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    Jeremy Schoenherr October 20‚ 2013 Third Hour Antigone The play Antigone supports Creon’s claims that the rule of the king must be obeyed even if it is wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. It is tragic that so many lives had to be lost. It is hard to be a king and maintain the rule of law. King Creon is a strong king that demands to be obeyed no matter what the cost. Tragically he lost so many that he cared for. First his brother dies‚ then his two nephews fight over the throne and end

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    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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    Two works of literature written in two different time periods with so many similarities‚ ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles and ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ by Dr. Martin Luther King is baffling to say the least. These stories both transcend time and really bring to life the emotions of that particular time. They were persecuted for their beliefs. “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. both shows civil disobedience as a way to take a stand for what the protagonist

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    be kept in mind: undying loyalty‚ strong convictions‚ a single character flaw‚ and a lesson learned. In the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ have thee of these four. The possession of the fourth quality is what sets one apart as the main character. Even though the title of the play is Antigone‚ the main character-the protagonist- is Creon. Antigone may seem to be the only character to have everlasting loyalty ‚ as she is willing to die for her brother‚ Polyneices

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    Medea vs. Antigone

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    Medea vs. Antigone The two Greek plays‚ Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties‚ undermining assumptions on the part of the audience‚ foreshadowing the rest of the play‚ and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved in. It also brings

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    Antigone (Summary and Reflection) A member of the Theban royal family‚ Antigone was a woman who was born out of her mother—Jocasta—and her father‚ and brother—Oedipus. Thebes has always been a peaceful place for its people until curses start to ravage the entire place. A curse starting from Oedipus’ sin for mating with her own mother and killing his own father started to wreck Thebes under his tyrannical rule. When Oedipus’ rule ended‚ Creon‚ who was Jocasta’s brother‚ ascended to the throne

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    Antigone Minor Character

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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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    In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the chorus is composed of many male elders that represent the views of the townspeople. The chorus plays a large role in Antigone by giving insight on opposing characters as well as guiding

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    In Antigone by Sophocles (406-496 B.C.) there were many instances where gender inequality was present. I have decided to write my paper on the second option‚ which asks us to analyze Antigone’s defiance and to also explain gender representation in Antigone. First I will discuss whether or not I felt that Antigone’s defiance was political or just an act of love for her brother. I will discuss how women were treated and viewed during this time especially Antigone. If there were any instances where

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    The Power of Love In the play Antigone‚ there are negative and positive qualities each character possesses such as: determination‚ willfulness‚ deceit‚ greed for power‚ freewill‚ and fate. Eteocles‚ Polynices‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene all grew up in harmony and peace. Until their father‚ Oedipus‚ realizes that he had fulfilled a prophecy that his parents were trying so desperately to avoid. Oedipus who was abandoned by his parents as a child fulfilled the prophecy by unknowingly killing his father and

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