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    Throughout the play‚ the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play‚ Antigone‚ it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters’ failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand‚ thus creating conflict. The main character of the play‚ Antigone‚ is forced to choose a decision between abiding by the law‚ and showing obligation to her family. King Creon is also forced to make a decision between his

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    Antigone Diction

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    intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in

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    Question: Othello offers nothing of value to the modern audience. Do you agree? Complex themes of jealousy‚ rejection and revenge are universal due to their ability to relate and remain relevant to audiences. Such themes are explored through William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello where characters are all confronted and invariably challenged with such universal themes that essentially form the ingredients to this tragedy. Throughout the play‚ issues regarding sexism and racism come to light by examining

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    Ten Things I Hate About You and its Relevance to a Modern Audience Although the movie Ten Things I Hate About You is based on a Shakespearian play‚ it was released in 1999 so it was essential that the director Gil Junger made it both relevant and appealing to a modern audience. He does this primarily through alterations to the setting and the characters‚ with few changes to the basic plot. The target audience is teenagers‚ and all the major characters are also teenagers and are all in high school

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    Actor Audience Relationship In my most honest opinion‚ I believe the ideal actor audience relationship is something that transcends the normal criteria for a performer/audience relationship. It can be a passive or active relationship‚ for both types fulfill their purpose-creating emotional stimuli- on some level. There is an unspoken‚ unseen connection between those in the seat and those in the stage. Both viewer and actor feed off each other‚ whether it is the subtle shedding of a tear from the

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    Sample Data used for this example: User Id is : 2011143967 Tags Hits FIFA World Cup 2014 2186 Web Exclusive 1647 Football 1320 Special 1296 Brazil 1224 Uruguay 845 Argentina 775 Netherlands 756 Greece 703 Method 1 Tag Counting: In this method‚ we simply count the number of hits that user has generated on a tag. For example‚ data is stored as shown in the table above. Then we select the top 3-4 tags that the user interested in‚ in order to profile the user. Advantages:

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    necessarily want to‚ are the best for the position. This ensures that the leader is working for the commonwealth‚ not for selfish desires such as power or money. Such characteristics and examples of good and poor leadership can all be seen in the works Antigone‚ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ The Republic and The Republic and Laws. The best leaders have a balance of their individual appetite as well as the welfare of the city allowing the citizens and city itself flourish and succeed. A great and

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    or to not believe. The conscience of one’s soul is one’s belief of the unknown. The decisions one makes in life are influenced and acted upon based on one’s belief in the supernatural. As shown in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. When one is little and innocent

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    Antigone Classical Theatre: Duologues For a classical theatre assignment we were given a duologue from the Greek play‚ Antigone‚ written by Sophocles. The dialogue takes place between Creon‚ King of Thebes‚ and his son‚ Haemon. My partner for this was Brandon‚ who took the part of Creon and I played Haemon. The scene is about Haemon coming to confront his father concerning his decision on Antigones execution‚ Haemon’s fiancé. Having previously read Oedipus the King‚ I had a reasonable knowledge

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    Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male

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