Reading response-Antigone In the story of Antigone‚ we see the struggles between right and wrong or individual and government‚ and the conflicts between the males and females. In the other words‚ Antigone ‚ a woman‚ are supposed to have no her own opinions to the her world. She should follow the laws which are made by men. Nevertheless‚ she believes the god’s laws should be more important than the others. What makes this story so special? Antigone‚ a Femal‚ challenges to the male’s
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In the play‚ “Antigone”‚ by Sophocles there are two characters‚ Antigone whose tragic flaw is her loyalty to her family that results in her own death‚ and Creon whose tragic flaw is his hubris that causes his son and wife to die. Antigone had a brother named Polynieces who was an enemy to the town of Thebes‚ and was announced to not have a burial in the form of a law by Creon. Antigone’s tragic flaw of having loyalty to her family caused her to illegally bury her brother in a manner that would
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The free land is not free The author of “In the Land of Free”‚ Edith Maud Eaton‚ with pen name Sui Sin Far‚ was not a direct immigrant from Asia to the United States‚ but she portrayed the harsh treatment Asian immigrants faced upon entering in the U.S. in the late 1800s. Sui Sin Far‚ working as a journalist for Fly Lea‚ had exposed the extreme injustice done to Asian Americans in U.S. while she was living on the west coast of the United States. In addition‚ Sui Sin Far’s narration throughout “The
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The play Antigone is a tragedy play that most of the characters were killed at the end. The central theme of this play is “civil disobedience” and is about the controversies between gender‚ power‚ age‚ religion‚ beliefs‚ and laws. The script begins with Antigone asking Ismene to bury their brother because Creon‚ their uncle passed down a decree saying no one is allowed to bury Polynices because he betrayed his country can killed his own brother. Antigone chose to disobey the law and was sentenced
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In the Action One of the most important characters in Sophocles’ Antigone is actually a group of individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3).
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play‚ Antigone‚ minor characters are utilized as the primary method of portraying the theme of the play to the audience‚ displayed through the way in which the character Ismene portrays the role of women‚ the way in which the character Choragus tells of the importance of fate‚ and the way in which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through
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Marlow meets the three Fates during his journey‚ Explain and connect the allusion to both of his visits to Brussels. Discuss how the role of the third Fate influences his second visit. Why could it be said that the third Fate is indeed the source of death for Kurtz? What does Marlow’s escape from the third Fate suggest about his conversation with her? How does the use of this allusion contribute to the novel? In Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad’s use of the allusion to the Fates questions whether people
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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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Antigone - Prompt #3 CREON "Die then‚ and love the dead if thou must; No woman shall be the master while I live (184)." This quotation portrays a powerful and important theme about gender and the role that a woman plays in Greek society. Antigone’s gender has an incredible effect on the others around her‚ for her actions don’t constitute those of an average woman in Greek society. An average Greek woman is characterized as subservient and passive‚ but Antigone possesses independent‚ strong-willed
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emergence‚ literature has been defined by elaborate plotlines‚ skillful settings‚ and a notable theme. However‚ the most important aspect of a great story is the lead character. Protagonist Antigone and Brutus both exhibit unique characteristics that influence their motivations. In Sophocles’ greek tragedy Antigone‚ the title character is forced to make a decision between her brother’s burial and her uncle’s decree. However‚ her strong will and stubborn personality causes her to disregard her uncle’s
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