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    Why does Ismene object to Antigone’s plan to bury Polyneices? Possible Answer: Ismene believes the men who rule Thebes must not be disobeyed because men are stronger and their will must be respected. How does Antigone demonstrate pre-feminist ethics? Possible Answer: Antigone believes that a woman’s duty is not to the men who rule a domain‚ but rather to her own instincts and her own sense of right and wrong. She believes that the gods do not dictate through a ruler‚ but rather through individual

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    Medea vs. Antigone

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    Medea vs. Antigone The two Greek plays‚ Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties‚ undermining assumptions on the part of the audience‚ foreshadowing the rest of the play‚ and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved in. It also brings

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    play AntigoneIsmene is a foil to Antigone. Antigone demonstrates strong will and courage while Ismene demonstrates weakness. In the period of a male dominating time‚ Antigone stands out. She puts her belief and family before her life. In addition‚ when Sentry brings her to Creon saying it was her who buried Polyneices‚ she proudly admits it was her doing (2.53). As Creon tells her she will receive execution‚ she showed no signs of weaknesses and instead agreed. Contrary to Antigone is Ismene. Unlike

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    Antigone is a complex character in the play. The play begins with Creon explaining through an edict to the entire town of Thebes. Polynices‚ who is Antigone’s brother‚ dies in an attempt to take over Thebes. Creon‚ the leader of Thebes‚ doesn’t allow Polynices to be buried correctly. This infuriates Antigone. Antigone wants to do something about this‚ because she has integrity. When Antigone has her mind set on something‚ she goes out and does it. Do what you think is right‚ even if it is against

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    Antigone vs Creon

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    Task: Write an essay about the conflict between Antigone and Creon in Antigone‚ by Sophocles. Show how each is right in his or her own fundamental belief. Then show how the tragedy was inevitable or show how one side was wrong and should have changed. In Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ there is conflict between the characters Antigone and Creon. Antigone is characterized as a rebellious girl‚ who turns into a martyr‚ and just lost both her brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices‚ in a war between the city-states

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    Creon's Role In Antigone

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    Sophocles has different characters‚ Antigone is the younger daughter of oedipus and Jocasta. Creon is the brother of antigone. Creon is Antigone and creon is powerfully‚ built but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule. Antigone is sallow‚ withdrawn and a brat. The chorus frames the play by introducing the action and characters under the sign of fatality. The Nurse is an addition to the Antigone legend. She introduced on everyday‚ element into the play that heightens the strangeness

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    Reading Response-Antigone

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    Reading response-Antigone In the story of Antigone‚ we see the struggles between right and wrong or individual and government‚ and the conflicts between the males and females. In the other words‚ Antigone ‚ a woman‚ are supposed to have no her own opinions to the her world. She should follow the laws which are made by men. Nevertheless‚ she believes the god’s laws should be more important than the others. What makes this story so special? Antigone‚ a Femal‚ challenges to the male’s

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    Contextualisation of Antigone. Original Setting Antigone is set originally in Ancient Greece in Thebes‚ The play is about the Princess Antigone rebelling against her Uncle‚ King Creon of Thebes‚ after he states that her brother Polyneices‚ who rebelled against his country‚ will not be buried after his death in war. Her other brother‚ Eteoclese is going to be buried with full military honours. Antigone‚ finding this unfair‚ asks her sister Ismene to assist her in burying their brother‚ who refuses

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    Antigone-Pride Essay

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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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    Antigone and Girl Power

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    strength and integrity. In the play Antigone written by the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone is a symbol of feminism revolt. She is nowhere near as radical as other the feminist characters of her time‚ however‚ Antigone does puts her life on expense‚ trying to stand up to the patriarchal society in which she was confined. The reader can see the man versus woman struggles through the clash Antigone has with Creon. Throughout the entire play Antigone was determined‚ she fights until

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