one shines brighter. In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ a play written by the brilliant Sophocles countless years ago‚ people believed that the only way to reach the underworld was by receiving a proper burial. Antigone‚ the prideful protagonist‚ had her brother‚ Polynices‚ killed at war. King Creon of Thebes‚ the audacious and selfish antagonist‚ sternly declared that whoever buried the traitor‚ Polynices‚ was to be put to death at once‚ but that did not stop Antigone to do what she thinks is morally correct
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king is coming: Creon of Thebes” (Sophocles 1.1). This quote is found in Sophocles’ play Antigone. The main characters from Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone‚ are often confused as to who is the true tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory as to what a true tragic hero is includes one who starts the play in a noble stature‚ one whose tragic flaw leads them to a downfall‚ one who receives a punishment that exceeds the crime‚ and one who learns a lesson. Antigone is a princess in Thebes and has very strong opinions
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In the story “The Antigone” many characters must decide to go with what the people of Thebes want or they attempt to go with what they believe is right.Of the many characters in this story only two or three will be touched upon and what their morals and beliefs will be addressed.These two‚ or possibly three‚ characters will be Antigone‚ Creon‚ and maybe Haemon. Antigone addresses her beliefs and moral right off the bat. She is a strong and independent woman who is the daughter of Oedipus and the
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The main objective of the present work is to characterize some pigments from the tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189)‚ time of Ramesses II (c.1279–1212 BC)‚ El-Assasif district‚ El-Qurna necropolis‚ Luxor (ancient Thebes)‚ Upper Egypt. The characterization of the examined wall paintings was carried out by means of optical microscopy (OM)‚ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray detector (EDS)‚ X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD)‚ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR)
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for her impending doom and subsequent suicidal death. In a similar vein of pride and blinding stubbornness‚ we find Kreon who is Antigone’s opposing character as well as uncle and king. The audience will fear his unyielding devotion to the state of Thebes as he wields his power and condemns Antigone. Towards the ending of the play Kreon will draw pity from the spectators when he is left without family and because of his actions robbed of power and pride. This serves to highlight the fundamental theme
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The Tomb of Amenhotep II‚ is located in Valley of the Kings‚ in the East Valley‚ Thebes West Bank. Amenhotep II is the son of Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut‚ and he was born and raised in Memphis (Redford‚ 2005). Thutmose III raised Amenhotep II to possess strength‚ sportsmanship skill‚ and knowledge of war tactics (Redford‚ 2005). He served as coregent with his father for approximately 2 years before taking the throne at around age 18. Amenhotep II had several wives‚ however‚ two routinely
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Polyneices fought to take his place. To no avail they both die. Eteocles was giving a proper burial for a king where Polyneices was just left to rot on the battlefield. Antigone is a woman living in a family of many leaders. Her father (Oedipus) once the king is dead. Now her brothers are waging a war against each other in a battle for the throne of Thebes. Antigone and her sister Ismene race to the city of Thebes to salvage what they can of their family and see who will be taking over as king. An
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resulted immensely from her father’s actions. Creon is the ruler of Thebes where Antigone dwells. Oedipus’s sons‚ Eteocles and Polynices shared the rule jointly until they faught‚ and Eteocles expelled his brother. The two brothers agreed to alternate rule each year‚ but Eteocles decided not to share power with his brother after his tenure was expired. Polynices left the kingdom and gathered an army and attacked the city of Thebes. The Thebans won the war‚ but both sons of Oedipus were killed‚ leaving
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someone who is completely defiant against the King’s wishes. Antigone’s brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ went to battle after Eteocles refused to share the throne with Polynices. Both of them perished in the battle and only Eteocles was given a proper burial. Antigone‚ being a good citizen‚
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Ancient Egypt Report King Djoser’s Step Pyramid‚ Pyramid of Amenemhet II‚ and Valley of the Kings are all important monuments regarding burial of either royalties or both royalties and officials. These three monuments are from different time period and it is clear that ancient Egyptian tombs come in all sort of kinds. The tombs‚ artwork‚ and sculpture shows that the belief in the afterlife existed back then. King Djoser’s Step Pyramid is located at Saqqara (Millmore‚ Mark). King Djoser began working
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