Reflective Statement 18 March 2014 Word count: 341 Reflective Statement: Sophocles’‚ Antigone Reflective Statement Question: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the Interactive Oral? The Interactive oral on Sophocles‚ Antigone helped me gain a deeper understanding on women’s role in Ancient Greece society during the fourth and fifth centuries. Understanding the historical context of the play I was able to develop a deeper insight
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In his Classical play‚ Oedipus the King‚ Sophocles portrays a suffering man who discovers that he has committed patricide and incest and realizes that he is unable to change his fate. Dramatic irony abounds in this tragedy. Unbeknownst to the characters‚ the characters’ actions and words have great significance. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony underscores the themes of human ignorance and godlike knowledge. Sophocles uses dramatic irony to stress the theme of ignorance. Oedipus is unaware that he
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questioned whether they control their 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
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Oedipus can see through most of Oedipus Rex until he intentionally gorges his eye out in despair when the reality of his tragedy hits him‚ and through his acts and omissions‚ his own mother commits suicide out of shame (Sophocles and Grene). Therefore‚ throughout Oedipus at Colonus‚ Oedipus is blind and indeed without eyes. Surprisingly however‚ Oedipus is euphemistically blind throughout the duration of time when he can physically see. So blind is he that he kills his own
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Antigone Character Analysis In Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone smashing heads with her uncle‚ Creon‚ when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. It all began with the tragedy of Polynices’ death‚ which eventually lead Antigone to a tragedy of her own by the end of the play through a series of events. She is the heroine of the story‚ as Sophocles illustrated her as absolutely stubborn‚ but very loyal to her family and the Gods. Certain examples throughout the
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which the character Haemon is exemplified as an innocent loss of life due to the hubris of others. Sophocles uses the character Ismene to represent the thematic role of women within the society of Antigone‚ through her dialogue with Antigone in the prologue of the play. As Ismene is attempting to convince Antigone to not bury Polyneices‚ she makes the point that they “cannot fight with men”(Sophocles Prologue.47)‚ and that disobeying Creon will yield severe consequences‚ even more so than men would
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953-981 2. Aristotle. Poetics‚ XIII.3-6 3. Calder‚ William M. III (1968). Sophokles ’ Political Tragedy‚ Antigone.GRBS 9‚ 389-407 4. Hogan‚ James C. (1972). The Protagonists of the Antigone.Arethusa 5‚ 93-100 5. Sophocles (1991).Antigone (David Grene‚ Trans.) University of Chicago Press. 6. Sophocles (1902).Antigone (Richard Jebb‚ Trans.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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prevalent. This belief influenced much of society back then and created a male dominated country. Women were thought of as baby makers. They were there to make and raise families. This quality of society is prominent in The Theban Plays‚ written by Sophocles. This book consists of three plays‚ Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone. Each of these plays relate to one another based on both the time period it is set in and the characters that appear in them. The role of women in these plays
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Eyes of Justice Greek theater encompassed many aspects that reflected the moral values and ideals of society. Their customs were tightly woven into the scripts of plays. Antigone and Oedipus the King‚ two renowned works of the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ explore these values through a plot thick with corruption‚ virtue‚ and determination. These plays reveal the burdens two Theban kings‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as their lies and poor judgment corrode the integrity of their city‚ their families and themselves
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Outline: If the text had been written in a different time or place of language or for a different audience‚ how and why might it differ? Text: Antigone – Sophocles • Set in Athens‚ if it were to be written in a different place‚ America‚ how would location affect it? Would local traditions and culture affect the plays outcomes? • This book has been translated to English by Don Taylor‚ but it were translated to Spanish how will the meaning change or be lost? • If the book was written in the 21st century
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