Women Vs. Men * Ismene is for the submissive role of women‚ quote on page 4 * On page 13 Creon talks about taming Antigone. Antigone needs to be tamed because women are supposed to be submissive and Creon’s ability to rule is in his ability to have everyone‚ especially women submissive. * On page 14‚ Creon’s comment about snakes suggests that women are snake like in nature‚ with a manipulative duplicity to their nature. He suggests that women hide their evil qualities behind attractive
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funeral burial. The decree issued with its annexed penalty became law‚ and as the law it was incumbent on every citizen to obey it. 4.) Antigone is too self-righteous‚ even alienating‚ but also a seminal feminist‚ determined to do what is right even in defiance of patriarchal law. 5.) Ismene is the foil for her stronger sister. In comparison to Antigone she has almost no agency‚ primarily because she is terrified of disobeying men in power. 6.) Creon cherishes order and loyalty above all
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A time to live‚ a time to die… Whose choice is it? Euthanasia is a topic that is rarely covered in the news. The moral ramifications of killing someone‚ even for the sake of mercy‚ seems too heavy of a topic for in depth discussion. No one wants to think about the day they will die‚ however when someone becomes terminally ill it can soon become their only thought. When pain and suffering enter this scenario‚ the option of ending a life more quickly may also enter the thought process. According
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209). Crean automatically assumes that the man committing the deed is male‚ indicating that women are not capable of taking action in the same way as men. Women are further portrayed as weak and helpless when Creon is talking about his discord with Antigone‚ “If we must lose‚ let’s lose to a man at least” (lines 539-540). Creon’s statement reveals that he thinks women are so inferior to men that losing to a woman is disgraceful to a
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In the tragedy Antigone‚ there are two central characters who serve as foils for one another. The main protagonist and heroine‚ Antigone‚ defies the wishes of the king of Thebes‚ who is also her uncle named Creon. Beginning as a man devoted to art patronage and falling into a position of power after the death of his brother‚ Creon begins the play with a declaration that says Polynices‚ one of Antigone’s brothers‚ cannot have a proper burial. Antigone disregards Creon’s law and covers Polynices in
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1 Question: In Plato’s “Apology”‚ what does Socrates think is the role of the gadfly and why place such importance on its actions? Secondly‚ argue succinctly for your position that this character plays the ‘gadfly’ in Sophocles’ “Antigone”. What does this character seek to accomplish and how is it attempted? Essay: Disrupting the world’s status quo has been a characteristic of famous people and figures. Scientists‚ civil rights leaders‚ and inventors have all done something to change the societal
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what it took to change everything they once knew. American author Truman Capote captures this in his novel “In Cold Blood” by telling the story of the heartbreaking murder of the Clutter family and their murderers. Capote does this by using foreshadowing(3)‚ dramatic irony(2)‚ diction(1)‚ nostalgia(5)‚ suspense(6)‚ and different perspectives(4) to convey how there will always be multiple sides to a story‚ one more heartbreaking than the other‚ and some that you originally thought you wouldn’t
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Question: Summarize what you read in your book club book this week. Explain how the author uses foreshadowing as a literary technique. What do you predict will happen in the future of the story? Cite evidence from the text to support your thinking. Structure: Paragraph 1-summary of what you read this week In the Breadwinner Parvana has run out of food. This creates a conflict because she now may have to steal food but the main conflict is that she’s a Girl and in Pakistan Women/Girls are treated
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Richard Fernando Ms. Giorgio ENG1D February‚ 28‚ 2011 Foreshadowing: Its depiction in “The Interlopers” Many authors use foreshadowing throughout their stories to warn the reader about a particular event that occurs later in the story. It is a literary device defined as being the act of presenting indications beforehand. Saki‚ the author of the short story “The Interlopers”‚ is a great example in how authors use foreshadowing in presenting their work of literature to the readers. In short
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Antigone’s time it seems that this is also something they struggle with for it is a common theme without the story. Antigone seems conflicted on whether to honor her brother and the divine law that all must be buried to enter the afterlife or honor Creon’s law that her brother is not allowed to be buried for he is not considered a honor as his brother Polyneices is. Throughout the story Antigone and even her sister Ismene struggle with the choice between human law and divine law but their morals lead them
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