As pointed out by Haemon in Antigone‚ “the simple citizen… dares not risk [the King’s] scowl to speak his mind” (Sophocles‚ 365). Citizens followed the laws they disagreed with only because they knew that the state had the power to punish them by exile or death for breaking
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is born under great wealth because of her parents and her family. She lives her whole life with no struggles and she is very lucky for that. Although both her parents die‚ she still has an extremely stable future. She is about to marry her cousin Haemon and still be filthy rich‚ but‚ she was not going to let that control her life. When Antigone hears about Creon’s law against the burial of her brother Polynices‚ she knew that someone had to make things just. She knew that Creon is the only man that
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The king is the mayor of Charlotte TAYLOR Haemon (son) HEATHER Antigone (girl the mayor wants to get rid of‚ sending her to jail) TARA Leader (sheriff) BROOKE Polyneices (brother of Antigone) he’s the one that died‚ can’t be buried JESSIE Person filming TORI SCENE: Antigone wants to honor Polyneices‚ her brother but the mayor won’t let her because he was in a gang and gang members aren’t allowed to have a memorial service. FLASHBACK SCENE (SHOOTING) Brother and Antigone are walking along
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Antigone 45 MC questions: Antigone 18 literary/persuasive terms matching 12 character/symbol matching: LOTF 2 Short essays Characters in no particular order 1. Creon 2. Antigone 3. Danae 4. Eteocles 5. Polyneices 6. Oedipus 7. Choragos 8. The Chorus 9. Haemon 10. Ismene 11. Niobe 12. Ares 13. Aphrodite 14. Menoikeues 15. The Sentry 16. Eurydice Lit terms and Persuasion: 1. Dynamic character 2. Static character 3. Symbolism 4. Imagery 5. Prosody 6. Archetype 7. Motif 8. Situational irony 9. Verbal irony
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It is evident in both Chronicles of a Death Foretold and Antigone; family honour plays a drastic role in decision making‚ morals‚ and ultimately outlines the culture of society. Although the decision making and morals aren’t the same in both works‚ it still demonstrates the culture of the society. In Antigone‚ Sophocles displays a contrast in the views of family honour to display the culture of Thebes. The reactions by the chorus to the actions of Antigone giving her brother a proper burial
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"I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing." this quote was in the First Inaugural Address by Ronald Reagan in 1981. The decision between fate or free will is a very popular subject. When people hear those word they think. Religion is a very big factor in whether people choose fate or free will. The play "Antigone"‚ by the ancient Greek writer Sophocles in 442 B.C.E.‚ has a great example about the dispute between
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is thought of as someone who knows how to control a nation‚ he contains a tragic flaw noticed by others and himself‚ which results in an unpleasant death. In the story “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ King Creon’s pride and stubborn actions leads his son‚ Haemon to be disappointed and loose his trust towards his father. Through his ways of being unable to admit his mistakes‚ his anger brought him to a stage where he became associated with civil law rather than believing in his morals. While Sentry is talking
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always right and everything had to go in the way he wanted to: “I am King of Thebes‚ Antigone. I have a duty as a monarch.” Moreover‚ he also believed that his decision was right in the punishing of Antigone‚ despite that fact that she was engaged to Haemon‚ Creon’s son. “A broken law is a broken law‚ and lawbreakers must be punished. Antigone will be no exception.” In this case‚ his sense of pride was the tragic flaw that led him to his downfall. At the end‚ Creon finally realized that his pride
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appears. After reading the story‚ you can easily pick out the dominant characters. The characters that would take on the label of “powerful people” would be Creon and most of the characters that we meet within the story. Although Ismene‚ Antigone‚ Haemon‚ etc are below Creon‚ they all belong to the “upper class” society. Powerful people are powerful because of their families‚ wealth‚ skills‚ and even personality. The same attributes contribute to the reasoning as to why the powerless are in fact powerless
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As Creon and his men race to correct their error‚ Annie enters through the plantation. She is dressed in white‚ holding a veil in her hands. Surrounding her is a chorus of dead Confederate soldiers‚ two of which are her brothers Earl and Paul. “Look at me‚” she says‚ “men of my fatherland/setting out on that last road” (102). She speaks directly to the dead‚ and the dead answer. The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead
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