Antigone‚ by Sophocles and‚ Lysistrata by Aristophanes are both pieces of art studied and fascinated within the time frame they were made and still are to this day. The tragedy‚ Antigone‚ and the comedy‚ Lysistrata‚ both encompass women who go against their customs and laws; but what sets these two so widely apart‚ is the outcome in which each women face in result of their actions. Antigone is told and begins with the assumption that readers know the background and characters within it‚ this is
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the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone is trying to bury her brother Polynices after his tragic death‚ while fighting for the throne. Creon doesn’t want Polynices to be buried because of how he died‚ fighting for the throne‚ and killing Eteocles‚ the rightful king. Creon doesn’t think it is just for Polynices to be buried. But Antigone says the gods desire it. Antigone and Creon put each other in tough situations‚ which creates a theme and advances the plot. Throughout the play Antigone acts as
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Creon and Antigone‚ The Advancement Of A Tragic Hero In the ancient play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Creon plays a major role as the King of Thebes. Antigone his niece also plays an important role‚ as her conflicting views with Creon led to a disaster‚ making Creon the tragic hero. The tragic hero King Creon created a law he thought would be good for Thebes; however‚ Antigone‚ who disobeyed the law caused Creon’s anger to enlarge. The outcome of Creon’s actions ended tragically‚ which is the reason
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and Antigone different and similar? They have many difference and not that many similar. This will show us how they grew up‚ similar and different‚ and how they helped out. Ismene and Antigone will show us how they will act in the story. They both responsible something in they family‚ how they both feel with each other. The began show about they life and how did they ground up. Ismene and Antigone were two people and Ismene was someone is who represent the law and did good thing‚ Antigone is
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Greek play and a fairly modern American novella together‚ but I believe students may learn from contrasting these two works. Antigone by Sophocles and The Pearl by John Steinbeck offer two very different portrayals of women. Antigone and Juana are both female main characters. However‚ these two women deal with their respective cultural gender roles very differently. Antigone is strong and brave in the face of danger. When her brother is dishonored in death‚ she knows she must give him a proper burial
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succinctly encompass the difference between Antigone and her uncle‚ Kreon. Whereas Kreon believes the pursuit to the good life is akin to following the law of man‚ Antigone is fully prepared to die for burying her brother‚ adhering to the law of gods. As Antigone states‚ “ . . I must please those down below a longer time than those up here‚ since I shall lie there always. You [Ismene]‚ though‚ if you think it best‚ dishonor what is honored by the gods.” (74-77) Antigone strongly supports the law of the
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Oedipus Rex and Antigone. The latter is a play that expands upon the tragic hero Oedipus’ children‚ specifically his daughter Antigone. Antigone apprises the reader of the hostility of the two sons of Oedipus‚ Polyneices and Eteocles; the sons that fought for control of Thebes eventually murdered one another‚ leaving Antigone and her sister Ismene the only surviving offspring. The remainder of the play tells us of the chain reaction of Antigone’s death and Creon’s actions. Creon and Antigone both reveal
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The main conflict in Antigone is the belief that religious laws override that of man-made laws‚ while Antigone believes in the higher laws of religion and tradition‚ Creon the new ruler of Thebes solely by default as being the next of kin in the bloodline ‚references the laws of the land as the only laws that are standard and followed and I believe rightfully so.As both characters within this tragic story struggle to honor each brother‚ they methodically lay down their views and fundamentally force
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elements of love‚ sadness‚ bravery‚ but the one element that sticks out a lot is his endings is tragedy. The two tragedies that I feel are memorable to me is Antigone and Othello. They are memorable because they show how love can be a wonderful experience‚ but also how it can hurt you in so many different ways. These tragedies both Othello and Antigone were characters that were made to be seen as victims‚ in spite of there actions. In these plays Shakespeare explored the feeling of fear and regret to show
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Similar to Dr. King‚ Antigone also fights the law of the government‚ although in order to try and achieve a different resolution but fails unlike Dr. King. Antigone’s stakes justify her actions and although she sees it as her responsibility to bury her brother‚ she stands to lose more than Dr. King from failure as her life is on the line for her betrayal of the law. She however chooses to ignore the stakes as she realizes that what she has to lose compares nothing to what she and her family could
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