The ancient Greek play of Antigone had many life lessons that can be learned but one of the greatest was listening to good advice. In the time of the ancient Greeks to the modern times of today‚ everyone uses good advice in making everyday and huge decisions. For example in the play Antigone‚ Creon instead of listening to his own son Haimon‚ Choragos‚ or even Teiresias did not change his mind about Antigone’s punishment and was too late when he did. Another example but from outside of the play would
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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Creon’s Lesson [ happy music is playing‚ its very light on the stage] prologue In present day (2017) Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices‚ and Eteocles work for Creon. Antigone is a maid‚ Polyneices is a housekeeper‚ and Eteocles is a chef. While they were working for Creon Antigone fell in love with Creon’s son haemon they were planning to get married. While that was going on the two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles overheard that on of them are going to be fired and Polynices was worried that he was going
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3 Life Lessons Although there are many reasons that our souls come to earth‚ one of the main reasons I believe we come here is to learn a valuable lesson. If we did not learn this lesson through out a life time‚ our souls would come back to repeat the process. I believe I have learned a few lessons from my time here on earth. One lesson I have learned is to never take things or people for granted. At some point in our lives‚ we realize that we take things for granted‚ we take each other for
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took a personal turn. Shilpa soon announced her engagement to the world and proudly showed off the 20 carat diamond ring which had been gifted to her by Raj. A firm believer of karma and past life‚ Shilpa went on to say in an interview that Raj was a part of her past life and now they are back together. Lesson Learnt: So girls‚ no matter how many boys break your heart; don’t ever settle for anyone except for your Mr. Right. Never embarrass your ex publicly You may be seething in anger and may want
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* Life Lessons * * Life lessons is about setting boundaries‚ on your life‚ your career‚ love‚ relationship‚ etc. Setting higher standard on your life and its expectations. It’s wanting to succeed Putting value on the most important things in life. Becoming your own person. Not having any quorums and hang-ups. It’s when you what acceptance from your social surrounding‚ the people that you network with on a daily basis. * We human are attention seekers‚ we want to show other constituent’s
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I strongly believe that some of our greatest life lessons are the experiences that we have obtained in life. I feel fortunate to have had many experiences which have shaped me into the person I am today. Growing up with a twin sister and older brother allowed me to have someone to share in all lives courses. My siblings and I were raised by only our mother. She worked very hard to provide a suitable and stable life for us. The only issue I can raise is that we moved every couple of years
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best life‚ she always had patience with everything she did and it truly brought her a long way. In the book “Life Lessons”‚ patience is one of the topics that the author Elizabeth Kubler ‘Ross and David Kessler mentions. It discusses on how patience affects our lives and the consequences in not having patience. I myself know I don’t have all the patience in the world however‚ by reading this book I actually think I’m not so bad. Elizabeth mentions how one of the hardest and frustrating lessons in life
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Ingle A.1 Amanda Ingle July 30‚ 2013 An Eye Opener in Life Last August I was in a bad motorcycle accident that has ultimately changed my life. I had never been on a motorcycle before so a friend of mine asked if I wanted to take a ride on his with him. We rode through the country roads‚ and it was a thrilling experience! It started to get dark‚ so we had decided to head on our way back home. Only going about fifty miles per hour‚ a fox appeared on our right and started running alongside of
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Cesar V. Professor. Losack College Writing Narrative Essay A LIFE LESSON It was a beautiful Sunday morning‚ clear blue sky and the sun shining as bright as it could. I was up early getting ready to head to the shop‚ where I make a living as a mechanic. My girlfriend Grissel was in the kitchen making me breakfast so I could start my day on a good note. I knew it was going to be a good day when the house was filled with the smell of my favorite crispy bacon‚ scrambled eggs
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