In every person’s life there are laws that they follow‚ whether they are set by the authority in the country or their belief in a higher deity the laws one follows while leading their life can sometimes be in conflict. In Antigone divine and state law are incompatible forcing the characters to make difficult decisions. Antigone’s personal obligation to following religious rites and traditions puts her at odds with Creon’s insistence on enforcing his will as the king. Sophocles examines the conflict
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and more or less as the tragedies themselves. Of course‚ Medea is arguably the most prominent female character out of all four plays. One can certainly say that Medea instigates much of the tragedy that occurs in the play; killing Glauce and Creon then followed by her murdering her children. Unspeakable acts that no doubt appear to condemn the violent passions and frenzy of women. Yet Medea’s actions are the consequence of Jason’s pride and hubris and desire and status which he endeavours to
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In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ he creates two tragic characters. A tragic character is someone who experience’s unfortunate events that led to his or her own destruction. Antigone is a character who is Headstrong she will do anything for her family dead or alive. She is willing to go through anything and suffer the consequences ahead. For instance Antigone is being headstrong when she is speaking to her sister Ismene and is arguing with her about Creon’s law of punishment if anyone buries their brother
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“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what is right.”--Franklin Roosevelt. After studying the play Antigone by Sophocles I have found that there are many lessons and qualities that are being taught in this play‚ some more obvious than others. I have established that the character Haemon has expressed these certain qualities that you can learn in life. In fact‚ these qualities I find in Haemon are quite similar to those of my own. The qualities I find complementary between me and Haemon
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Oedipus’ brother-in-law‚ Creon advises him that the curse on the land of Thebes will be lifted if the killer of the former king is prosecuted. Oedipus seeks Teiresias to reveal not only the truth of King Laius’s death‚ but also his identity; “I say that you [Oedipus] are Laius’ murder- He whom you seek” (Sophocles 14). The information given by Teiresias distresses Oedipus and he accuses Creon and him of conspiring of his life angrily. The utilization of irony
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The poems “If we must die” by Claude Mckay and “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley relates 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
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The Knight’s Tale The Knight’s Tale is a poem from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. The Knight’s Tale is a poem about the power of love‚ how it changes people and leads them to their destruction. The poem starts by introducing the well-known Theseus‚ the king of Athens‚ who is a great conqueror that fights in foreign locations‚ conquers ungoverned countries and slays ferocious beasts. To fight and defeat the Amazons‚ a savage race of women who lived in Scythia‚ Theseus travels to their land
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Literature: Compare and Contrast Literary Devices Kathy J. Shannon University of Phoenix Mickeal M. Donald‚ Instructor September 3‚ 2010 Compare and Contrast Literature offers a variety of literary works by authors of all ages‚ writing non-fiction and fictional stories‚ poetry‚ and essays. The act of analyzing two different authors by both comparing their work and isolating their contrasting elements‚ can be difficult‚ yet rewarding. Oedipus Rex (Sophocles’)‚ written in 429 B.C.‚ offers the
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In the beginning of the play‚ Oedipus sends Creon to find out how to get rid of the plague. When Creon arrives he says that the only way to get rid of the plague is‚ “By exile or death” (7). This proves that Oedipus brought upon his own fate because he was determined to get rid of the plague including that the punishment would
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Obituary #1 Polynieces- age unknown Newspaper Rough draft Oedipus and Jocasta were Polynieces’ parents. His siblings were Eteocles‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene. Polynieces was a husband to Argea. He shows that he is able to go after he wants and ignore fate. Oedipus left Eteocles and Polynieces with his power over Thebes but the did no handle this well. The brothers killed each other which is how Polynieces died. At King Creon’s request‚ no burial will occur. Anyone who expresses sadness of Polynieces
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