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    Antigone– The Characterization Sophocles’ tragic drama‚ Antigone‚ presents to the reader a full range of characters: static and dynamic‚ flat and round; they are portrayed mostly through the showing technique. In “Sophocles’ Praise of Man and the Conflicts of the Antigone‚” Charles Paul Segal takes the stand that there are two protagonists in the drama (which conflicts with this reader’s interpretation): This is not to say that there are not conceptual issues

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    Section I: Essay Questions: A.1) Prompt: How are Antigone‚ Ismene and Eurydice portrayed in the play? How is this similar or different from how they are observed by the minor characters? Although ancient Greece was a male-dominate society‚ Sophocles’ work Antigone‚ portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. In this tragedySophocles uses three main characters who are women to represent different models of female behavior. Traditionally women are characterized as weak

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    English a lang & lit writtent task 2 Awethu Kakaza DP2 If Antigone had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience‚ how and why might it differ? The adaption of the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh is proof that works of literature can successfully be altered for a new purpose. By taking a solid story that possesses merits that the author requires and melding them with new attributes‚ an author can craft a new tale that can display their message by using

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    11/5/13 English 111 Antigone Paper Antigone: Individual vs. State The conflict between individual conscious and state law is something mankind has endured since the beginning of history. There have been many individuals that have stood by their beliefs and conscious against government law despite the repercussions. This conflict is one of the main struggles in Antigone‚ the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. At the center of this tragedy is the battle between an individual’s moral duty and

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    Antigone Essay In society‚ being self-centered about ideas frequently affects peoples’ judgement. Sophocles raises this issue in his play Antigone. He believes that listening to the wise benefits your judgement‚ but the result of refusing to listen leads to tragic outcomes. Sophocles uses Ate to develop the characters’ inability to take in others’ perspective. Sophocles first addresses the tragic results of not listening through Antigone’s refusal to take advice. In Sophocles’s prologue

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    “The tragedy” Is the tragedy of Oedipus Rex’s downfall the fact that he beds his mother‚ and killed his father? Or is the fact the he did these things unwittingly. Oedipus a wise ruler and a good man in many ways was doomed from his self‚ from birth. This is what Sophocles would refer to as a hamartia‚ or tragic flaw. Oedipus refers to the people of his country as his children‚ the people are aware that as a the king he is kind however he is overwhelmingly filled with so much pride

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    English II Period 4 12 sept. 2011 Antigone was Correct Antigone defied King Creon because she did what she thought was right. Burying her brother seemed better than not burying him. Antigone was correct in disobeying Creon because Creons Law was flawed and she had good reasons for her actions. Antigone by John Gassner‚ based on Antigone by Sophocles‚ is a Greek Tragedy about Antigone and King Creon. Creon attempted to prevent Antigones brother’s burial‚ so Antigone disobeyed him. She ended up dying

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    self-destruct themselves? It could have been a family tragedy. In Sophocles Antigone Antigone buries her brother‚ which is against the law‚ but she still does it and gets sent to a cave to be killed. Creon‚ the leader‚ must make a big descion to keep his authority. Through Koryphaios’s conversation with Creon he convinces him not to kill Antigone. Leaders need to enforce laws to keep a country alive. Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ is engaged to Antigone. Haimon talks to Creon and he gives supportive reasons

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    Sara Ortiz Mr.Johanson Honors English 10th 29 October 2013 Antigone Essay: Ode to Man Since the beginning man has always been an admirable creation that dominates and controlled almost all of the earth. Man is exalted everywhere because of his capacity to guide entire cities and to follow the rules of the gods to bring honor to him and his city. But fate plays a misfortunate trick on man: death. The only thing that is a man cannot control is death‚ because‚ although men are great‚ death can

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    Antigone by Sophocles is an interesting play that I enjoyed reading. It was something different for me since I don’t ever read plays. After reading the play I thought this story would fit under a feminist approach‚ until I fully began to understand and analyze each character of the play. In this paper I will discuss how the major events of Antigone can be analyzed through the psychological approach point of view. I as well read each critic about Antigone and found some similarity and dissimilarity

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