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 to. The poem “If we must die” best represents to Antigone because Antigone wants to die
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Antigone Analysis Antigone is a strong willed woman that defies her uncle’s orders and buries her dead brother Polyneices‚ who fought against Thebes in the civil war. She goes and buries her brother‚ and performs the rituals of the dead. I believe Antigone buried her brother out of divine edict‚ and not to defy the king. She may have been incredibly angry about the way her brother’s body had been treated‚ but I believe she done what she has done out of her own beliefs.
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the course of Antigone‚ written by the playwright Sophocles‚ we come to find that the feud between Oedipus’ sons Polyneikes‚ the elder‚ and Eteokles‚ the younger‚ results in the death of both men. Polyneikes had rebelled against Thebes‚ while Eteokles remained loyal to his family’s home. Kreon‚ Uncle to Polyneikes‚ Eteokles‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ has seized the throne and as a result of Polyneikes’ betrayal‚ declared a law that he shall not be buried nor shall he be honored. Antigone and her only remaining
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Antigone Life has a way of becoming complicated. Problems between friends‚ foes‚ and even family members develop everyday for people of all walks of life. It is part of human nature to disagree‚ cause conflict and fight for what we believe in even if that means stepping on someone else’s toes along the way. Aristotle had thoughts on complication dating back to 335 B.C when he wrote Poetics- the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory. In it he analyzed tragedies and theorized that every tragedy
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the prominent play named Antigone; the third of the trilogy. Even though one would usually think that ancient Greek theater is dull‚ one can learn a lot about themselves while reading them. While reading this story myself‚ I found that I correlate to the main character herself‚ Antigone. The character intrigued me; for we think and speak similarly. After finding this‚ I kept discovering more and more connections between the two of us. Separating into three different categories‚ Antigone and I are similar
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“Sonnet 83” by William Shakespeare conveys the indescribable beauty of a person using punctuation‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. The word “painting” as used in the first line of the poem is a type of poetic imagery that means praise or poetic flattery. This accompanied with “painting set” creates a much more elegant image than simply writing the word praising. Imagery and figurative language is more heavy and emphasized in the last two lines of the quatrains. The last line of stanza one for example
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The play “Antigone‚” by Sophocles displays an interesting storyline in which the main characters Antigone and Creon undergo various obstacles due to their actions. Throughout the play‚ Antigone attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polyneices. By choosing to protest and defy Creon’s rule‚ Antigone unquestionably breaks the law. However‚ her defiance does not seem like an act of civil disobedience against injustice because Antigone was acting in her own self-interest when considering
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The main character in this play is Antigone. It begins with Antigone not being allowed to bury her brother. Antigone decides that she doesn’t care that Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ forbid her to do so. She was angry about this and tells her sister Isemene that that night she is going to sneak out‚ and bury their brother. Isemene advised against it because she was afraid Antigone would be caught‚ and killed‚ but Antigone insisted. Seeing that there was no way to talk her out of it Isemene promised that
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Sebastian Villa Composition 2 April 5‚ 2014 Antigone Essay The story of Antigone is a tragic story that means that the universal themes are going to make the audience thinks twice about their decisions or life itself. This story has a lot of universal themes like facing darkness‚ role of women and the most important theme in my opinion would be injustice. This universal can be applied to today’s world. Facing darkness! After the two brother named Eteocles and Polyneices fight for
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Feminism in Antigone Although ancient Greece was a male-dominant society‚ Sophocles’ Antigone portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. Antigone‚ the tragic heroine‚ rejects the traditional role of women. As such‚ Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover‚ Creon is punished for misogyny. Sophocles‚ accordingly‚ uses characterization to promote feminist ideas. Sophocles introduces a female character in Antigone who is a strong believer and
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