pages twenty through thirty of Jean Anouilh’s play‚ Antigone‚ but before the interactive oral‚ I deemed Antigone the Tragic Hero—she fulfills many of the criterion. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus‚ thus she is of noble birth. In an act of heroism‚ Antigone challenges Creon’s totalitarian state. Antigone’s fate was predestined; the Chorus declares that Antigone is going to die. I did not think there could be an affirmative case for any other character. During the interactive oral‚ one cultural and
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Antigone Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival
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shown throughout this story. These elements are part of what make Antigone a tragedy and are manifested well. The first example of violation we see is when Antigone buries her brother‚ despite Creon’s law against burying a traitor. Antigone violates Creon’s law due to her love for her brother and her respect for the Gods. She knows that she will die if she is caught yet she does not even deny the crime when she is accused. Antigone also violates her sister Ismene’s concerned warnings about the outcome
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The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead. However the dead are relentless‚ even pinning her fate in her father’s role as a rebel captain (102). As where the original Antigone hangs herself in her tomb‚ Annie chooses to throw herself into the river‚ to “wed the lord of the dark waters”
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intention of the line that is being delivered just as the power of breath can greatly affect the text for example anything that was from Shakespearian times or most Greek text. Considering that fact i will be talking about a Greek tragedy known as Antigone. There is a lot of that same purpose and intention in the way that the acting cast as a unit did using their voice. When observing the play and actors as a whole i seen a lot of people using a method called breathing power which as we learned in
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necessarily want to‚ are the best for the position. This ensures that the leader is working for the commonwealth‚ not for selfish desires such as power or money. Such characteristics and examples of good and poor leadership can all be seen in the works Antigone‚ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ The Republic and The Republic and Laws. The best leaders have a balance of their individual appetite as well as the welfare of the city allowing the citizens and city itself flourish and succeed. A great and
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Ismene is a young lady with whom one can easily relate. In the greek theater play Antigone‚ Ismene expresses multiple emotions; emotions I often find myself feeling. Ismene and I connect to one another in numerous ways‚ but yet she and I are so contrasting at the same time because our life situations are so diverse. I often find myself connecting to her. Firstly‚ through physicalities‚ or appearance. Secondly‚ I have discovered our personality‚ or attitude towards life‚ are very alike. Lastly‚ she
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or to not believe. The conscience of one’s soul is one’s belief of the unknown. The decisions one makes in life are influenced and acted upon based on one’s belief in the supernatural. As shown in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. When one is little and innocent
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the role of a very minor character in Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ yet she represents major life lessons and themes that Sophocles implies throughout the play. The Queen is seen and heard through the lines of other characters. Her silence can speak louder than words. She only has seven lines‚ yet she does not have to say much in order for us to understand her important role as a queen‚ mother‚ and wife. We can interpret her values and traits through what other characters say and imply about her
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In the epics of Gilgamesh and Antigone‚ the main characters both deal with a death that is personal‚ but the way the react to that death‚ and how it drives their respective stories. In Gilgamesh’s story‚ it breaks him‚ the death of his beloved friend intensifies his fear of death‚ so much so that he tries to become immortal to get away from it‚ which is arguably‚ what he’s been trying to do all along. While for Antigone‚ the death ignited her‚ she ran towards death‚ almost embracing it. Which is
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