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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Similarities between Creon and Antigone In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did‚ it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence‚ loyalty toward their views‚ cruelty and arrogance
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Antigone and Creon‚ from "Antigone" by Sophocles‚ encounter a philosophical war based on their moral views. A conflict arose when the principles that backed up their actions disagreed with each other. Antigone’s side of the conflict held a gods’ law is the way approach‚ as opposed to the "I am king" approach Creon chose to follow. The variation in the beliefs‚ opinions‚ and moral views of Antigone and Creon were constantly disputed through out the play. Antigone felt that Creon was disregarding
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Hamlets Indecisiveness compared to Oedipus’s Impulsiveness Tragic hero’s always have flaws which set them apart from the rest of the characters within their respective settings‚. In the plays Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ the opposing nature of the two characters result in the method of action taken by the two tragic hero’s. It is in Hamlets nature to deeply think‚ reflect and make certain his reasoning before taking action whereas Oedipus is a more impulsive character
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Comp 2 Tragic Hero: Antigone or Creon? In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the characters Creon and Antigone both fit into a few of Aristotle’s criteria. They are both choices of tragic heroes. They both are neither good nor evil in the extreme but just a man like any of us; they are both born of a better social status than most of us‚ and both have a tragic flaw in their characters. But even though the story is called Antigone‚ it is not necessary for Antigone to be the tragic hero
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can find many similarities between them. The underlying themes of Shakespeare ’s Hamlet and Sophocles Oedipus King excite the reader yet leave us with the desire of wanting more. There are significant similarities between Oedipus King and Hamlet‚ especially when it relates to the theme of the tormented king‚ incest‚ and Shakespeare ’s and Sophocles metaphorical references to vision and hearing. Sophocles Oedipus King and Shakespeare ’s Hamlet both contain the basic elements of tragedy‚ although the
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When the men of the two plays make derogatory marks in reference to both Antigone and Medea‚ it is shown that the males in Hellenic culture assured their place of dominance over others by belittling the people thought to be below them. In Sophocles’ play‚ Creon sentences Antigone to her death after performing an unlawful burial. His son‚ Haemon‚ reasons with his father to change his mind and free Antigone in order to avoid offending those citizens who side with her: Creon: Play not the spaniel‚ thou
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different. In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are perfect examples of foil characters because although they were raised by the same parents‚ in the same kingdom‚ their attitudes contradict. Antigone is not afraid to speak up to Creon‚ but Ismene begs Antigone not to break the law because she fears King Creon. Ismene believes that she should follow the men’s orders even though her brother did not receive a proper burial‚ however Antigone is willing to become
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betrayal‚ and being accepted through society. A lesson one undergoes through maturing includes finding a voice. In the story Antigone‚ it is evident that the protagonist finds her own voice. Antigone defies society’s laws by standing up for her own beliefs. Antigone learns that the society she lives in‚ does not have their own voice‚ therefore‚ she becomes a voice for them. Antigone simply tells the one enforcing the laws that “[everyone] shares [the same
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Men of Thebes: look upon Oedipus. This is the king who solved the famous riddle And towered up‚ most powerful of men. No mortal eyes but booked on him with envy‚ Yet in the end ruin swept over him. The first half of the ending of the Sophocles shows the rising action‚ climax and the falling action of the tragedy. It implies the definition of tragedy: One of high station due to a flaw (Hamatia) in Oedipus’ character meets his demise. When Thebes is terrorized by the monster - Sphinx (a hybrid
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