to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed to. The poem “If we must die” best represents to Antigone because Antigone wants to die
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English make up quiz 01 The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself
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[pic] The adventure of Odysseus What is an Epic? A long narrative poem about a legendary hero. Homer • poet • thought to be blind‚ but describes events as a seeing person • lived around 1200 B.C.E Ismarus City • From Troy‚ the ships first made land at Ismarus. • Ismarus – City of Ciconians • Odysseus lost six men from each ship. • Odysseus continued their sailing. • They were overtaken by a storm which drove them for NINE DAYS along the sea till they reached
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The story of Antigone deals mainly with Antigone’s brother whose body has been left unburied because of his crimes in opposition to the state. Among the many themes present in this play‚ is one of the relationships between sisters and brothers. Although the main story focuses on the king’s choice to follow through with his political responsibility‚ the essence of the play lays in Antigone’s actions in displaying loyalty towards her sibling; her dead brother. Antigone; a tragic heroine in
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Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do
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one within.” This quote is a representation of the meaning of the journey that odysseus takes in the odyssey likewise the narrator in “The Journey”In The Odyssey by Homer‚ on odysseus’s journey he go to a few different dangerous place like an island of cyclops‚ there were also singing mermaids that would cause you to forget your goal of getting home. They go past the monsters then they arrived back home where Odysseus had to win a contest disguised as a servant to win his wife back. In “The Journey”
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Chenneal Hyman Ms.Posner English I April 7‚ 2013 Odysseus as a Hero When I was younger‚ I used to watch the figures on TV: athletes‚ singers‚ and actors trying to pick which one should be my hero. Granted they were fabulous‚ did being on TV make them a hero? From many sources that supply countless definitions‚ one can say that Homer’s Odysseus can fit the true ideal of a hero because he obtains self-control in rigorous situations‚ cleverness that outwits all mortals‚ and selfless that at many
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Antigone Essay Haemon’s Actions In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ every character has its position and they demonstrate it through their actions. Haemon is Creon’s son‚ he is engaged to Antigone at the beginning of the story. He is a strong character that doesn’t cause many problems but stands for what he believes in. Some might argue he is naive but he actually just stands for what he thinks is right. He tries to reason with his dad‚ threatens in order to get his way‚ and actually does as he
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satisfying hero. In the book the odyssey‚ Odysseus is expressed as a great hero because he is a man of steel ‚ not wanting to quit for the adventures he begins. Odysseus is a reliable hero because he’s strong‚ intelligent and caring to his men and the people around him. Odysseus is a good hero because he was intelligent towards his dangerous adventures. A good hero needs to use his brain to get his men and others out of treacherous situations. Odysseus was a man that used strategy in order
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12:00PM-1:15PM Trost Antigone and Feminism Feminism was used to get equality between sexes‚ male and female. The movements were set out to inaugurate‚ protect‚ and define equal diplomatic‚ monetary‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main character had the courage to challenge the King of Thebes. Antigone’s act of rebellion separates herself from the average Greek woman of her time. She presents herself as a strong willed feminist. Sophocles’ Antigone was a story
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