In the Action One of the most important characters in Sophocles’ Antigone is actually a group of individuals. The chorus consists of a group of Theban elders‚ and they serve as the voice of the people. These men are considered the wisest in all of Thebes. “Their attitude to what is going on is always shaped by their responsibilities and special interest of their position” (Kirkwood 3). The chorus is not attached to any one character specifically; it reacts to its own thoughts and emotions (3).
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Horton English 1302 2/28/11 “Point of View/Atmosphere in ’A Rose for Emily’ ” “A Rose for Emily” is a well thought out short story by William Faulkner published on April 30‚ 1931. This short story is told from the townspeople of Jefferson (first-person) to create a point of view to be able to see from the outside of the situation getting an insight on reality of the plot. At the beginning of “A Rose for Emily‚” Faulkner immediately sets a tone. "When Miss Emily Grierson died‚ our whole town
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Mood: The mood in this trailer starts with feelings of sadness and loneliness as the main character‚ Rose‚ goes through the struggle with her mother keeping her home to take care of her and not letting her live her life. This is sensed through the dramatic music and pictures of Rose longing for a better life as she unhappily does whatever her mother asks her to do. This mood is continued through her vision of herself dying‚ but in reality‚ it’s her mother that dies. The music becomes even more dramatic
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Background Information on Antigonê by Sophocles Before reading Antigonê by Sophocles‚ discover some background information on the play‚ the author‚ and the time. In about 150-200 words compile that information and submit it in the submission window below. Learning some background information will help you understand the play. Look for information that will pertinent in understanding Greek Tragedy. Make sure you use your own words‚ quote when necessary‚ and include in-text citations. Keep the bibliographical
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What is a tragic hero? Antagone is an interesting play with many interesting characters included in it. Antigone who is a women who just wanted to give her loving brother‚ Polyneices a proper burial. Creon Antigone’s uncle who sought after giving Polyneices the title of traitor. There is a right and a wrong and in my opinion Creon was in the wrong‚ i mean by making stupid‚ and stubborn decisions that would soon lead to his downfall‚ making him the tragic hero of this play. A tragic hero is a literary
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cursed or that fate was lead you to your destiny? In the philosophical play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the daughter of Oedipus believed she was “destined” to die because of her family’s curse that has proved itself true through many different family deaths. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ ordered that Antigone’s brother would not be buried since he was fighting against Thebes in the war. Eventually‚ Antigone went against the law‚ buried her brother‚ and was condemned to death. Sophocles
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Writing styles & Tone There are many different types of tone and writing styles that need to be explored with communication with others on-line because we don’t know our classmates or our instructor on a personal level; we don’t know the different personality types we would be dealing with. We would want to remember that email doesn’t have a face and what may seem like helpful comments can actually carry negative connotations. When communicating with others it would need to be natural
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Kacie Ms. C 11/16/12 C Block Antigone tragic hero essay. Creon is the better tragic hero because he has more traits of a tragic hero than antigone has. He has greatness‚ a personality flaw‚ he makes a tragic mistake due to his personality and realizes it‚ he accepts death with honor and gets redeemed by the end of the play. All tragic heros must have greatness “ You forget yourself! You are talking to your king”Creon is telling Tiresias that he is a king. It is important because it is
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Antigone Essay Thousands of years ago there was an ancient greek playwright that went by the name Sophocles. Sophocles was a brilliant writer and every play he wrote it never scored below second in contest. One of his most famous plays is Antigone. It’s a tragic story about a girl who has to decide whether to go against the law or follow her heart and bury her brother Polyneices. After a grueling war both of Antigone’s brothers have died. Eteocles fighting for king Creon and Polyneices fighting
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Antigone Character Analysis In Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone smashing heads with her uncle‚ Creon‚ when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. It all began with the tragedy of Polynices’ death‚ which eventually lead Antigone to a tragedy of her own by the end of the play through a series of events. She is the heroine of the story‚ as Sophocles illustrated her as absolutely stubborn‚ but very loyal to her family and the Gods. Certain examples throughout the
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