Antigone is a complex character in the play. The play begins with Creon explaining through an edict to the entire town of Thebes. Polynices‚ who is Antigone’s brother‚ dies in an attempt to take over Thebes. Creon‚ the leader of Thebes‚ doesn’t allow Polynices to be buried correctly. This infuriates Antigone. Antigone wants to do something about this‚ because she has integrity. When Antigone has her mind set on something‚ she goes out and does it. Do what you think is right‚ even if it is against
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Cato of Utica is the gatekeeper of Purgatory because he sought freedom in his life from the evilness what was occurring in his like on earth. He wanted to escape so much that he killed himself “...He goes in search of liberty-so precious‚ as he who gives his life for it must know”. It is important that we meet him first when Dante arrives in purgatory so we can begin to understand the mercy that God offers us when we do things for the right reason. Purgatory is about freedom and escaping from evil
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Sophocles and Euripides have provoked audiences for centuries to question what constitutes ‘justice’. Watching the various events onstage‚ spectators are led to ask if a definitive form of justice exists in these plays‚ or whether notions of justice in a world such as mankind’s are absurd. Furthermore‚ by presenting cases where ‘justice’ is claimed to be enacted by a character or force (generally the gods)‚ the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable
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Around when Caesar was twenty Sulla the Ruler of Rome sent out men including General Pompey. During this entire ordeal‚ ceasar and his wife Cornelia were fearing for their lives and the lives of all the other Romans including Cornelia’s father‚ who was the arch enemy of Sulla. While caesar was trying to help Lucius Cornelius Cinna‚ who was his wife’s father‚ escape they were caught by Pompey‚ Ceasar told Cinna to leave on his horse FAST. After he got away Caesar tried to fight them off but he was
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Antigone Foil – characters who have contrasting or opposite qualities. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Ismene is shown to be in great contrast to Antigone‚ who is her sister. She is portrayed as a gentle and passive while Antigone is depicted as an aggressive and headstrong woman. In the prologue‚ Antigone and Ismene are shown discussing what has transpired since their leave and subsequent return to Thebes. In this scene Antigone asks her sister in line 6-7 “have they told you of the new decree
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The Differences of Two Sisters Antigone is a Greek tragedy that is written by Sophocles. It is about a woman named Antigone fighting for her brother Polyneices’ rights to be buried. Antigone’s sister Ismene agrees that he should be buried but is hesitant about helping. While both Antigone and Ismene are strong women‚ their views and actions reveal two sisters who are very different. These sisters differ through their attitudes‚ fear or lack of‚ towards Kreon‚ and the laws in which they follow.
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Even though I removed all the charges against to Mauro Jose Briceño Lezama‚ The court ordered Mauro to move out from the apartment that we share together and I stood on the apartment. I tried to go on with my life. I wanted to leave everything that happened behind me. I did not desire to have any contact with Mauro Jose Briceño Lezama . He scared me to death; and the physical and mental abuse he summited me was terrible. I was struggling with my feelings. I love him but I fear him at the same time
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“I will not fight with destiny.” (Antigone 873) Many people believe that Classical Literature from the Greco-Roman heritage either glorifies war along with negative things or that it teaches people positive things such as to persevere as well as to be hospitable‚ xenia. Characters in all the Classic Literature’s that one will read‚ still struggled to forge their own destinies as well as not fighting against destiny. In the Iliad‚ it teaches very important lessons like family being the number one
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Good vs. Evil: I believe everyone has a side of both good and evil‚ and whichever path you choose determines which one you are. Even the greatest greek heroes had a bit of bad in them‚ and even the worst monsters had a soft spot. When I think “good vs evil” the first thing that comes to mind is the story of Cronus and Zeus. “Cronus had learned that one of his children was destined someday to dethrone him and he thought to go against fate by swallowing them as soon as they were born‚” (page 7). When
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Demi lived alone with her mother and father in Athens‚ Greece. Although she was not living with her birth parents‚ which were the greek gods Aphrodite and Ares. She never realized that she was a goddess until Aphrodite came to her one day and told her that she was the goddess of dance and that Ares‚ the god of war‚ and Aphrodite were her parents. Aphrodite and Ares had gotten in an argument over who was the better god‚ so they decided to settle it by letting their daughter choose. Since Demi was
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