The main characters in Sophocles’ drama‚ Antigone‚ are Antigone herself‚ the play’s tragic heroine and Antigone’s uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Both characters are ruled by powerful motivations and beliefs; however‚ they differ from one character to the next. Antigone’s motivation is love for her family- she puts it above all else. In fact‚ she is willing to sacrifice her life to defend that love. Antigone goes to great lengths to bury her deceased brother‚ who according to an edict issued by
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Verbal- when character lies to themselves or someone else Situational- find them in a situation they did not want to be in Dramatic- reader knows something the character doesn’t LADY MACBETH These deeds must not be thought after these ways; so‚ it will make us mad. 1. Act 1 Scene 4‚ line 50; the witches hail Macbeth‚ “thane of Cawdor!” Dramatic irony: At this point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune
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situation. One of the biggest conflicts in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and one of the two brothers (Polyneices) killed shall not be buried. This dilemma is felt by many‚ especially Antigone (sister of Polyneices). The struggle between human law and divine law is a moral dilemma Antigone feels as she decides to go against the laws of the king
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anyone in their family be left behind or forgotten. Antigone stuck by this and made sure to not let her brother Polyneices be left forgotten on the battlefield without having a proper burial. She understood that she had to take care of her brother no matter what the consequences were because you are supposed to do anything for the ones you share your blood with. We both share the value of thinking about our family first and their well-being. Antigone values
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“I will not fight with destiny.” (Antigone 873) Many people believe that Classical Literature from the Greco-Roman heritage either glorifies war along with negative things or that it teaches people positive things such as to persevere as well as to be hospitable‚ xenia. Characters in all the Classic Literature’s that one will read‚ still struggled to forge their own destinies as well as not fighting against destiny. In the Iliad‚ it teaches very important lessons like family being the number one
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of by those same children as he ages. His children might have him put in a nursing home instead. On the other hand knowledge especially of one’s self can eliminate evil. Tragedy on the other hand is morally ambiguous‚ neither right nor wrong The Antigone has remained relevant through the ages because
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“Explain how you would perform the role of the sentry‚ in each of his two appearances‚ in order to reveal his change of attitude from his intial fear for his own life to his reliefe as he brings a guilty Antigone before creon” The sentry would be acted by a 5ft5 man‚ he would be feeble looking with messy brown hair‚ and he would also have a high pitched voice that breaks from time to time therefore showing his physical and social weakness through his pitch of voice. He would be wearing messy clothes
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Antigone Analysis Antigone is a tragic play with many characters differing in morals and behavioral patterns. All of the main characters have different sets of moral principles they adhere to allowing differing interpretations of their behaviors by the reader. From the very beginning of the story‚ the conflict is laid out to the reader between Antigone and Creon. From the outset of the play‚ Antigone knows what she must do‚ shown by this quote made by her early on in the play. “I intend to give
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(834) even the very people he rules believe his judgement is wrong and that Antigone is innocent and was doing well by the gods. Because of this he is always hiding behind someone else The Gods or the people of Thebes. He never once openly defies his father untill near the end where it’s quiet clear that Haemon is done with his father’s games. Although it was surprising when the audience found that Antigone is Haemon’s
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rebellion-inspiring tragedy Antigone. Among others‚ his main characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ are representative of the two ideologies in contrast. In regards to the burial‚ or rather‚ non-burial‚ of Antigone’s slain brother Polyneices‚ they are constantly battling over polar positions: state against individual citizen‚ law against conscience‚ and human nature against divine nature. Ultimately‚ in following her conscience and sacrificing her life in defiance of nomos‚ Antigone is validated as a martyr
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