the spot for these two brothers that came back to the land‚ but one brother will not get the welcome back like the other did “I here proclaim to the city that this man shall no one honor with a grave and none shall mourn. You shall leave him without burial you shall watch him chewed up by the bird” (1197). Now there is a problem‚ while he made this rule up. His son’s wife Antigone wants to bury her brother’s body because in ancient Greece “They gave careful attention to proper preparation of the
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of events‚ they share almost identical personalities and even fates. In "Oedipus the King"‚ Oedipus is a brash and arrogant ruler while Creon is his patient‚ thoughtful right hand man. After Oedipus and his sons all die and Creon becomes king of Thebes‚ he begins to grow wilder and even more out of control than Oedipus was. In "Oedipus the King" Oedipus accused Creon of bribing Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ to make a prediction that will doom Oedipus. He accuses Creon of "plotting to kill the king"
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According to Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ Eteocles was a man who “died this city’s champion” (line 194‚ 168) and Polyneices was “a returned exile‚ who sought to burn with fire from top to bottom his native city”(lines 198-199‚ 168). Antigone is convinced that it is her duty to bury Polyneices through any means necessary. However‚ it is illegal for her brother to receive a proper burial because he threatened the safety and violated the laws of the city. Antigone
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the age of 17‚ where he was to work on the Egypt Exploration Fund’s excavation of the Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hassan. 1. For the next several years‚ Carter worked under different archaeologists at sites including Amarna‚ Deir el Babri‚ Thebes‚ Edfu and Abu Simbel. In 2. 1907‚ Carter was hired by wealthy English aristocrat Lord Carnarvon‚ who was fascinated by Egyptology. C. In 1914‚ Carnarvon received a license to dig at a site where it was believed the tomb of King Tutankhamun
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1st quiz Mesopotamia II. Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “the land between the rivers.” It is now known as Iraq. The rivers in question are the Tigris and the Euphrates. These rise in the southern part of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and flow south into the Persian Gulf. Southern Mesopotamia was first called Sumer; middle Mesopotamia was first called Akkad and later‚ Babylonia; northern Mesopotamia was later called Assyria. Mesopotamia is correctly nicknamed “the Cradle of Civilization
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Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must
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In Antigone‚ Sophocles positions the readers to condemn Creon as a misogynist. In Antigone‚ Creon is the newly appointed ruler of Thebes‚ and after banishing all burial rights to Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ Antigone refuses to obey this order and buries him anyway. Creon is pitted against Antigone who holds up the will of the gods and the honor of her family above all else‚ and thus he appears to be against these values. His behavior‚ however‚ suggests otherwise. He aggressively preaches the
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Nancy Romero English 205 18 October 2013 To be or not to be with the Feminine Ideal‚ that is the question The role of women has always been a touchy issue‚ but should a woman submit into the strong hands of men? In the stories I have chosen‚ women are not only objects in the life of these men but speechless by voice‚ venerated by society and zero individual strength falling into the. One woman in particular by the name of Antigone in the play Antigone by Sophocles although a fictional character
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MEG 2 Assignments Ans. 2 Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream” is interwoven with supernatural elements such as fairies‚ elves‚ unrealistic dreams that have been used as a tool to create confusion and therefore comedy within a dream about romance. Like the witches in Macbeth‚ the fairies in “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” are very much a part of life and interact with men and this can be clearly seen when Oberon accuses Titania of having an affair with the mortal Thesus. Dreams within a
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faces of men anymore… left Thebes to wander the world in exile‚ never able to forget his horrible sins” (Bennet‚ Kerr‚ 3). While remorse is often connected to feelings of guilt and regret‚ humiliation can also be associated‚ as it is one of the emotions individuals feel that drive them to become remorseful. Oedipus‚ feels humiliation for the sins he committed‚ and cannot face the men of the town. As his crime is too disgraceful for him to stay‚ he exiles himself from Thebes and wanders the world with
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