Antigone Essays and Term Papers
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Compare and Contrast the Part That the City or State (polis) Plays in Antigone and Oedipus the King.
In both Antigone and Oedipus the King the city plays an important part with the majority of the action in both plays taking place in public in front of a chorus of Theban citizens. Personal conflict/crises take place in public, and when personal events take place off stage, they are relied to the chorus (and the audience) through messengers. The city also helps to move the plot of the plays along, as well providing dramatic
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Antigone’s Wise Decision
Every day, every person on earth has to make decisions. Whether they are good or bad depends on the consequences. In the Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the character Antigone makes the best decision in the play when she decides to burry her brother. Antigone is unselfish, respectful, and virtuous, therefore, she makes the finest decision in the play. Also, Antigone's decision is wise because it shows her unselfishness through her action. Although her deed
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Antigone
In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, the character Creon goes through many different conflicts. Each of these conflicts helps to shape the way he feels and how he judges people and actions. His point of view and feelings change from the beginning of the play to the end due to these conflicts he has with people. The first conflict in the play is between him and Antigone. She has broken his law and buried her
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The Death of Antigone
In Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone saw her action of burying her brother as a just one. It may not have been just in the eyes of Creon and the people of Thebes, but she was not concerned with the laws that mortals had made. Antigone saw the divine laws of the gods to be much more important than those of mortals. She felt that if she died while upholding the laws of the gods, that her
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Antigone
Antigone Have you ever thought what would happen if you knew what was going to lead you down the wrong path? What could bring about such a downfall? While reading the book Antigone, one could not even begin to express the tragic flaw seen within the character named Creon. Not only was Creon the king, but also was a character who suffered one too many cases of a selfish heart. Creon’s actions can be
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Creon and Antigone as Tragic Heroes
Antigonй and Creon: Tragedy Creon and Antigonй are the main characters in the Greek tragedy “Antigonй” by Sophocles. Antigonй is a woman who is mentally strong, proud, and stubborn. She had three siblings, a sister, Ismene, and two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices. Her brothers killed each other in a vicious sword fight over who would become King of Thebes. Antigonй's loyalty to her brother is shown when she insists on a proper burial for Polyneices
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Unintended Consequences in Antigone
Unintended consequences are situations where an action results in an outcome that is not what is intended. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen, but they are almost always logical or likely results of the action. These consequences could be positive or negative, but it is often said that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence. In other words, each cause has more than one effect, including unforeseen effects. A real-world
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Antigone Vs. Ismene
The personalities of the two sisters, Antigone and Ismene, are very different. Antigone would have been a strong, successful 90’s type woman with her open-minded and strong attitude towards her femininity, while Ismene seems to be a more conservative 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit and a rebellious individual, while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations and her inferiority. In the play, “Antigone,” by Sophocles; Antigone learns that King Creon
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Civil Disobedience of Antigone and Mrs. Hale
Beth August 5, 2006 Essay 2 Civil Disobedience of Antigone and Mrs. Hale Civil disobedience is the purposeful violation of a law to show that it is unconstitutional or morally defective. In the plays, Antigone and Trifles, the female main characters commit an act of civil disobedience. The plays are respectively written by Sophocles and Susan Glaspell. Antigone, the main character of Antigone, protects her dead brother’s honor as she disobeys the laws of King
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The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone
The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In Master Sophocles' Antigone, the question of who the tragic hero really is has been a subject of debate for a great number years. Creon does possess some of the qualities that constitute a tragic hero but unfortunately does not completely fit into the role. Antigone, however, possesses all the aspects of a tragic hero. These are, in no particular order, having a high social position, not being
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Antigone
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
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Antigone
A Family Contrast If you were told not to do something, even if you knew it was the right thing to do, would you go ahead and do it anyway? The Play Antigone was written by the Greek author and playwright, Sophocles. The Story of Antigone takes place in Ancient Greece, about a young woman who has lost her both of her brothers, and is told by her King to not give her brother,
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Antigone Vs. Creon
"Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves, to walk in liberty," writes author Aldous Huxley. In "Antigone" the root of Creon's immoral behavior is not an inability to distinguish between what is wrong and what is right, but, rather, a fear or a terror of what may occur if he were to choose the morally right
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Antigone
