In this play‚ Antigone is has already been fated to die at a young age‚ and one of Antigone’s many themes is Freewill vs. Fate. According to the definition of tragedy in Greek Theatre‚ Antigone would be defined as a tragedy. Antigone knew that if she buries her brother‚ the consequence would be death‚ as said by Creon. Ismene also tried to persuade Antigone. Regardless she goes and buries her brother. When she realizes that she has made a wrong decision at the end of the play. Antigone was not able
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AP English K. Grant Conscience vs. Society Characters in both of the plays must choose between following what society says is the right thing to do and following what they believe in their hearts to be the right thing to do. Often‚ choosing to follow the conscience is the more difficult road to walk. For one of the two plays‚ identify the difficult choices the characters make and analyze the effects that these choices have on the characters’ lives Antigone is a daughter of the marriage between
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Antigone vs. Romeo and Juliet There are both similarities and differences in the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet and Antigone. They share some common tragic illumination along with some uncommon tragic illumination‚ as well. Each of these ended in some sorts of fatalities‚ but with different cases of dispute. Tragic illumination is a piece of literature describing conflict between a protagonist and a superior force that has a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. In the tragedy of Antigone‚ Antigone
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Summary and Analysis of Crito Crito‚ a close friend of Socrates‚ wants to help Socrates escape from the prison‚ because he thinks Socrates has the good reputation of his friends‚ and should not be worried about money‚ his friends‚ and good places to go after he escape from the prison. What is more‚ Socrates can take care of his children. Socrates tells Crito that they should not pay much attention to what “most people” think‚ and they should pay more attention to the opinions what
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Individual Vs. State The clash between individual conscience and governmental law is a time-honored struggle of mankind‚ involving the conflict between adhering to civil law and giving allegiance to a higher law‚ or power. Everyone has their own beliefs as to what is moral and immoral. Many people today will oppose the government and sacrifice themselves because of their personal belief that certain laws are unjust. Gandhi‚ the leading advocate for independence in India‚ demonstrated this when
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In my recent interview with my fellow education major Daniela Guzman‚ we discussed many different topics including the factors that lead us to deciding to go into the teaching profession. The questions we came up with ranged from teachers that had an influence on us to how we would like to decorate our classrooms. Daniela and I each wish to teach a different grade so the answers each of us gave were the same in many ways but also had their own personal touch. Daniela has always been good with children
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Applying Plato’s Crito The contributions of the Ancient Greeks have undoubtedly influenced the development of humanity through the years. Their timeless accomplishments in the arts and architecture are still admired today. Their introduction of concepts such as citizens’ rights‚ democracy‚ and freedom of speech and religion has influenced the governmental bodies that have championed freedom and liberty throughout the world. Many of their advancements in science and mathematics
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is not in accord with Socrates’‚ who refutes it with much discontent by Thrasymachus. He is accused of being a sycophant in addition to not being capable of answering anything but only to provide refutations to any opinion mentioned before him (336c). Thrasymachus is begged not to leave the conversation and to stay and discuss what he has just revealed to come to conclusion as to what justice really entails. To discuss what Thrasymachus first defines justice as‚ Socrates points out that rulers
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In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates‚ a proud Athenian‚ does not hesitate to die in accordance to the laws of his nation; as the status of his home state is more valuable to him than his own life. Thus‚ despite family and friends to live for‚ Socrates obeys the states wishes and agrees to die for his actions‚ showing his dedication to a parental state
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Daniel Nierenberg Comparative Essay 11-20-01 "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" It is only natural that an author use similar vessels of literature‚ such as figurative language‚ literary devices‚ and elements in his/her work. It is even more apparent between works that are connected by character‚ time‚ and theme. Sophocles did this when he wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone". When comparing the two pieces‚ it becomes evident that very similar vessels connected these very different plays. Sophocles uses a
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