more about you lets discuss the reason I have you on today. Antigone‚ I assume youre familiar? Butler: Why yes I am‚ she and I go way back. Me: And what is your view on Antigone as a whole. Butler: I feel that Antigone is an unconventional character‚ especially for her time‚ she is truly queer in the fact of her birth‚ her love for her brother and her “betrayl” of her city. Me: Judth those are some strong views. What do you mean Antigone is queer‚ shes obviouslt betrothed to Haimon‚ and what does
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large enforcing roles‚ showing the power within women. William Shakespeare and Sophocles use guilt‚ pride‚ and influence to demonstrate the importance of the women’s role to support the main characters in both the plays of Macbeth and Antigone. In Macbeth and Antigone the authors created guilt for the women to use against the main characters for their advantage. Macbeth exploits Lady Macbeth to balance Macbeth in the play; many say that Lady Macbeth put guilt on Macbeth into killing for the throne;
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noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.” The characters Hector and Antigone both have some very heroic attributes‚ but which one is the more heroic one? Hector does things for his hometown and not for himself. Some would argue that Antigone doesn’t do many “heroic” things. Hector is more heroic due to 3 key attributes; bravery‚ loyalty‚ and coolness. Bravery‚ both heros demonstrate a lot of bravery. Antigone does what the gods say to do even when other people tell her it is not right
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Antigone the Tragic Hero Tragic heroes are characters who have made a bad judgment that ends up in their downfall. Some celebrities may also be considered tragic heroes. An example of a tragic hero is Antigone from the play Antigone. Antigone describes to her sister‚ Ismene‚ that she wants to give their brother‚ Polyneices‚ a fair burial. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ their other brother‚ fought each other to their death to become the king of Thebes. Since they both have died‚ Creon became the new
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significant theme in Sophocles’ Antigone is whether or not the law of man conquers divine law. Amidst the play‚ the newly crowned king Creon proclaims that the body of Polyneices will not receive a proper burial‚ but instead will be publicly shamed and left to be preyed upon by wild animals. Upset with Creon’s mandate‚ Antigone mourns the death of both of her brothers‚ Polyneices and Eteocles‚ and gives Polyneices a proper burial so he can move on to the afterlife. Antigone asserts that divine law will
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“Antigone” Timeline: - Select 6 key events in the play “Antigone”. - Include these events in a chronological timeline. - Your timeline must include the following: ▪ - Name of the event. ▪ - Page number of the event. ▪ - A paragraph reaction that you have towards the event. 6 CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS: 1. Antigone decides to bury Polyneices’ body despite what King Creon’s orders are against that action. PG. 773 - For this
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perspective. One example of this is shown through the play Antigone by Sophocles. Within the play there are two characters who foil each other for what they believe is right. Therefore‚ they believe that they are self justified‚ while the opposite party views there actions negatively. This is similar to how our current culture views the actions on past leaders and figureheads. The main theme of the perspective of what is right in the play Antigone is similar to how our culture reacts to the choices of
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Bernd DRAM-3713-300 12 February 2015 Consideration of Antigone Antigone is a tragedy that tests even today’s readers with the dilemma of man’s law and the laws of man’s religion. One can easily see the side of her moral obligation as well as her obligation of relation and love‚ since Polyneices was also her brother. Such a dilemma‚ crossed with the law of the land and the law of her faith‚ still vex men and women today. Although Antigone met a tragic end‚ the tragic hero in this story is Creon
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characters’ lives Antigone is a daughter of the marriage between King Oedipus of Thebes and his mother Jocasta. She is the subject of a popular story in which she attempts to secure a burial for her brother Polynices‚ even though he is seen as a traitor to Thebes and the law forbids even mourning for him‚ punishable by death. The burial of Polynices takes place during Oedipus’ reign in Thebes‚ before Oedipus marries Jocasta. Sophocles’ tragedies Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone‚ it occurs in the years
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Antigone v. The Roman Women In the play‚ Antigone and Creon battle a philosophical war dealing with the controversy of the Greek ideals. They both based their actions on their beliefs of what is right and wrong. The whole problem arises when their believes and ideas encountered each other‚ making it contradiction between morals. Antigone’s side of the conflict held a much more heavenly approach‚ as opposed to the mundane road that Creon chose to follow. Antigone feels that Creon is disregarding
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