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    Commentary on Antigone

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    living and not with the breathless dead. As Antigone prepares to be taken to her “rockbound prison‚” she surrenders her resolute façade and reveals her vulnerable‚ humbled side as she feels estranged and doomed as an outcast forever from her loved ones and society as whole (939). Antigone begins calling out to her city saying “O you mock me!” personifying Thebes‚ giving the city power over herself; power to judge her transgressions (930). Antigone uses many apostrophes as she calls out to Thebes

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    Antigone Essay

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    In the play ‘’Antigone’’ ‚written by Sophocles‚ the major concept was that the laws of the gods take priority over the laws of man. In the story Creon’s pride and inability to listen to others leads to his downfall and Antigone’s faithfulness to the laws set by the gods instead of the laws set by Creon leads to her end. In the story Creon’s sense of justice is that the head of the government laws’ are to always be followed even when they are not fair. This quote from Creon ‘’Whoever is chosen

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    is what Antigone does in Sophocles’ story Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon’s order that no person should bury Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ which is punishable by penalty of death. In this case‚ is Antigone’s decision the correct one? Her actions affect many of her other countrymen negatively because they cause problems within the royal family‚ disagreement among the people and directly relate to the death of three people including her own. By burying her brother‚ Antigone knowingly

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    Antigone is a great Greek tragedy by Sophocles. The story is about a Antigone who has buried her brother by breaking Creon’s decree‚ and she is punished for obeying the god’s laws. There are many arguments about who is the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone. Some believe that it is Creon because he also has the characteristics of a tragic hero. Others believe that it is Antigone because the play bears her name. Antigone is a hero‚ to clarify the meaning of a tragic hero. In order to determine whether

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    antigone is not a hero

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    Antigone Loyal. Unyielding. Powerful. Prideful. These words describe a ruler‚ who faces a tragedy unlike no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes

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    Response To Antigone

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    Embedded Assessment #2 “That may be‚ but Hades still desires equal rites for both.”(593) I say Antigone contracts Creon the most because she brings out his anger‚ pride‚ and disgust. I say this because other than the Chorus she interacted with the most and brought most of his poor traits out. Antigone brings out his pride because when she buried her brother’s body‚ Creon told the Chorus leader after she did her speech that‚ “But you should know the most obdurate wills are those most prone to break

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    Sophocles - Antigone

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    follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate

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    Thebian play of Antigone has excited many debates over the years. The most prevalent being who exactly could be characterized as the tragic hero in the story. The argument that Antigone is the hero is deffinatly a strong one. There are many critics who believe that Creon‚ however‚ is the true protagonist of the play. In order to determine whether or not Creon is the tragic hero one must first examine what a tragic hero is. Aristotle states that a hero is neither purely innocent nor purely malevolent

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    Juxtaposition In Antigone

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    fortes‚ and a positive mindset. Sophocles uses the dealings between the law of the Gods and the law of man to portray that by conquering stumbling blocks we discover what who we are. Antigonê is a strong woman with religious convictions that compel her to do what she believes is right‚ regardless of consequence. Antigonê finds herself in a dilemma torn between submitting to Creon’s laws‚ and her obligations to her family. King Creon dishonored Polyneicês who fought against Thebes‚ and granted full

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    Antigone and Aristotle

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    Antigone was first produced in 441 B.C. It was written by a Greek playwright Sophocles. Antigone is the third play in an epic about a man named Oedipus and his family. This third installment is considered a Greek Tragedy‚ even today it is still being produced in theaters all around the world. It has had many critics‚ Aristotle being the most famous. Aristotle ideas and thoughts on tragedy were implied throughout the play. He was born in 384 B.C.‚ nearly 27 years after Antigone was first produced

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