Antigone vs. Ismene In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ the playwright Sophocles developed his characters with strongly contrasting personalities. The sisters Antigone and Ismene are foils to each other‚ in that they are characters with completely opposite personalities. Antigone is strong‚ stubborn‚ and stands up for what she believes in‚ while Ismene is weak‚ obedient to the law‚ and very passive. Throughout the play‚ Antigone and Ismene display their opposing beliefs and personalities. When introduced
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Was Antigone`s decision to bury her brother just? In the Antigone by Sophocles‚ king Creon issues a decree that whoever tries to bury the body of Polyneices (Antigone`s brother)‚ shall suffer a penalty of death by stoning in the presence of the assembled citizens. Antigone refuses to follow this law because she believes that it`s more important to follow the god’s principles than to obey a man. In the book‚ she tells her sister‚ Ismene : "I will bury him myself. If I die for doing that‚ good: I
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Antigone and Thelma’s glory In earlier times and unfortunately still now‚ women are considered to be less than men. In the movie Thelma and Louis and in the play Antigone women are depicted as inferior to men. Thelma‚ an old fashion woman who is bullied by her husband and Antigone‚ a traditional woman who is deprive to follow her believes by a king‚ fight through their story to stand up for themselves in a patriarchal society. Similarly‚ both women’s decision and actions starts their tragic path
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Antigone vs. Socrates In the plays Antigone and the Crito the two lead characters‚ Antigone and Socrates‚ showed completely different ideas regarding their responsibilities to the State. Antigone believes in divine law and does what she thinks that the Gods would want her to do. Socrates‚ on the other hand‚ believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone‚ her brother Polynices‚ turned against his own city by attacking his own
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Medea and Antigone are two stories of passion drove women. Together the women of these stories break the law of man and go against the laws of gods both characters are controlled by their emotion. Medea and Antigone are both strong‚ sometimes- manipulative‚ Medea more than Antigone. The themes of both stories; in my mind‚ are women‚ passion‚ and spiritual beliefs. They also are drove by the actions of men in their lives. Both are very morally different and their actions are on completely different
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The play “Antigone” conveys the interactions between the King Creon and his niece Antigone. Their interaction is different than a normal conversation between a women and male at the time‚ especially a man with as much power as Creon. Normally‚ a woman would surrender to the males wishes and keep her thoughts to herself. Antigone separates herself from this commonality by showing no fear as she admits to burying Polyneices‚ her brother‚ when the Creon questions her (Line 411). Creon is shocked by
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Antigone and the Contemporary Feminist The feminism movement is a moderately new advance‚ which has grown increasingly popular over the past two hundred years. Even though the venture of women gaining equality with men is relatively fresh‚ women who have stood alone as feminists have been around for a surprisingly long amount of time. Antigone is only one example of a classic role model to contemporary feminists. Antigone is comparable to modern-day feminists for three reasons: she confronts
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“I intend to give my brother burial. I’ll be glad to die in the attempt‚-if it’s a crime‚ then it’s a crime that God commands.” Antigone wishes not to allow her brother to go without burial. She is a brave woman‚ enough to attempt the burial herself even if it is against the laws of Creon. Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus‚ and the sister of Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ and Eteocles. She chooses to live under the laws of the gods rather than her living king and father of her fiance. She wishes not to overrule
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Pride Essay Antigone “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and‚ of course‚ as long as you ’re looking down‚ you can ’t see something that ’s above you.” (C.S. Lewis). Pride can take over the lives of people who have it within them. It is ok to feel proud but if the sense of pride is exaggerated it will lead to arrogance and therefore to problems. In the book Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ pride is displayed as good and bad. Pride can have a big impact on people when it is taken
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are a direct polar opposite of Creon. The motivations of Antigone conflict with Creon highlight his characteristics of self pride‚ views of laws‚ and rudeness towards women. Each of these characteristics brings Creon out as a tragic hero as soon as the play begins and his role is ginormous throughout the play Antigone. Antigone herself brought out Creon’s self pride as he viewed himself much greater than anyone he encountered. By Antigone going directly against Creon‚ he felt as if he had something
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