national strength‚ strength controls over other authority. Power isn’t necessarily a bad thing‚ it is only a bad thing when it is abused‚ and that is when the problem begins‚ abuse of power really reminds me of hitler’s plan to kill all the Jews and in antigone when Creon abuses his power of being king. During the 20th century‚ the Germans faced a terrible economic depression during that time the people had began to lose their trust with the government‚ which resulted into people thinking that Hitler
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Reflection: Antigone As faith becomes more scarce in society‚ people willing to die loyal to their beliefs are few‚ so to witness communities willing to do so in the immense love and respect they have for their religion truly refreshes the soul. Hence‚ when Sophocles‚ in his work‚ Antigone‚ represented Antigone as a faithful sister willing to die for her brother‚ he wanted people to follow in her footsteps in order to learn how to learn to love unconditionally. This outlook of sacrificing life for
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Hamlet Comparative Essay The Theme of Appearance vs. Reality encircles William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ in the play everything appears to be truthful and accurate but in reality this is not the case. Many of the characters in Hamlet hide behind a façade there’s Polonius‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern just to name a few. But the two most important characters‚ Hamlet and King Claudius have the put on the biggest masks in the play. Hamlet uses the mask of madness in his appearance by using Ophelia’s
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Truth in the Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their
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Prince Hamlet struggles with the inexplicable death of his father‚ the betrayal by his uncle‚ and the inadvertent murder of a seemingly innocent man. Laertes likewise suffers through the accidental death of his father‚ the betrayal by a man close to the family‚ and the snide and sneaky murder of that same man. The difference between Hamlet and Laertes‚ however‚ clearly lies in how these men handle the difficult situations they face. Hamlet‚ the intelligent thinker‚ calmly overanalyzes each detail
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Antigone Essay In the story Antigone‚ the Greek perspective on fate and the will of the gods‚ and humanity’s free will act as important roles. In this book‚ Creon learns about his future and what the gods have in store for him‚ and Creon must think about the path he chooses. He can choose his own actions because he has his own free will‚ but the gods will punish him if he does wrong. When Teiresius speaks to Creon about what his future holds‚ he explains that the actions he make influence what
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Antigone Loyal. Unyielding. Powerful. Prideful. These words describe a ruler‚ who faces a tragedy unlike no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes
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In the play ‘’Antigone’’ ‚written by Sophocles‚ the major concept was that the laws of the gods take priority over the laws of man. In the story Creon’s pride and inability to listen to others leads to his downfall and Antigone’s faithfulness to the laws set by the gods instead of the laws set by Creon leads to her end. In the story Creon’s sense of justice is that the head of the government laws’ are to always be followed even when they are not fair. This quote from Creon ‘’Whoever is chosen
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As soon as I read it‚ Sophocles’ Antigone became one of my favorite pieces of literature. Many of the play’s ideas‚ although written for an ancient audience‚ are still very relevant today. For example‚ in my favorite part of the play‚ Sophocles expresses that “numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none are more wonderful than man.” Many reasons add up to why I love this quotation‚ including its rich meaning and its use of language. But‚ most of all‚ the reason why this is my favorite quotation
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Embedded Assessment #2 “That may be‚ but Hades still desires equal rites for both.”(593) I say Antigone contracts Creon the most because she brings out his anger‚ pride‚ and disgust. I say this because other than the Chorus she interacted with the most and brought most of his poor traits out. Antigone brings out his pride because when she buried her brother’s body‚ Creon told the Chorus leader after she did her speech that‚ “But you should know the most obdurate wills are those most prone to break
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