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Burying Her Brother Line Of Kings
1,463 wordsIn Sophocles' Greek tragedy, Antigone, two characters undergo character changes. During the play the audience sees these two characters' attitudes change from close minded to open-minded. It is their close minded, stubborn attitudes, which lead to their decline in the play, and ultimately to a series of deaths. In the beginning Antigone is a close minded character who later becomes open minded. After the death of her brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, Creon becomes the ruler of Thebes. He decide...
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Tragic Hero Creon Fits Antigone
977 wordsA tragic hero, according to Aristotelian definitions, is a "highly renowned and prosperous" character. This figure is not perfect and has to be on some level responsible for his or her downfall. The hero's punishment usually exceeds the crime. By the end of the play, this hero recognizes his or her own error or flaw and accepts the overwhelming retribution. Through this experience, he or she finally gains wisdom. In Antigone by Sophocles, Creon fits the term tragic hero more adequately than Anti...
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Made A Mistake Abuse Of Power
522 wordsIn the play Antigone I choose Creon to be the tragic hero because he is the King of Thebes and he looses everything he has. Creon being King makes the audience believe that something like that can happen to the King then what can happen to us. Antigone the niece of Creon, The sister of Polyneices was punished by Creon for burying Polyneices after his death, Creon has forbidden anybody to do so. Once Creon punished Antigone the blind prophet Teiresias told him that the Gods will take revenge for ...
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Antigone Conflict Between Human Law And Higher
1,954 wordsIn the play Antigone, there is a conflict between Creon and Antigone over which law to obey in regards to Antigone attempting to bury her brother, the law of the state or Gods laws. It is a conflict between a human law and a higher law. Antigone believes in following Gods laws, even if it means breaking the law of the state, a law set by Creon which states that Antigone's brother Polyneices is not to have a burial and no one is to touch him. Antigone believes that it is Gods law that she should ...
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Bury Her Brother Pg 750 Line Antigone
576 wordsAntigone is a very strong willed character. In the very first scene of the book Antigone is talking to her sister (Ismene) about how their two brothers (Eteocles and Polyneices) killed each other fighting over the thrown. Antigone is enraged over the fact that Creon (Antigone's uncle and the new king) has buried Eteocles with military honors but has left Polyneices to rot. Creon has declared that any person who buries Polyneices will be killed, but Antigone doesn't care. Antigone is driven to bu...
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Ancient Greeks Divine Laws
688 wordsAntigone Sophocles tragedy Antigone is often examined within the limits of the conflict of divine law and mans law. The theme of omnipotence of destiny runs all through the play. Sophocles tells the story of Oedipus elder daughter Antigone. Oedipus sons, Eteocles and Polyneices were at war with each other. Eteocles seized power in Thebes. Polyneices with his friends declared the war against his native city. Both brothers died during the battle. The new king, Creon, prohibits Polyneices burial as...
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Antigone Vs Midsummer Night Dream
1,479 wordsAntigone Vs Midsummer Night's Dream Within the scope of this research, we will discuss the role of irony in the two plays Antigone and Midsummer Nights Dream. Although the plays are written by different authors, and are quite different in their nature, irony plays a significant role in understanding the plays at large. In Antigone, Antigone displays the tragic flaw of disproportionate ambition. The irony of the play is in the fact that while Antigone appears to be a tragic hero, she herself is r...
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Goneril And Regan Internal And External
1,911 wordsFamily dynamics and dysfunction considering Antigone, Medea, and King Lear Throughout history novelists and playwrights have to created dysfunctional families. These families lead tragic lives. Within these families, there are both internal and external battles to be dealt. In William Shakespeare's King Lear the author reveals truly dysfunctional families. In King Lear there are two families that display dysfunctions, the Lear family and the Gloucester family. Within the two families, there are ...
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Bury Her Brother Antigone And Ismene
707 wordsThe Role of Ismene in Antigone In Sophocle's Antigone, the characters show a variety of traits. However, Antigone's life of aspiration, family of noble rank, and display of good mentality portray her as the tragic hero of the story. A tragic hero must include three main traits. The hero must have a tragic flaw, a family of high class or rank, and must be a fundamentally good person. Antigone fulfills all three traits painstakingly in the mythic story of Antigone. A tragic flaw plays a very imper...
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Beginning Of The Play Antigone
1,043 wordsAntigone by Sophocles is one of the most distinguished pieces of theatrical work that reflects upon Greek mythology and culture. Antigone has several themes and circumstantial settings that can be indirectly referred or related to in modern society. Sophocles uses various and strategically placed characters to present his play as well as his themes. The play mainly revolves around Antigone who acts alongside her elder sister, Ismene. Both are daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta who are in the conte...
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Gods And Goddesses Oedipus The King
1,518 wordsThe Three Great Epics- Three of the greatest literary works are Oedipus the King, Antigone and the Odyssey. Oedipus the King and Antigone, part of a three part series, was composed by Sophocles and performed on the stage during a three day festival. While Odyssey was story written down by Homer and was one of the first recorded epics that was and is still being read today. The following shall be a comparison between these three great epics in terms of their similarities and their differences. In...
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Tragic Hero Audience Sees
1,174 wordsCreon as Antigone's Tragic Figure In Sophocles Antigone, Creon clearly fills the role of the tragic figure. He fits all seven of the traits of a tragic hero as defined by Northrop Frye. Two of these traits stand out especially; Creon s sense of commitment to his decision and his transfiguration after suffering the consequences of his actions. Creon s decision to outlaw Polyneices s burial sets the stage for the tragedy that ensues. He regards Polyneices as an enemy of Thebes and sees no reason t...
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Burying Her Brother Divine Law
945 wordsDivine Law vs. Human Law Sophocles famous play, Antigone, can be perceived as a conflict between individual conscience and state policy. Yet the issue of the play goes beyond that conflict and touches the universal conditions of suffering, religion, and loyalty. Through Antigone's character which represents the spheres of family loyalty, divine law, and human suffering, Sophocles conveys the idea that a law of man that violates religious law is not a law at all. He expresses this idea by having ...
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King Of Thebes Brother Polyneices
589 wordsGreek Values Through Antigone Antigone reflects the worldviews and cultural values of the Greeks through honor, fighting for her will and the right thing, and destiny. Antigone showed honor because she knew she had to bury Polyneices. She was fighting for what was right, because she knew it was right to bury her brother, Polyneices. Finally Antigone showed destiny because she knew her fate was to die for her brother. Antigone reflected the Greek values in three main ways. Throughout the story An...
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