The play "Antigone" focuses upon the slants about the part and picture of woman in general society coliseum in the midst of 400 BC. Antigone is the terrible gutsy lady of the play. As appeared differently in relation to her steady sister‚ Antigone is depicted as the progressive in her family who giving off a withdrawn impression and additionally declining in obeying standards (Sophocles‚ 1960). He gets to be unmanageable‚ fast‚ flighty with straightforward impenetrable to as a young person contrasted
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their lives. In Sophocles’ Athenian tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex‚ the plot revolves around the tension between one’s individual action and one’s fate‚ which one is unable to control. However in the play‚ Sophocles makes it evident that Oedipus‚ the protagonist‚ has no control over the devastating events that pertain to his live but rather external forces‚ such as fate and the power of the gods/goddesses‚ are responsible. By stressing the importance and seriousness of one’s fate‚ Sophocles suggests that people
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disagree about whether or not it is good to be passionate and act on your beliefs. Sophocles believes that it is better to die from an excess amount of passion and die knowing you fought for what was right than sitting around Antigone. Lady and thinking about things while life passes you by‚ whereas Shakespeare believes that being too passionate is foolish and often ends in catastrophe. In both Romeo and Juliet and Antigone‚ familial love is a theme that overshadows and interferes with all themes. The
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Similar to Dr. King‚ Antigone also fights the law of the government‚ although in order to try and achieve a different resolution but fails unlike Dr. King. Antigone’s stakes justify her actions and although she sees it as her responsibility to bury her brother‚ she stands to lose more than Dr. King from failure as her life is on the line for her betrayal of the law. She however chooses to ignore the stakes as she realizes that what she has to lose compares nothing to what she and her family could
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In his play Antigone‚ Sophocles presents the conflict of choosing between family loyalty and obeying the law of the land. The playwright clearly believes that loyalty to one’s family trumps listening to the law and it shines through as the right choice. In the novella “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka‚ there is a lack of family loyalty shown towards the protagonist‚ Gregor Samsa‚ who has shown immense allegiance to his parents and sister. In Antigone‚ several of the characters are loyal either to the
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In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus appears to be a respectful ruler until a wise prophet‚ Teiresias‚ tells Oedipus that he is at fault. Oedipus sent out for Teiresias because Oedipus‚ in this time of need‚ knew of Teiresias’s wisdom and knowledge. Oedipus showed his need of help and begged Teiresias when he said‚“ Teiresias‚ seer who comprehendest all‚ Lore of the wise and hidden mysteries‚ High things of heaven and low things on earth‚ Thou knowest‚ through thy blinded eyes see naught‚ What
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fate‚ and even today‚ men still linger on this dilemma. In Oedipus the King‚ and Antigone‚ Sophocles shows men have no control whatsoever in their determined fate. In Oedipus the King and Antigone‚ Sophocles show how men try to change their fates‚ but ultimately fail in the end despite the decisions of the characters. First‚ Sophocles shows how men don’t control their fate through oracles and prophecies. In Antigone‚ when Creon is visited by the great prophet Tiresias‚ who gives a chilling omen too
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The play Antigone Is about Oedipus’s three two sons Eteocles and Polynices killing each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother
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Tragic Hero The Greek play‚ Antigone stresses the position of power and virtue against written law. Creon‚ in my opinion best qualifies for being the tragic hero. His actions‚ words‚ and the comments surrounding him prove that a man who is supplied for life could lose all of it. His actions demonstrate him as a tragic hero. Creon’s belief in nationalism and leadership is demonstrated when he said: “I call to God to witness that if I saw my country headed for ruin‚ I should not be afraid to speak
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Oedipus the King was a play written by Sophocles and first premiered in 429 B.C. (Wiki Oedipus the king). The play was an ironic tale of the life and downfall a man name Oedipus whom was cursed from birth. Thebes was a city in central Greece located in Boeotia. In mythological history it is told to be the place of the birth of Hercules and also the home of the sphinx (A mythological creature that terrorized the area until the riddle was solved by Oedipus platforming him to his place as King of Thebes
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