Antigone Analysis Antigone is a strong willed woman that defies her uncle’s orders and buries her dead brother Polyneices‚ who fought against Thebes in the civil war. She goes and buries her brother‚ and performs the rituals of the dead. I believe Antigone buried her brother out of divine edict‚ and not to defy the king. She may have been incredibly angry about the way her brother’s body had been treated‚ but I believe she done what she has done out of her own beliefs.
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Antigone: Prologue 1. Circle the names of the four children of Jocasta and Oedipus: a. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles b. Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ Eurydice c. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Polyneices‚ Eteocles d. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ Eteocles 2. Circle the points of conflict mentioned in the Prologue. You may circle more than one answer: a. Creon has
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Christian Arias Professor Jared Fowler English 102 28 September 2012 Antigone: Importance of being woman with tough character Antigone by Sophocles .Creon: The King of Thebes‚ a very strong person and a supporter of civic law who knew his position and power after becoming a king. Creon had too much power and wealth that he would command anything without getting questions back from his servants. Back in the days only men would become a king and no women had the rights to have such powers
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In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ he creates two tragic characters. A tragic character is someone who experience’s unfortunate events that led to his or her own destruction. Antigone is a character who is Headstrong she will do anything for her family dead or alive. She is willing to go through anything and suffer the consequences ahead. For instance Antigone is being headstrong when she is speaking to her sister Ismene and is arguing with her about Creon’s law of punishment if anyone buries their brother
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Imagine that you have watched each of your family members fall‚ one by one. You’ve borne witness to many unjust actions‚ and have seen dishonorable deeds occur. You watch as the king lay one of your kin to rest properly‚ while another is simply left for the dogs. After losing your mother‚ father‚ and now two brothers‚ this is the final straw. Something must be done to right these wrongs. On one hand‚ civil law dictates that you must not provide your brother with a proper burial; on the other hand
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“ ‘And if you break your oath‚ what then?’ / ‘Then may the gods do to me as all guilty men’ ” (Euripides 757-8). While trying to establish arrangements for her escape‚ Medea and Aegeus have this exchange. During the time the Medea is weeping‚ she shouts threats to the King and his family. Because the King feels it is unsafe to let her remain in Corinth‚ he exiles her. Medea convinces him to let her stay an extra day so that she can plan how to safely leave. Aegeus‚ one of Medea’s friends‚ comes
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As you might have noticed by now‚ no one is perfect in this world and everyone has their own flaws. Antigone and King Creon’s flaws‚ for example‚ cannot be hidden because their flaws are what make them up as a person. They both share more than one fault; one of many faults is hubris. Antigone had another flaw that could be considered either good or bad‚ depending on the situation; that flaw was bravery. King Creon is very close-minded‚ and that’s one of the many flaws the king has. Hubris‚ bravery
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Wrestling With Civil Disobedience Introduction It is prevalent that citizens around the world feel the need to follow their moral compass rather than the laws their state administers. When faced with a certain dilemma that causes any citizen to choose between following his moral conscience or following the rules mandated by the state‚ he is prone to following the law out of fear of the consequences if he chooses not to comply. However‚ there are those who prove to be an exception to this assumption
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From the beginning of the play until her unfortunate death‚ Antigone is shown as a very determined young woman. In Ancient Greek culture‚ women were not expected to be as powerful as men. Antigone breaks that stereotype‚ however‚ and it makes Creon paranoid and he is in disbelief that a woman could defy his power. Therefore‚ the fact that Antigone is a determined and powerful woman makes Creon paranoid and ultimately causes his downfall. To start with‚ Antigone’s femininity is something that surprises
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Megan Bright Palenchar‚ Hour 2 November 8‚ 2009 Sophocles was Grecian dramatist who liked to argue that women were more capable and strong than the Greek society believed them to be. In ancient Greece‚ women had about as many rights as the slaves. For her entire life‚ a woman would live under the control of her father‚ husband‚ or other male relative. Women did not leave the household but instead spent all day taking care of it. Women with wealth didn’t work and supervised the slaves. The
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