophocles’ Antigone is actually a group of individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3).
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The Start of the Rebellion Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s stunt to win the last Hunger Games has inspired the beginnings of an uprising against the Capitol. This has put Katniss and her family’s life at risk. She tries to fix what she has started‚ and finds out she cannot; she then uses her influence to cause a rebellion in the districts. The author uses the protective control of the government and the rebellion to show what happens when a government takes citizens’ freedom away. Suzanne
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The great rebellions that happened during the 19th century in the Qing dynasty‚ proved to be costly. Notably the biggest and most dangerous of the rebellions was the Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was so widespread‚ that the Qing considered it to be more pressing than the second opium war against the Europeans. The Taiping Rebellion had taken over 20 million Chinese lives over the course of the rebellion. Why did the Taiping Rebellion and other Rebellions during the middle of the 19th century
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men are equal in it.” This central idea of equality is relevant to the story Antigone by Sophocles. Considering the circumstances of the story‚ the minor character‚ Ismene‚ is conflicted with standing by the beliefs that men are overall rulers and power over women. Ismene’s emotions and mood fluctuates through the story in a horrible manner. To tragedy unto despair is a major theme in Sophocles most famous tragedy‚ Antigone. On the outskirts of Thebes‚ Ismene‚ daughter of Oedipus whom was the king
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Background Information on Antigonê by Sophocles Before reading Antigonê by Sophocles‚ discover some background information on the play‚ the author‚ and the time. In about 150-200 words compile that information and submit it in the submission window below. Learning some background information will help you understand the play. Look for information that will pertinent in understanding Greek Tragedy. Make sure you use your own words‚ quote when necessary‚ and include in-text citations. Keep the bibliographical
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What is a tragic hero? Antagone is an interesting play with many interesting characters included in it. Antigone who is a women who just wanted to give her loving brother‚ Polyneices a proper burial. Creon Antigone’s uncle who sought after giving Polyneices the title of traitor. There is a right and a wrong and in my opinion Creon was in the wrong‚ i mean by making stupid‚ and stubborn decisions that would soon lead to his downfall‚ making him the tragic hero of this play. A tragic hero is a literary
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