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    Antigone Analysis

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    Elizabeth S. Antigone Analysis 5-2-13 It isn’t uncommon for people to challenge society for what they believe in. For example‚ in day to day life‚ Society says to not stone your wife if she has an affair‚ while the Bible says that it is alright. In Antigone by Saphocles‚ Antigone was right to disobey Creon by burying her brother‚ because she knew that he deserved the same rights as everyone else‚ despite the fact that he went against Creon’s rulings. Creon decided that Polyneices wouldn’t

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    On this day of great regret‚ I‚ Creon have decided to not fight with destiny and give Polyneices a proper burial‚ and to release Antigone from her cave of slow death. If I do not release Antigone‚ the prophet Tiresias has said that my beloved son Haimon will die. Oh‚ this is quite the calamity‚ I must hurry to go release Antigone before this predicament worsens‚ but first I will give Polyneices a genuine burial. I must follow the mighty laws of all gods and serve them to the day of my death. Accompanied

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    ANTIGONE PROLOGUE (1-116): Antigone‚ resolute and determined‚ proposes to Ismene that they flout the decree of Creon and bury the body of Ploynices‚ even at the cost of death. Ismene is afraid to join her and tries to disuade Antigone from her purpose‚ urging the weakness of women ant the necessity of obedience to the state. Antigone‚ in a burst of furious anger‚ scorns her advice. PARADOS (117-79): The Chorus of Theban Elders hails the defeat of the Argive army and the lifting of the siege of

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    Piety In Antigone

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    Crystal Green Dram 105 Dr. Rodda October 7‚ 2010 Sophocles’ Antigone Sophocles’ Antigone brings to life the underlying culture flaws in the Greek city-states by showing how the idea of filial piety and divine law undermine each other and were used as a means to justify the ends. Athenian citizens enjoyed a wide range of powers of self-governance: citizens elected military leaders and held judicial authority. Every male citizen enjoyed these rights. Women were not considered citizens; they were

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    Antigone There comes a time where pride can cause a person to go against what they consider right; In the play Antigone by Sophocles demonstrates how someone having too much or too little pride can be the downfall of themselves or what the effects it can have on a person are. Although pride is something that we all possess‚ we must pick the right time to display it for everyone to see. Throughout the play‚ Antigone continues to demonstrate a strong sense of pride to her own family values

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    Oedipus the King/Antigone Essay Have you ever done something bad which caused a huge problem for your family? In the tragedies‚ Antigone‚ and Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ both Oedipus and Creon are the causes for deaths in their families. Oedipus was one of the reasons for death in his family. The prophet Tiresias said that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother one day. And because of this his parents sent him to die. But he still lived and fulfilled the prophecy without

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    1 1/6/14 Antigone Mask Traits Essay The third of the three Theban plays‚ known as Antigone‚ written by Sophocles is a great tragedy with characters who each have distinct personality traits‚ morals‚ and flaws; one being Haemon who possesses many. Haemon‚ the son of Creon and spouse-to-be to Antigone‚ has absolute loyalty towards Antigone and the people of Thebes‚ respect for his father’s decisions initially‚ and rashness which leads to a shattering ending. Haemon helps protect Antigone by speaking

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    Usually‚ in novels‚ the main character’s strength overshadows his weaknesses. In the Greek tragedy "Antigone"‚ however‚ the main character of the same name has as many strong points as weak ones. In the next paragraphs‚ I will point out Antigone’s strengths‚ weaknesses and‚ finally‚ the evolution of the character throughout the play. It goes without saying that Antigone is an extremely strong woman for her time and even for ours. She does have evident strengths. Throughout the play‚ she stands her

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    Antigone’s time it seems that this is also something they struggle with for it is a common theme without the story. Antigone seems conflicted on whether to honor her brother and the divine law that all must be buried to enter the afterlife or honor Creon’s law that her brother is not allowed to be buried for he is not considered a honor as his brother Polyneices is. Throughout the story Antigone and even her sister Ismene struggle with the choice between human law and divine law but their morals lead them

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    The Themes of Antigone

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    The Themes of Antigone Antigone is credited as one of the best works of Sophocles‚ ranked by most modern critics above Oedipus the King. There are many aspects of Antigone that make it the play critics love to ramble about. "Antigone must be received as the canon of ancient tragedy: no tragedy of antiquity that we possess approaches it in pure idealism‚ or in harmony of artistic development" says one critic named Berhardy. Tragedy is usually concerned with a person of great stature‚ a king

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