Since the inception of Sophocles’ Antigone‚ there has been an argument regarding the true tragic hero of the play. It is a commonly held certainty that Antigone must be the tragic character merely because she and the drama share the same name. This is‚ of course‚ a very reasonable supposition. Surely Sophocles must have intended her to be viewed as the protagonist; otherwise‚ he would not have given her the name as the play’s title. However‚ analytically speaking‚ Creon seems to fit the category
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A chorus in a Greek tragedy is fundamental however in modern plays it is no longer a crucial element. The chorus consists of a small group of people‚ usually between twelve and fifteen‚ who account the events of the play‚ and foreshadow its development. They are meant to act as a character but are positioned away from the main action. As a character‚ the chorus has many functions; it interacts with other characters‚ and gives its opinion on the situations without regard to the chance of their opinion
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mistakes caused their downfalls. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ a king by the name of Creon acts on his emotions to decide the fate of one of his own flesh and blood‚ and in the end‚ he’s severely punished for his impotence‚ which brings about his downfall. Creon is a king that goes against the gods‚ and
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Ludnie Rene February 3‚ 2016 Throughout Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”‚ there are examples of an individual who denies his fate and suffers for not accepting it. Sophocles demonstrates this through Oedipus’ late realization in his racing battle against fate. Even with the best of intentions to avoid his tragedy‚ Oedipus is lead directly to his end. But‚ by choosing to run away and defy the gods‚ he is condemned to a suffering like no other. Furthermore‚ the Greeks believed that fate should be accepted
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figures 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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The Main Treatment Options Oh‚ shit‚ Ramey‚" was the first thing I said when I walked in the door that morning. He’d been looking bad‚ but now one of his eyes was bugged out – probably twice the size of the other one. I’ve done a lot of reading about this since then. Usually it’s because the fish swims into something sharp‚ probably that ceramic decorative castle I had in there. Ramey’s fins had been disintegrating for a while; over a few months his velvety banner of a tail had succumbed to an
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Megan Bright Palenchar‚ Hour 2 November 8‚ 2009 Sophocles was Grecian dramatist who liked to argue that women were more capable and strong than the Greek society believed them to be. In ancient Greece‚ women had about as many rights as the slaves. For her entire life‚ a woman would live under the control of her father‚ husband‚ or other male relative. Women did not leave the household but instead spent all day taking care of it. Women with wealth didn’t work and supervised the slaves. The
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Perez 2/10/14 5th-Period Antigone Essay Do you know what a tragic hero is? A tragic hero is usually a person with several qualities. Qualities such as being royal or usually noble and that have a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall. The downfall also leads to a unhappy ending. Antigone is an example of a tragic hero because of her excessive pride‚ her royalty her
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strength and integrity. In the play Antigone written by the Greek playwright Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone is a symbol of feminism revolt. She is nowhere near as radical as other the feminist characters of her time‚ however‚ Antigone does puts her life on expense‚ trying to stand up to the patriarchal society in which she was confined. The reader can see the man versus woman struggles through the clash Antigone has with Creon. Throughout the entire play Antigone was determined‚ she fights until
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Calen Timothy-Lash Jackman Allison Smith CLT 3370 November 25‚ 2013 Justice in the Antigone Not only is the Antigone an incredible work of drama and tragedy‚ it encompasses a great moral argument that has two sides; Antigone or Creon. It can also be said that the argument being made in either case is larger than the prerogatives of just these two people and more an argument between obeying the will of man or the will of the gods. Creon’s argument is for the former because of his motivation
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