In the play‚ "Antigone"‚ fate plays a vital role in the story because fate controls the people‚ according to beliefs Greek culture. For example‚ Antigone accepts her inescapable fate and the consequences of burying Polyneices‚ despite Creon’s refusal to give him a proper burial. Her acceptance of her fate is shown through her respect towards the gods and her disdain towards Ismene’s lack of respect: “Since apparently the laws of the god mean nothing to you‚” (line 63). Antigone’s loyalty to fate
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as well as fine lines between what is socially acceptable and what is not. From a moral and societal outlook‚ Antigone is a character that seems deaf to reason while Ismene is a character that seems much too easily swayed by reason. Antigone is too headstrong for her own good. The only opinion that matters is hers; no one’s words could make her change her outlook on life and death. Antigone is so hell-bent on burying one of her two brothers that died in a battle against one another. Polynices‚ an enemy
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Keri-Ann Jones Dr. Carina English 212 WD11 29 September 2015 Antigone: A Rose amongst Thorns Idina Menzel sings “Let It Go” for ‘Frozen’ character Elsa. Elsa is a feminist in her own right‚ singing “It’s time to see what I can do. To test the limits and break through”. (#admirable) Elsa is declaring that no one can hold her back anymore. Despite our sweeping achievements‚ inequality today seems to be a no-win obstacle. It is a struggle but in reality‚ women all over the world are fighting for equal
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follow their morals laws and do what is right for them not what the law wants them to do. Antigone ignored the law when she believed she could bury her brother. But since Polynices‚ her brother‚ was a traitor who died in war‚ the law does not allow. Antigone does what she believes is right even if that means death for her. The law is ignored in the play “Antigone” by Sophocles multiple times. For example‚ Antigone ignores the law when she is told she can not bury her brother‚ Creon breaks the Gods
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Sympathy for Others As stated by Sophocles in Antigone‚ "Numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none More wonderful than man" (Ode 1 1-2). Landscapes like the grand canyon‚ the wide expanse of oceans‚ weather‚ tall mountains are all magnificent features‚ but none as great as Man. Man is the only thing in this world‚ that has free will to think about anything or do anything whenever they want to. If one wants to dance‚ he or she is free to do so‚ if one wants to sing he or she can do so. Man
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are shown to be what a person believes about what is right and wrong. Ethics are what a society value in a person. The Greek tragedy‚ Antigone ‚ shows us that morals are more helpful in a person. In the play‚ by following morals‚ Antigone was able to be content with Antigone’s decision to bury Antigone’s brother‚ helped bring the city to Antigone’s side‚ and helped bring out Antigone’s true personality as a brave and defiant person. Antigone was able to come to terms with her decision to bury her brother‚ because of her
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“ Antigone: Such‚ I hear‚ is the martial law our good Creon lays down for you and me” (Sophocles 37/38) .The role the law in Antigone is not taken seriously at all Creon sets laws and restrictions but the people seem to do what they want. Or that those who live in the city belief that what the king says is the law may not be the best thing for the city‚ based on their own beliefs. Antigone buried her brother in a way that she found to be respectful. The opposite of what Creon had in mind for her
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in society. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ as well as in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ there is a common factor linking the two works; the idea of women’s dominance over men. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the first instance of women defying men was very early on in the play. Antigone informs her sister‚named Ismene‚ that the king is denying their brother a proper burial and anyone who refuses to comply with this order will be sentenced to death. Antigone
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Antigone Mock Trial Antigone: Charged with treason against The State and contempt What if Antigone had been given a fair trial with a jury of her peers? Would they have condemned her still? You get to be the prosecution & defense in determining a fair fate for Antigone. You must ask yourselves‚ did Antigone act with treasonous intent against The State or were her actions otherwise motivated? Even further‚ was this an act of the gods and beyond her control? During this trial‚ you must
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Clearly‚ one of the main themes in Sophocles’s tragedy Antigone is justice. Antigone herself seems to conflate justice with the will of the gods‚ asserting to Creon that there are “laws whose penalties [she] would not incur from the gods‚ through fear of any man’s temper.” (502-503) This is‚ of course‚ in reference to her belief that her deceased brother deserves a proper burial; funeral rites are often seen as intrinsically tied to religion. She even describes herself as “a criminal - but a religious
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