Rendition of Antigone proposal by Director: Dawson Gundlah For my rendition of the famous play of Antigone from the Oedipus Trilogy I propose a new age adaptation to the play. I propose we make it a little more fun‚ and lighter‚ but we should not change what the play supposed to do and that was to be a tragedy. It will be the best of both worlds and provoke emotion in the reader like the original. Antigone is a powerful story about a daughter of a man who married his mother on accident‚ a sister
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loyalty is the first army value everyone learns maybe because it is the easiest not sure‚ I however have seen loyalty a lot lately‚ loyalty is a very important army value to have‚ you need to be loyal with your higher ranking‚ your fellow soldiers and the U.S. government. I have used loyalty a lot sense I have gotten back from basic training‚ I feel like it’s one of the easiest army values to follow but also one of the easiest ones to break‚ I have followed loyalty pretty well this school year‚ I
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problematic issue is the lack of communication between the superior and the employee. Some superiors recite what they learned about loyalty and the importance of maintaining that great asset‚ but they fail to reiterate it should be loyalty to the agency and its institutional rules and regulations that will get the individual on a respectable level not personal loyalty to themselves (the superior)‚ this kind of leaves the employee obligated to meet every demand. For any relationship to work‚ it is
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Macbeth’s brave and loyal qualities which reflect the concept of an ideal warrior. The play opens with a battle between the Scottish and Norweyan troops. Macbeth‚ a fierce warrior‚ “disdain(s) Fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚/ Which smoked with bloody execution” (Shakespeare 1.2.17-8). Macbeth exemplifies his loyalty to the king by bravely facing off other warriors. He is so successful in battle that the medal of his sword exudes heat. The “bloody execution” symbolizes both Macbeth’s fierceness and
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ancient civilizations emerged and arose to present only the initial forms of state control. The central conflict of ideologies takes place when Antigone‚ Polyneices’ sister‚ was seized for committing illegal ritual of burial‚ and the King Creon asked her why she‚ being in awareness and consciousness‚ break the law prescribed by the state. In response‚ Antigone answered that laws are not absolute unity‚ but rather a privilege of Gods: “Yes; for it was not Zeus that had published me that edict; not such
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Degrees of Loyalty Loyalty was a major issue in the United States during World War II and the subsequent years following. This was especially true in California‚ where Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during the war because many felt that their loyalty was to Japan and not the United States. This caused many problems for the Japanese American citizens‚ as they were subjected to loyalty tests and forced draft programs into the armed forces. Those who opposed the American Government
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The Theme of Betrayal and Loyalty Through the Eyes of Desdemona‚ Othello‚ and Iago The play The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice‚ written by William Shakespeare in the 1600’s‚ has many underlying and reoccurring themes. The major themes are betrayal and loyalty. During the entire play‚ every character is either betrayed or proved loyal. The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice can be seen through the characters of Iago‚ Othello‚ and Desdemona. Othello and Desdemona have both been betrayed
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Compare and Contrast Antigone and Ismene In the classical play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ two of the main characters are sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene. The pair get into plenty of trouble‚ and are alike and different in througout the story. They are the daughters of the previous king‚ Oedipus. Their brothers have just killed each other in the battles between Thebes and Argos‚ Thebes emerging the victor. Polyneices fought for Argos whilst Eteocles fought for Thebes. The uncle of the family‚ whose
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relationship built upon? To this question‚ there are various answers‚ but one stands out within the many. Loyalty. By definition‚ to be loyal literally means giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution. It is the trust and reliability that one gives another that brings them closer together and fortifies their relationship. Throughout history‚ loyalty has been presented as one of the‚ if not the most‚ important value in different cultures around the world‚
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destruction. In the Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero. Antigone contrasts the character Creon‚ helps develop Creon as the tragic hero‚ and interacts with other characters to help advance the play. Antigone contrasts Creon’s character throughout the play. Primarily‚ she shows contrast in her views about the gods. Although‚ their views are very contrasting‚ both characters are arrogant and selfish in their own ways. In the play when Antigone gets caught and is brought to
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