Antigone explores a contrast between the behavior expected of women and the reality of their role in society. In this society man equals power. Creon expects men to be the primary actors in society and women to take a secondary and somewhat “obedient” role. Antigone challenges these beliefs as she takes action and presents intimidating challenges to the men around her‚ making her masculine. On the other hand‚ Ismene is entirely of this society‚ the object of all men’s desires. She acts like a stereotypical
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necessarily want to‚ are the best for the position. This ensures that the leader is working for the commonwealth‚ not for selfish desires such as power or money. Such characteristics and examples of good and poor leadership can all be seen in the works Antigone‚ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ The Republic and The Republic and Laws. The best leaders have a balance of their individual appetite as well as the welfare of the city allowing the citizens and city itself flourish and succeed. A great and
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teaches you values and what is considered “normal” in their everyday lives. They mold you into the person you are and later in life when school media comes into play‚ you’re free to stray from your roots. Although‚ family will always make up part of who you are. Because family is such an important factor in life‚ the term “family first” came into play when children would stray too far from their family members and its traditions. For example‚ if a group of friends wants to hang out the same day an important
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guards—all that your can do is to have me killed. The political heroism in Antigone’s resistance is her refusal of state power. Antigone says no to all she finds vile‚ and in this sense she is more powerful than the ruler beholden to his throne. Despite all his trappings of power‚ Creon finds himself helpless‚ unable to act on his own. He wants not to execute Antigone but cannot help ordering her death. Having said yes to state power‚ he is circumscribed by his own kingship‚ by very the throne that
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| Contrast Essay Drive-ins verses indoor theaters | | | Jerry Nelson | 4/23/2014 | * What’s better than the anticipation of seeing a movie you’ve been waiting for to come out on the big screen? The question is‚ Where to go see it? Movie theaters are the place to go but you really only have one choice during the colder climates in winter‚ early spring or late fall. But during the other times of the year there still is the option that being the
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Antigone Foil – characters who have contrasting or opposite qualities. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Ismene is shown to be in great contrast to Antigone‚ who is her sister. She is portrayed as a gentle and passive while Antigone is depicted as an aggressive and headstrong woman. In the prologue‚ Antigone and Ismene are shown discussing what has transpired since their leave and subsequent return to Thebes. In this scene Antigone asks her sister in line 6-7 “have they told you of the new decree
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The Tragic Figure of Antigone When people recall tragedies‚ they often think Shakespearean. These tragedies were usually named after their tragic protagonists (e.g.‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ Hamlet‚ Othello). However‚ many tragic characters did not have an eponymous play. For example‚ in Antigone‚ a woman loses her life trying to honor her fallen brother and inadvertently causes Creon‚ the king‚ to lose his wife and daughter. Since we have two important characters’ detriments‚
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any adults. This comes in complete contrast to the movie where one of the pilots‚ though injured and mostly unconscious‚ survives the crash and is stranded along with the boys. An adult would remind the children of their home in England and of society’s laws and norms; the animalistic and instinctive behavior of the boys may have been curbed with the tangible memory of civilization that the pilot gives. Another difference is the amount of cursing done in the movie as opposed to the mostly clean language
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A foil is a character that contrasts another character‚ it is usually used with dramatic differences or extreme similarities with a key alteration setting them apart. In the play Antigone‚ Ismene is a foil to Antigone. Antigone demonstrates strong will and courage while Ismene demonstrates weakness. In the period of a male dominating time‚ Antigone stands out. She puts her belief and family before her life. In addition‚ when Sentry brings her to Creon saying it was her who buried Polyneices‚ she
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Compare and Contrast Essay – “In the Heat of the Night”; Movie or Book? By Johanna “In The Heat of the Night” is a gripping murder mystery story that incorporates a major issue of the time it was written at; racism. The original novel (published in 1965)‚ written by John Ball‚ is a story of Virgil Tibbs‚ a Negro homicide investigator. The death of orchestra-conductor Enrico Mantoli and a series of other events lead up to him in charge of a murder investigation in Wells‚ Carolina. This is much to
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