“Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone”- Andy Biersack Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in this play I found that my attitude and morals are quite similar to the protagonist Antigone. In the story Antigone has been told that if she buries her brother‚ who died fighting against the city Antigone lives‚ she would be put to death."Polynices‚ I say is to have no burial; no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him" 1.55-58. However‚ she defies the
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William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is very similar to Sophocles’ “Antigone” but they have key differences. The Parados in Antigone is entirely revolved around the dominance of man and contains many metaphors. He writes “...and his blunt yoke has broken The sultry shoulders of a mountain bull” (Parados 11-12). It’s saying that a bull is a tough animal but a man is tougher. Act II of Hamlet says that a man is very angelic in what he does. It reads “In form and moving how express and admirable! In action
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In Sophocles play “Antigone”‚ Creon the king demanded that his people obey his rules and order even if it’s wrong. He believed this because it stops chaos and keeps order‚ but when he puts out the law that whoever were to bury Polyneices body will be put to death and this upsets all of the citizens‚ including his son. A true ruler must give his people what they want unlike Creon did‚ Creon’s people and his son told him he was making the wrong decision. When the towns people act like the counsel
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Jonathan espinosa Mr. West world literature 17 september ‚ 2015 Creon‚ A new man The play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ is about the king of thieves having a baby with his wife or (queen Iocaste) and the name the baby oedipus‚ and ___oricals __told the king when oedipus gets older he will be strong enough and would kill the king (or his dad) so they sent him away far away from them but the carrier couldn’t hold the guilt so instead he gave oedipus to another family that lived in another land
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acting on irrational emotions because it could ultimately lead to a person’s downfall. In “Othello” and “Antigone‚” both Othello and Creon are confronted by their tragic flaws of irrational passions—excessive pride and jealousy. While possessing differing tragic flaws‚ both men ultimately suffer from the results of their decisions after it was too late to recognize their flaw. In Shakespeare’s “Othello‚” Othello is highly respected and looked up to but later is influenced by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ resulting
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believe they deserve. When these characters feel wronged‚ they believe that it is up to them to acquire their own justice by any means necessary. However‚ this attempt to achieve their justice ultimately results in much more tragedy and bloodshed. Both Antigone and The Odyssey contain plots driven by justice and revenge and both of these stories uniquely display that the cycle of revenge cannot be stopped. These
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Antigone Essay The relationship between Antigone and Ismene changes throughout each scene during the play. They go through traumatic situations dealing with loyalty‚ love and death. The choices Antigone and Ismene made based on their beliefs generated friction between their relationship. From the beginning of the play Antigone and Ismene had a distant relationship. Antigone is loyal to her family‚ she “But as for me‚ I will bury the brother I love” (Prologue 64-65)‚ which shows her loyalty
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In Sophocles’ inferential play‚ Antigone‚ the characters‚ and story line very much compare with the movie‚ "The Long Walk Home." In the story‚ Antigone‚ a young girl named Antigone is stuck in the middle of a crisis in which she must make an important decision whereas in the movie "The long walk home" Odessa‚ a black maid‚ must fight off racism and raise the family of her own as well as her employers. Both the play Antigone and the movie‚ "The long walk home" have many things in common. For example
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Compare and/or Contrasting Julius Caesar and Antigone The Julius Caesar and Antigone stories are both about a conspiracy to kill the main character. Antigone is charged with death because of her defiant stand against Creon not burying her brother Polynices‚ who was considered a traitor at the time. Julius Caesar‚ while a hero to the majority of Rome‚ is considered by the rest of Rome’s congressmen to become a tyrant if he becomes king. While Antigone manages to live for a majority of her story
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of money to spy on Othello for him‚ since he wishes to take Othello’s girlfriend‚ Desdemona as his own. Roderigo fears that Iago has not been telling him enough about Desdemona and that this proves Iago’s real loyalty is to Othello not him. Iago explains his hatred of Othello for choosing Cassio as his officer or lieutenant and not him as he expected. To regain Roderigo’s trust‚ Iago and Roderigo inform Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father of her relationship with Othello‚ the "Moor" which enrages
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