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    Antigone and Girl Power

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    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 her death to win

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    Tragedy‚ most characters error that causes his or her own downfall. Like in Antigone by Sophocles whose character‚ Antigone‚ is trying to bury her deceased brother. Her uncle‚ Creon‚ who is now the new ruler of Thebes has made a new law stating that traitors shall not be buried and he considers Polyneices‚ Antigone’s brother a traitor. Antigone then decides to bury him anyway but is caught and sent away to die‚ despite warnings from people. Antigone‚ Haimon who is Creon’s son‚ and Eurydice who is

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    Suicide

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    gon do You know a party ain’t a party til we come through [Star:] And now he tell me That he love me Yeah he all up in the feelings [Beauty:] His brother like my cousin They be cool And they be chillin [Babydoll:] He got swag He’s up next Maybe that was last year He can’t match my fresh I’m a lil hottie But my name ain’t Judy And I ain’t clear So you can’t see through me I rock a pair of J’s And a fresh pair of doobly Throw my ray bans on You can’t say nothin to me [OMG: x2] Hol’ Up [x3] I got this

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    Antigone - Paper 7

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    Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a play with many themes. So‚ I will be talking about ‚ what some critics have said about the themes‚ state laws versus Individual rights‚ Morals‚ stubborness and Love. Antigone and her values line up with the first entity in each pair‚ while Creon and his values line up with the second. Ismene chooses to do nothing under the threat of the law whereas Antigone chooses to act despite the possible penalties. Antigone and Creon are both championing what is right

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    rosalind vs antigone

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    from “as you like it “ and Antigone from Sophocles’ “Antigone“ . there is the feminist who seeks privilege and the feminist who seeks opportunity ‚she who wants a bigger share for women ‚ more wealth ‚power or liberty (Parsons 52) which in the case of our heroines it is the matter of power and liberty .These women not only influence there own destiny and future but they also influence others around them like cilia whom by being faithful to her cousin Rosalind follows her to the garden of Arden and

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    How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between 1489 and 1499 Henry VII faced three main challenges; The Yorkist Rebellion in 1498‚ the imposture Perkin Warbeck (1491-99) and also the Cornish Rebellion 1497. Each challenge presented problems to the King and illustrated his instability to the throne. However he dealt with the problems successfully but it was Henrys policies and laws that suffered as a result. Henry had great success

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    Teenage Suicide

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    TEEN SUICIDE SUBMITTED TO: PROF. KOMAL FAISAL. By: Danish Abdul Rauf. Awais Ahmad. HamzaNaeem. TABLE OF CONTENTS CAN ANY BODY HEAR ME? ................................................................................................3 SUICIDE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..4 EFFECTS OF SUICIDE …...........................................

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    Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male

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    “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the withdrawal of what it viewed as an objectionable candidate for the Spanish crown.” While the succession crisis was perhaps an official justification for the war‚ Napoleon III on a personal level was more immediately concerned with the pressing need

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    Antigone Role of Women

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    Taylor Fleming Professor Stoner English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass

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