significant to the play because it presents the conflict between Antigone’s morals and society’s views. Antigone is defiant towards Creon’s law‚ therefore‚ she digs herself into a deeper hole of danger between what she believes is right and what the Thebes’ believes is right. Antigone recognizes that what she did is “wrong” in society’s eyes. However‚ Antigone also believes that she did not surpass the law of god. Antigone violates a law created by an unjust king‚ but feels that she is erroneous in
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NAVARRA DEIR EL-MEDINA The village of Deir el-Medina is situated in Upper Egypt near Thebes and Luxor‚ on the west bank of the Nile. The typical New Kingdom village was predominately agricultural and contained a wide range of skilled and non-skilled workers‚ including farmers‚ fishermen and labourers. By contrast‚ Deir el-Medina was built to house only one group of people: the skilled workers who built and decorated the royal tombs. The community included the workmen‚ their wives‚ children
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to be the most sensible tragic fault‚ with his pride and power along with going against all laws of the gods lead up to reasons he is the tragic hero. Creon terrorized anyone who had done anything peaceful for Polynices burial. Creon’s says‚ “Polyneices I say‚ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall on the plain‚ unburied”(I 39-40). After he states this he says anyone who does so will be locked away and punished. Antigone feels that her beliefs and familial
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Gabrielle Dozier Essay “Antigone” In the play Antigone‚ told by Sophocles‚ Creon‚ ruler of Thebes‚ is immoral‚ close minded‚ and stubborn in his choices‚ ultimately resulting in the tragic death of his loved ones. First‚ Creon decrees a law to forbid anyone from burying Polyneices. “Polyneices‚ I say‚ is to have no burial… whatever they like (945).” By forbidding Polyneices’ eternal peace‚ Creon is proving to be uneducated in what is right to the gods‚ rather than what is right in the moment
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Antigone the play is based on a horrific battle between two brothers‚ who were fighting over the reign of the kingdom Thebes. Both were killed during the battle‚ but only one brother was given a proper burial and the other was left to lay in the open for wild dogs and vultures to eat. This is when turmoil begins between a family. Antigone was the sister of the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ and also had a sister Ismene. Antigone is suffering from the loss of her brothers. Her uncle Creon
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Polynices against the King rule leads to her‚ and many of her loved ones unfortunate death and despair. Creon‚ the King now‚ said that no one was allowed to bury Polynices and give him honor the way he gave his brother‚ Eteocles‚ honor in fighting for Thebes. Polynices was a traitor to Creon and did not get Creon’s respect. Therefore‚ Polynices was laid out‚ still bloody from war‚ so the animals can feast on his rotting flesh. This baffled Antigone and led her to disobey Creon’s orders. She felt that
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committed to the punishment. Both Gandhi and Antigone believed that they were self justified in their actions. Therefore‚ they believed that their reasoning was correct. Also‚ in the end Antigone is only punished is viewed as correct by some people of Thebes. Similarly‚ Gandhi repealed the Salt Act of 1882 (Bloch). However‚ they still broke the law. So‚ through another perspective they could be considered
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Creon was told by Haemon‚ his own son‚ Thebes was against him but too afraid to speak out. Creon’s hard heart refused to listen to Haemon. This was the second time Creon had heard this same news‚ but he still refused to address it. Likewise‚ the Taliban were not only protested by the people of
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wife and her sister-in-law‚ Emily. On their trip back to Athens they come upon a group of women that live and Thebes. These women were crying because their king‚ Creon‚ refused to let them have proper burials for their dead husband. They begged Duke Theseus to attack him and defeat him. So Duke Theseus agrees and then defeats King Creon of Thebes. He takes two hostages from Thebes with him after named Palamon and Arcite‚ who are cousins. He then
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