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    Antigone Reaction Essay

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    Antigone Reaction Ivy Tech Community College Abstract This paper explores the relevance of the plot and theatrical elements of the great Greek tragedy‚ Antigone. It explains how even though Antigone was written thousands of years ago it is still important today; it is a play that all can relate to in some way. It also discusses my personal reactions to the play: what I liked‚ what I didn’t like‚ and what I thought could have been done differently for the improvement

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    Lakota Godsey  Professor Schindler  May 1‚ 2015  Sacrificing Womanhood: Antigone  In Sophocles’​  Antigone‚ ​ an obvious power struggle between men and women exists as  they are bound by traditional gender roles. Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ becomes dissatisfied with  the powerlessness and supposed inferiority of Greek women. She disturbs the traditional gender  roles by going against the king’s commands and sacrificing herself for her brother. She insists  that her extreme family loyalty drives her to sacrifice herself

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    Moral Lessons in Antigone

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    The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose

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    In AntigoneAntigone braves through all of her hardships and decisions with her morals and set of values. She dies with pride and no regret for she died because she acted doing what was morally right. Many Greek writers disagree with these traits that Sophocles has given her but it is appropriate because she needed these traits to show defiance and be able to stand up for what is right. Antigone is a tragic heroine who believes in her duty to her family and is willing to sacrifice all

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    against the law to bury his dead body as punishment. Antigone wanted her brother to be properly buried in order for him to move onto the afterlife. Instead of obeying Creon’s immoral law‚ she put her family over her own safety and acted against him. She went to Polynices’ rotting and mauled body and was in the middle of burying him‚ but was caught in the act. As punishment‚ Creon locked her away in a cave where she eventually killed herself‚ believing she would be there for life. Antigone chose family

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    John Q/ Antigone

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    quote is Antigone written by Sophocles. One literary device that is present in this work which will help to support my interpretation of the quote is characterization. Antigone’s character in this story is very brave and determined. The reason why I think she is brave is because Creon established a rule or law to not bury Polynices‚ the brother of Antigone. Antigone does not like the law at all because it’s her brother and she wants him to have a proper burial like every dead person does. The law has

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    Antigone (Summary and Reflection) A member of the Theban royal family‚ Antigone was a woman who was born out of her mother—Jocasta—and her father‚ and brother—Oedipus. Thebes has always been a peaceful place for its people until curses start to ravage the entire place. A curse starting from Oedipus’ sin for mating with her own mother and killing his own father started to wreck Thebes under his tyrannical rule. When Oedipus’ rule ended‚ Creon‚ who was Jocasta’s brother‚ ascended to the throne

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    Draymond Green who is a brat because he does what he wants without caring about anyone else. In Antigone‚ Creon is a King that people don’t like because of the laws he makes and defies the Gods. Antigone by Sophocles‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he has excessive pride‚ creates feelings of pity. In the audience and the reversal of fortune. Generally speaking Creon is a prideful king. For example he made laws that defied the Gods. Creon is so prideful and arrogant he would not listen to others to spare

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    to Literature Week 1 Essay- Antigone June 6‚ 2013 In reading Antigone‚ it’s fairly natural to see Antigone as a good‚ principled woman who is wronged by the dogmatic‚ inflexible Creon. But if you had to defend Creon’s actions‚ what would you say? Does he have any justifiable reason for acting the way he does? As Creon states in Sophocles Antigone: “Whoever places a friend above the good of his own country‚ he is nothing…” (Meyer 1490). As I was reading Antigone I could not help but think “this

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    The main characters in Sophocles’ drama‚ Antigone‚ are Antigone herself‚ the play’s tragic heroine and Antigone’s uncle and King of Thebes‚ Creon. Both characters are ruled by powerful motivations and beliefs; however‚ they differ from one character to the next. Antigone’s motivation is love for her family- she puts it above all else. In fact‚ she is willing to sacrifice her life to defend that love. Antigone goes to great lengths to bury her deceased brother‚ who according to an edict issued by

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