While viewing the play‚ Trifles‚ and reading the play‚ one may notice there are some vast differences in the two. The characteristics stay about the same for the characters that are being analyzed in both the story and the play. Through a diligent analysis of Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Hale one may see that‚ Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters cover up the evidence of how Mr. Wright dies. They stand up for Mrs. Wright because they have some suspicion that Mrs. Wright was being abused by Mr. Wright. In the beginning
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Compare and Contrast Antigone and Ismene In the classical play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ two of the main characters are sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene. The pair get into plenty of trouble‚ and are alike and different in througout the story. They are the daughters of the previous king‚ Oedipus. Their brothers have just killed each other in the battles between Thebes and Argos‚ Thebes emerging the victor. Polyneices fought for Argos whilst Eteocles fought for Thebes. The uncle of the family‚ whose
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Upon looking at both versions of Antigone I was able to recognize the differences and similarities almost immediately. Not only do the differences in setting‚ costumes‚ and how the characters are portrayed stand out; but‚ the interpretation between each version of the play gives the impression that while one director focuses solely on the emotion of the characters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ the other tries to tie in the drama of Thebes as a whole during this period. For the setting of both films
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authors could write about the same situation but view it differently and the reader will get two different stories out of one. Trifles and Jury of Hers are about the same conflict but from two different perspectives‚ Trifles is from the perspective of people outside of the house and Jury of Hers is from the perspective of the wife who lives in the house. In the story Trifles we read about a few characters going into a home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wright to figure out conflict that happened between
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Compare / Contrast Antigone and Creon There is always going to be some kind of conflict in a family. It may happen often‚ and sometimes rarely. In the century-old story Antigone there is a huge conflict. Antigones brother‚ Polyneices‚ refuses to pass on the throne. Therefore‚ he and his brother Etheocles go to war‚ and they both end up killing each other. Therefore‚ it resulted in Polyneices death. When he died‚ Creon; the ruler of Thebes‚ refuses to let anyone bury him. So he will be left in
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Compare/Contrast Creon and Antigone In Antigone written by Sophocles‚ there are two main characters‚ Antigone and Creon. In the play‚ King of Thebes‚ Creon has announced to everyone in the city that no one can mourn or bury Polyneices. Before Creon became a king‚ Polyneices and Eteocles were fighting to be the king of Thebes after his father‚ Oedipus died. Polyneices and Eteocles both killed each other in a war. Creon honored only Eteocles but not Polyneices. Their sister‚ Antigone believes that
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Antigone Compare and Contrast Essay Sophocles’ and Jean Anouilh’s versions of the famous Greek tragedy; “Antigone” raise some interesting themes‚ motifs‚ and topics. The most prevalent theme throughout both versions was Human law Vs. Divine law. This helped me conclude that; in both versions of Antigone‚ characters that only adhere or favour man-made law or divine law‚ lead unstable lives and themselves suffer through isolation‚ loss‚ and deterioration. Both versions have a tragic hero that only
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Antigone Compare and Contrast One of Sophocles many achievements was a Greek tragedy called Antigone. Two of the main characters have one main conflict‚ which was burying Antigone’s brother Polyneices. Having different opinions on it both Antigone and Creon have different personality traits but with all of the differences they are also alike in many ways. Antigone is a teenage girl who is caring in a variety of ways like she looks after her little sister Ismene‚ while being compassionate
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Tragedy Essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two tragedy Antigone and Oedipus Rex. During the essay I will be describing their Tragic flaws‚ Tragic hero‚ and the overall tragic downfalls. In Antigone‚ the main character is Antigone. The first tragic flaw of Antigone is she described as stubborn. In one of the scene she was captured and sentenced to be put to death because she broke the law. The reason why she was caught is because she was burying her brother. I honestly give Antigone props for standing
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When pondering a similar theme between "A Rose for Emily"‚ "Trifles" and "Winter Dreams" one finds that the fear of being alone is what joins the three. "A Rose for Emily" is a tale of how an eccentric woman refuses to let go of the ones she loves which eventually leads to her poisoning her boyfriend. In “Triffles” the murder of Mr. Wright is caused by him killing Mrs. Wright’s only companion: her canary. "Winter Dreams" tells the story of a man who due to his lack of decisiveness in his romantic
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