Discuss the part played by one of the following in Hamlet‚ with brief reference to the same theme or concern in Antigone or the poetry of John Donne: female sexuality‚ the supernatural‚ or the passage of time. Human sexuality is thought to be the manifestation of ‘the limits of human agency and willpower’ (Sjöholm‚ 2004)‚ however its expression is perceived as the embodiment of human freedom. It is through the oppression of female sexuality that throughout history females were essentially rendered
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The idea of justice is one of the strongest motivators for humankind to make decisions on how to live and whether or not to try and change how one conducts themselves. Creon‚ in the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ is immovable in his ideals and confident in his personal idea of true justice‚ maintaining pride and order in his city-state Thebes. He faces the dilemma of whether to prioritize the good of his city-state by ostracizing a traitor in the family‚ or to respectfully bury him as is the will of
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because of one’s decisions. In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ this exact circumstance finds its way into Haimon’s life. A fall-out between himself and Creon‚ his father‚ occurs. Haimon disagrees with Creon because he loves Antigone‚ he wants to help his father with public relations‚ and he believes burying of the dead is God’s right - and his only. Love seemed to be a reoccurring theme throughout the play‚ but it was most impactful in Haimon’s love for Antigone. Some might argue that he only desired to marry
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OBSESSION: REVENGE AS THE THEME OF THE PLAY Shakespeare’s Hamlet has many themes such as Impossibility of Certainty‚ The mystery of Death. But the basic theme would be Revenge. Revenge‚ in Hamlet‚ serves as the driving force of the play. The main character of the play‚ Hamlet‚ is always obsessed with the revenge for his father’s death. This obsession leads to the actions he performs and eventually to his death. Hamlet just wants the revenge to be perfect. He even spares the life of King
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Antigone - Prompt #3 CREON "Die then‚ and love the dead if thou must; No woman shall be the master while I live (184)." This quotation portrays a powerful and important theme about gender and the role that a woman plays in Greek society. Antigone’s gender has an incredible effect on the others around her‚ for her actions don’t constitute those of an average woman in Greek society. An average Greek woman is characterized as subservient and passive‚ but Antigone possesses independent‚ strong-willed
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among others. In the play‚ Antigone‚ king Creon uses his power to take away Antigone’s right to bury her brother. When the two brothers killed each other in war‚ Creon announced that no one shall be buried unless given his permission.This led to Antigone burying his brother out of respect and Creon ordering to excuse her. Creon is abusing power to take away power of others. This also shows how creon reacts when someone disobeys him. Creon goes to extreme measures when Antigone goes
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bury his dead body as punishment. Antigone wanted her brother to be properly buried in order for him to move onto the afterlife. Instead of obeying Creon’s immoral law‚ she put her family over her own safety and acted against him. She went to Polynices’ rotting and mauled body and was in the middle of burying him‚ but was caught in the act. As punishment‚ Creon locked her away in a cave where she eventually killed herself‚ believing she would be there for life. Antigone chose family
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are a great amount of similarities when you compare 1984 and Hamlet‚ about maintaining high moral standards. First of all in 1984 the proles are forbidden to interact with prostitutes‚ because they are not supposed to fall in love and they are not supposed to enjoy sex. “but a real love affair was an almost unthinkable event. The women of the party were all alike. Chastity was as deeply ingrained in them as party loyalty” pg.71 in comparison‚ in hamlet‚ the royal family does not have the freedom
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Metaphor in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Act III scene 1‚ Hamlet’s soliloquy of "To be or not to be" is full of metaphors that bring the various themes of the play together. One of the primary themes of the play is Hamlet’s uncertainty of action and inability to decide how to cope with the problems he faces. In Hamlet’s soliloquy‚ Hamlet metaphorically discusses his indecisiveness about the importance of continuing his life and asks himself "whether tis nobler of the mind to suffer the
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English 125 4 February 2013 Antigone It is human nature to judge other people; most people form an opinion of others within three minutes of meeting them. While reading Antigone my opinion was formed about her on the first two pages. She was extremely stubborn and headstrong‚ but she was also extremely brave and faithful. She loved her family and would do anything to protect them‚ even if that meant risking the wrath of the king to have a proper burial for her brother. She believed in the Gods
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