Conflict of Loyalty From reading Antigone‚ loyalty comes in all different forms. One is how Antigone expressed her loyalty to family by giving her brother‚ Polynices‚ a proper bruial; even though she wasn’t being loyal to the rules of Creon‚ king of Thebes. Humans are faced with basic conflicts of loyalties—to state‚ religion‚ and family. Personal happiness is another powerful and legitimate pull. But perfect balance among these compelling factors is impossible; hence suffering is inevitable. In
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LRJ 18 October 2017 “Antigone” Written by Sophocles‚“Antigone”‚ Prologue‚ and Scene 1‚ is a classic Greek tragedy that talks about how Antigone goes to bury Polyneices‚ but her uncle‚ Creon‚ who inherited the throne‚ stated that Polyneices is to not be buried; “Polyneices‚ I say‚ is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall lie on the plain‚ unburied; and the birds and the scavenging dogs can do with him whatever they like.” Antigone stills goes to bury Polyneices;
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Compare and/or Contrasting Julius Caesar and Antigone The Julius Caesar and Antigone stories are both about a conspiracy to kill the main character. Antigone is charged with death because of her defiant stand against Creon not burying her brother Polynices‚ who was considered a traitor at the time. Julius Caesar‚ while a hero to the majority of Rome‚ is considered by the rest of Rome’s congressmen to become a tyrant if he becomes king. While Antigone manages to live for a majority of her story
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Although Antigone is the namesake of the Sophocles play and is a hero in her own right‚ she is not a tragic hero. Creon is the true tragic hero of Antigone in the traditional sense of the term. Both Antigone and Creon were born of noble blood as they are members of the same family. However‚ Antigone ’s birth is corrupted as she is the child of a brother and sister. This almost immediately disqualifies her as the tragic hero. Antigone is more than basically good; she never waivers from her position
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People with power are usually disliked or even hated‚ because people do not like to be ruled over. In this world‚ the amount of power one has dictates the amount of respect and trust they receive. Like Creon‚ if one has a large amount of power they will almost always be disliked. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is an extremely powerful ruler‚ so much so that many people fear him. In fact‚ he is so feared‚ he could even be called a tyrant. The sentry that reports Antigone’s “crime” is nearly shaking
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Antigone Essay Prompt #6 Sophocles’ Antigone is a tragedy in which demands of the human psyche create conflict. Taken place in ancient Greek times‚ characters of the story remain holy to the greek gods. Zeus being the influence of religion‚ and Aphrodite’s over powering wrath of human instincts ultimitley lead to catastrophe. Throughout the story‚ Antigone is torn between the rule of the law and the rule of the gods. Antigone deals with conflicts arising from three demands made upon the human
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In Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Antigone the atmosphere changes throughout both stories. In Chronicles of a death foretold an influential character comes to life and in Antigone a character’s actions lead to punishment. These scenarios are very different. However similar reactions occur in both stories. Two characters‚ one in each of these novels‚ show just how rigid they can be. In being so narrow-minded‚ these characters believe they are so faultless they disregard others to the point of humiliation
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Question: As their conversation in Scene III breaks down‚ Haimon makes clear his opinion of Creon. What does Haimon think of his father and why does he think this? Haimon believes that his father is wrong in having Antigone killed‚ and he believes that his father is being unwise in that he will not consult with anyone else on the matter. He thinks these things because he believes that no crime was done in trying to bury someone‚ and because Creon will not talk to anyone else about the situation
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Moutaz Maharem Mrs. Milewski AP Literature 9/23/12 Reaction Assignment- Antigone by Sophocles I agree with Creon’s belief than an individual’s true nature can only truly be assessed when that individual is placed in a position of leadership. When someone is put into an important role like that in any society‚ he either fails or succeeds while doing the job. When one does not meet the expectations of his citizens‚ he is destined to disappoint them and not receive another term in that role of
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In Sophocles’ inferential play‚ Antigone‚ the characters‚ and story line very much compare with the movie‚ "The Long Walk Home." In the story‚ Antigone‚ a young girl named Antigone is stuck in the middle of a crisis in which she must make an important decision whereas in the movie "The long walk home" Odessa‚ a black maid‚ must fight off racism and raise the family of her own as well as her employers. Both the play Antigone and the movie‚ "The long walk home" have many things in common. For example
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