follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate
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to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed to. The poem “If we must die” best represents to Antigone because Antigone wants to die
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The story of Antigone deals mainly with Antigone’s brother whose body has been left unburied because of his crimes in opposition to the state. Among the many themes present in this play‚ is one of the relationships between sisters and brothers. Although the main story focuses on the king’s choice to follow through with his political responsibility‚ the essence of the play lays in Antigone’s actions in displaying loyalty towards her sibling; her dead brother. Antigone; a tragic heroine in
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Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do
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Antigone Essay Haemon’s Actions In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ every character has its position and they demonstrate it through their actions. Haemon is Creon’s son‚ he is engaged to Antigone at the beginning of the story. He is a strong character that doesn’t cause many problems but stands for what he believes in. Some might argue he is naive but he actually just stands for what he thinks is right. He tries to reason with his dad‚ threatens in order to get his way‚ and actually does as he
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12:00PM-1:15PM Trost Antigone and Feminism Feminism was used to get equality between sexes‚ male and female. The movements were set out to inaugurate‚ protect‚ and define equal diplomatic‚ monetary‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main character had the courage to challenge the King of Thebes. Antigone’s act of rebellion separates herself from the average Greek woman of her time. She presents herself as a strong willed feminist. Sophocles’ Antigone was a story
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Hamlet Essay Hamlet can be defined as one of William Shakespeare’s greatest creations. One theme that often occurs in a Shakespearean play is appearance vs. reality‚ the idea that a character or many characters appear one way‚ but are secretly planning to make a completely different decision. This choice is usually a selfish one and a decision that will only benefit a small group of people rather than an individual person. These choices often results in harming the majority of the population. In
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not. Kate Keller of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Gertrude of Shakespeare’s Hamlet are both very different characters who share but very few similarities throughout the two plays. Ones knowing of their partner’s crime committed‚ one’s action of lying‚ and their different levels of intelligence‚ all prove that the two women are both different. Incorporated in both Hamlet and All My Sons‚ are mysteries. In Hamlet of course‚ is the mystery of Hamlet’s father’s death. Who murdered him? Claudius
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conditions‚ wherefore Similarity: similarly‚ by the same token‚ in a like manner‚ in the same way‚ just as surely‚ likewise‚ paralleling‚ relatively speaking‚ at the same time Opposition‚ Shift or Contrast: although‚ but‚ by contrast‚ by comparison‚ contrarily‚ conversely‚ despite‚ even so‚ except‚ for all that‚ however‚ in contrast‚ in spite of‚ instead‚ nevertheless‚ notwithstanding‚ on the contrary‚ on the other hand‚ otherwise‚ rather‚ still‚ though‚ unlike‚ whereas‚ yet‚ besides‚ nonetheless
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Antigone There comes a time where pride can cause a person to go against what they consider right; In the play Antigone by Sophocles demonstrates how someone having too much or too little pride can be the downfall of themselves or what the effects it can have on a person are. Although pride is something that we all possess‚ we must pick the right time to display it for everyone to see. Throughout the play‚ Antigone continues to demonstrate a strong sense of pride to her own family values
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