Steptoe Mr. Souders 4th period 5 October 2012 Antigone v. Susan B Anthony In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the main character defies the king and the civil law of Thebes to follow her heart and put her brother‚ Polyneices‚ to rest. Most people know the name Susan B Anthony; she exhibited civil disobedience in the form of illegally voting in the 1872 Presidential elections. Many people will be surprised to find out
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who serve as foils for one another. The main protagonist and heroine‚ Antigone‚ defies the wishes of the king of Thebes‚ who is also her uncle named Creon. Beginning as a man devoted to art patronage and falling into a position of power after the death of his brother‚ Creon begins the play with a declaration that says Polynices‚ one of Antigone’s brothers‚ cannot have a proper burial. Antigone disregards Creon’s law and covers Polynices in dirt‚ sending his soul to the underworld. The author Sophocles’
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Hero Antigone is characterized as a person with great honor and has a conflict with going against the civil law under Creon‚ and not burying Polynices. Polynices was a traitor to Thebes and was killed in war against his brother Eteocles. Antigone‚ Eteocles’s and Polynices’s sister wanted to give Polynices a proper burial. Antigone buried Polynices twice and was caught the second time due to her screaming and crying. "There is no shame in honoring my brother (Antigone line 430)‚" it is true that
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Adil Akbar Mrs. Herrin English II Pre AP-1 07 November 2011 The Incognito Exterminator of Society The philosophy and tactics of civil disobedience have been used as early as 441 B.C. with Antigone and other religious groups. We must remember‚ however‚ this philosophy has also been used as recently as The Anti Vietnam War Movement. Civil disobedience is exercised by citizens that want to better society and they are at fault. Also‚ despite common belief‚ civil disobedience
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Taposiris Magna‚ west of Alexandria‚ archaeologists found a cemetery of 27 tombs‚ containing 10 mummies with their heads turned towards the temple‚ suggesting their high status. Also‚ inside the temple‚ three deep shafts were found that were used for burials. It is thought that Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony could possibly be one of the mummies. The expedition has discovered a beautiful statue of Cleopatra’s head and 22 coins of her image. This contradicts the theory of her being “ugly”‚ as theorised recently
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woman named Susan B. Anthony was arrested because she "defiantly registered and cast a ballot" in Rochester‚ New York (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). She felt that it was unfair that men could vote‚ but women could not. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ said that “a proclamation has forbidden the
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Christian Arias Professor Jared Fowler English 102 28 September 2012 Antigone: Importance of being woman with tough character Antigone by Sophocles .Creon: The King of Thebes‚ a very strong person and a supporter of civic law who knew his position and power after becoming a king. Creon had too much power and wealth that he would command anything without getting questions back from his servants. Back in the days only men would become a king and no women had the rights to have such powers
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Explain the rise of civilization in one of the following locations: Ancient Egypt‚ Indus River Valley‚ or Mesopotamia. Egypt‚ otherwise known as the “Gift of the Nile”‚ started as small villages along the great Nile River‚ and slowly became greater to the point of city-states‚ and eventually a great empire. The small villages evolved into the thriving civilization by three major doings; commercial trade along the river influencing and ultimately boosting their economy‚ architecture that has lasted
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According to author Alisa J. Rubin in article‚ “Fear of Taliban Drives Women out of Kunduz”. Author explains how women are treating in Afghanistan‚ men force their commands and laws on women. If women don’t agree to follow them‚ they either kill or abuse them. “Hassina Sarwari she is a bad woman‚ and if we had captured her‚ she would be hanged in the main circle in Kunduz city” (Rubin .8). According to author Rubin‚ Hassina Sarwari is a coordinator of women organization who opened shelter home for
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you will. I am through with the whole thing now‚ and glad of it” (Sophocles 5). Sentry tells this horrifying scene to the king‚ so that the right person can be held fully accountable‚ while all Antigone was trying to do was give her brother a proper burial. King Creon finds this to be against his rules because he has already installed his laws to his kingdom. Antigone takes full responsibility for not obeying the kings’ rules; therefore‚ she knows that she will receive the maximum punishment of death
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