It takes a lot of courage to stand up and defend an action or idea that is forbidden by society. Not only did Antigone do that in Sophocles' story Antigone, but also comparing my life to the events that happened in Antigone, it was not long ago that I had to stand and take action on a forbidden idea. Antigone clearly disobeys King Creon's order that no person should bury Antigone's brother, Polynices, which
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Sophocles’ Antigone
In Sophocles’ Antigone, it is evident that the author incorporated the concepts used in classical tragedies in relation to the downfall of the heroine, Antigone. These factors being; hamartia, hubris, and fate clearly demonstrate how Antigone providing a proper burial for Polynices put her against Creon and her provocation against his power. Throughout the play there are various instances where Antigone displays such factors and ultimately they contribute, to a great extent, her demise. The
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Antigone - Theme of Family Loyalty
Betrayal of Family Loyalty In the play Antigone, written by Greek playwright Sophocles, loyalty to family seems to be a recurring theme. We first see it when Antigone defies King Creon’s order to keep her brother, Polynices, unburied as a punishment for his betrayal of their country Thebes. We also see how Antigone’s sister, Ismene, accepts partial blame for the burial (even though she refused to actually do it) in an affectionate, loyal act. Creon
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Greek Tragedy - Antigone
Greek Tragedy The play, Antigone, by Sophocles, is full of unexpected twists and family tensions. Antigone is a Greek tragedy because it fits Aristotle’s definition of an ideal tragedy. One of Aristotle’s five points is, to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic hero. Creon, a character in Antigone, best fits the definition of a tragic hero. Creon is an Aristotelean tragic hero because of what others say, Creon says, and Creon’s actions.
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Antigone as a Hero
Antigone Heroes dominate modern culture. John Wayne, Rambo, and Wolverine stand out as modern day heroes. However, Hercules, Achilles, and Ajax still stand as popular heroes, although they come from a long time ago. Most people can recognize the concept of a hero easily, and while many types of heroes exist, tragic heroes lead the way as the easiest to recognize. While many people generalize a hero as the protagonist in a story, not every
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Comparative Essay : Chronicles of a Death Foretold and Antigone
In Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Antigone the atmosphere changes throughout both stories. In Chronicles of a death foretold an influential character comes to life and in Antigone a character’s actions lead to punishment. These scenarios are very different. However similar reactions occur in both stories. Two characters, one in each of these novels, show just how rigid they can be. In being so narrow-minded, these characters believe they are so faultless they disregard
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Antigone Essay
All true Greek tragedies were written using the same basic set of characteristics. One such characteristic was that all the characters were of nobility. This was to ensure that their fall from grace would be greater to those watching the play in action. Another characteristic of all Greek tragedies is that they were written in poetic form, as this was the style of writing at the time. There were also always almost constant references to
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Clearly Define by Specific Traits the Character of Antigone and Creon
Literature Portfolio QUESTIONS 1. - Clearly define by specific traits the character of Antigone and Creon. After her mother committed suicide, her father died and her brothers fought until they killed each other, Antigone projects her strong character with interesting ways of showing it. As the main character with strong values and a stubborn way, she follows the laws of god, without minding the consequences. Antigone is a strong willed woman who wins the
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A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone
Ian Gidley IB English I May 17, 2005 World Literature Paper I A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone In the novels A Doll’s House and Antigone, Ibsen and Sophocles respectively create two lead female characters, Nora and Antigone, who confront society's expectations of women in fundamentally different ways. Nora goes against the grain of middle class society by first forging her father's signature and then deceiving her husband, Torvald, throughout their marriage; Antigone, on the
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Antigone
1971 marked Dr. Franciscus’s last year practicing plastic surgery. It was obvious that he was going through a major change in life. I feel a lot of that change in him happened after he met Imelda. He became a street doctor after that in 1972. He was working in a place called the Grosssbart Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. This was a huge change for him. He was dealing with patients that had suffered gun
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Antigone - Tragic Hero
In Antigone Creon is the tragic hero. Throughout the story he displays the four tragic hero characteristics. He was a person of high character. Creon was the King of Thebes and he thought he was the most powerful person. Creon didn't think anything could stop him. Pride was Creon's downfall. It lead to the loss of many loved ones that were close to him. At the end Creon realized he was wrong. He tried to
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Teens and Antigone
Teenagers tend to want everybody to accept them. The ongoing battle inside teens holds the fragile choice they must make. If they tilt too much one way, the precious gem will tip and shatter into a thousand pieces, and they cannot repair the jewel to the perfection it had before. Most people may say that teens would easily choose the acceptance of their peers over their parents, but that does not come easy. A huge
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