Antigone Character Analysis In Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone smashing heads with her uncle‚ Creon‚ when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. It all began with the tragedy of Polynices’ death‚ which eventually lead Antigone to a tragedy of her own by the end of the play through a series of events. She is the heroine of the story‚ as Sophocles illustrated her as absolutely stubborn‚ but very loyal to her family and the Gods. Certain examples throughout the
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tragic hero? Antagone is an interesting play with many interesting characters included in it. Antigone who is a women who just wanted to give her loving brother‚ Polyneices a proper burial. Creon Antigone’s uncle who sought after giving Polyneices the title of traitor. There is a right and a wrong and in my opinion Creon was in the wrong‚ i mean by making stupid‚ and stubborn decisions that would soon lead to his downfall‚ making him the tragic hero of this play. A tragic hero is a literary character
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The personalities of the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are very different. Antigone would have been a strong‚ successful 90’s type woman with her open-minded and strong attitude towards her femininity‚ while Ismene seems to be a more conservative 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit and a rebellious individual‚ while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations and her inferiority. In the play‚ "Antigone‚" by Sophocles; Antigone learns that King Creon has refused to give
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In Antigone‚ the main character defies the ruler of Thebes and ultimately becomes a martyr. Antigone‚ the protagonist‚ decides to bury her brother Polyneikes. Unfortunately‚ Creon wanted this man disgraced and was furious when he discovered he had been buried. Antigone is revealed to be the culprit‚ and she vigorously defended her actions to Creon. She is eventually sentenced to death‚ but Tiresias informed Creon that the gods sided with Antigone. Creon changed his mind‚ but his son and Antigone have
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Contextualisation of Antigone. Original Setting Antigone is set originally in Ancient Greece in Thebes‚ The play is about the Princess Antigone rebelling against her Uncle‚ King Creon of Thebes‚ after he states that her brother Polyneices‚ who rebelled against his country‚ will not be buried after his death in war. Her other brother‚ Eteoclese is going to be buried with full military honours. Antigone‚ finding this unfair‚ asks her sister Ismene to assist her in burying their brother‚ who refuses
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After examining the first two productions‚ and seeing the tremendous effect they had on both the performers and the audience members‚ I am even more delighted to talk about my final production‚ which also embraced the spirit of Antigone. The Aperta’s production present “ Antigone of Syria” The aim of this production was to “Introduce theatre and art to socially‚ economically and culturally deprived Syrian women refugees. Through the medium of theatre these women had an opportunity to express themselves
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November 6‚ 2013 Antigone Essay The concept of citizenship and the duties that citizens owe to the state were topics of debate that are a very important theme in the play Antigone. Antigone and Creon represent the extreme opposite political views regarding where a citizen of a city should place his or her loyalties. Creon puts enforcing the rules of the state over everything else including his family. When Antigone disobeys Creon‚ unlike the townspeople‚ Creon does not take into account
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In the play‚ "Antigone"‚ fate plays a vital role in the story because fate controls the people‚ according to beliefs Greek culture. For example‚ Antigone accepts her inescapable fate and the consequences of burying Polyneices‚ despite Creon’s refusal to give him a proper burial. Her acceptance of her fate is shown through her respect towards the gods and her disdain towards Ismene’s lack of respect: “Since apparently the laws of the god mean nothing to you‚” (line 63). Antigone’s loyalty to fate
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Robert Lublin‚ he analyzes the film version and the play version of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. He talks firstly about how David Mamet’s “widely regarded proficiency with dialogue; an audience’s enjoyment of both play and the movie versions of Glengarry is sustained by it” (Lublin 39). He talks about how the film version even though it has similarities to the play version‚ the film “presents a simpler understanding of society than does the play” (Lublin 40). The film version also shows the “dichotomy
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Fablehaven Chapter 15 Act 2 Scene 2 Written by: Elijah Gerard Characters In Scene (In Order of Appearance) Kendra Sorenson (Chloe Grace Moretz) : Granddaughter of Stan and Ruth Sorenson the “yang” to her an Seth’s balance. She is 13; cautious‚ quiet‚ and careful to a fault. However‚ it is Kendra’s careful mind that reveals the trouble at Fablehaven. And her way of sticking to the rules makes her the only one that Mariel cannot harm. In the end though‚ she must make a brash decision and
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