In the play "Antigone," Creon has sentenced his son's fiance', Antigone, to death because she has broken the law by burying her brother, Polyneices. ... In "Antigone," foreshadowing is an important literary element. ... Haimon leaves Creon shortly after and goes to find Antigone. ... When the sentry brings Antigone to Creon, he compares Antigone to "a mother bird come back to a stripped nest, bitterly crying a broken note or two for the young ones stolen"" (207). ... In "Antigone"," a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, Antigone, buries her dead brother even though the king, Creon, f...

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Human Nature in Antigone Human nature plays an essential role in all of Greek drama. ... In the play Antigone, religion steps in to intensify the struggle between Antigone and her uncle, Creon, who is also the King of Thebes. ... In the play Antigone, the answer would be yes. ... In the case of Antigone, this is exactly what happens. ... It is interesting to note that even in today's society, men are threatened by the same actions of women that they were hundreds of years ago. ...

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In "Antigone" and "The Bacchae," both authors address similar theme and concerns. ... Through Antigone's main characters Antigone and Creon, Sophocles presents apparently conflicting notions of justice. ... Antigone's opening dialogue with Ismene stresses that her loyalty is to the gods. ... When Creon first confronts Antigone, he states the "the stiffest stubborn wills falls the hardest,"" but it is important to note that Creon clearly displays symptoms of the very pride he accuses Antigone of exhibiting. ... It is also important to note that during the argument with Creon, Haemon ...

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Antigone sneaks in from the outside. ... Antigone assents. ... Antigone sends her away for coffee. ... Antigone pushes Ismene off. ... Ismene tells Antigone that Antigone is a young and beautiful girl engaged to be married. ...

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Sophocles' play "Antigone- illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. ... He says that reason is the gift of the gods, and he cautions Creon not to be single-minded and self-involved, noting that there is no such thing as a one-man city. ... Antigone shares this same dilemma. ... Antigone's pride causes her to be blind in considering both truths. Antigone's argument is also hypocritical. ...

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Antigone is also as mentioned before the heroine of the play. ... Though with respect to chronology, due to the audience's prior knowledge of the preceding plays Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, and the evidence presented in the authors note, the conflict of Antigone is provided before Scene I even begins. The inciting incident occurs in the preceding note, making a the structural development of the play move based up Polynices and Eteocles' contrasting heroism. ... Antigone: Who knows this is not piety there? ... Antigone: Well, i was made for fellowship in love, not fellowship...

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The play begins on a down note because the main character, Antigone, and her sister Ismene are the daughters of the exiled Oedipus whose luck was ill fated after he married his mother and killed his father. ... Antigone is in engaged to Haemon, the son of Creon. Antigone follows through with her plan to her brother and this angers Creon. Creon decision is to exile Antigone to a cave for life and spare Ismene. ... He warns Creon that the gods side with Antigone. ...

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In the case of a story written by Sophocles called Antigone you can see the saying come to full light. ... In this essay three different aspects of the play Antigone and its translation to Ancient Greek times and modern times. ... In the play Antigone the heroin plays her part in the general idea of the woman which is to stand by their families for example when Antigone buries her brother in order to save his honor. While Antigone's sister also plays another part of the general idea of the woman, where she plays the more subordinate to the orders of the men in specific Creon (Classic N...

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Antigone is guilty and although she is to be wed to Creon's son, Haemon. ... Antigone had good reasons for her actions. ... This would prevent the soul from being lost between worlds forever, along with wine as an offering to the gods (page 518- side note). Nor could Antigone let Creon's edicts go against her morals (lines 392-394). ... Antigone's act was honorable. ...

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Before Antigone commits suicide, Haemon agrees with his father's verdict to kill his bride, Antigone. ... When the messenger recounts how he finds Antigone, he observes Antigone dies, "hanged by the neck in a fine linen noose, /strangled in her veils" (line 1348). ... The addition of veils in Antigone's attire confirms the occasion as a wedding. ... The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the houses of the dead", which further illustrates how Haemon finally, but belatedly, expresses his feelings of love for Antigone (lines 1370-1371). ......

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Fate in Antigone Everything is determined. ... Sophocles, the author of Antigone, is the most note able author of fate and destiny. ... In Antigone, Creon is faced with a decision. ... It was determined that he would put Antigone in a cave and try to get her out, only to find her dead. ... The fact that everything is determined didn't change any of the actions taken by Antigone or Creon. ...

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Identify the tragic hero from Antigone. ... Based on what you have read in Antigone, what is Sophocles trying to teach his audience about a human's ability to control his/her fate? ... Society Characters in Antigone must choose between following what society says is the right thing to do and following what they believe in their hearts to be the right thing to do. ... In Antigone, identify the difficult choices the characters make and analyze the effects that these choices have on the characters' lives. ... Essay Outline Notes The intro paragraph should begin with an attention-getti...

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Antigone was willing to be independent and risk everything to accomplish her goal. ... Antigone was quickly captured by the sentry and taken to King Creon. ... The same cannot be said aboutthe conclusion to Antigone. Antigone was locked away in a cave to fritter away the rest of her life alone. ... This left Creon with nothing left to live for, ending the play on a gory and bloody note. ...

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In the play "Antigone," Creon forbid the burial of Antigone's brother Polyneices because he turned against Thebes. ... Antigone tried burying him twice, both times proved to be unsuccessful. ... In the play "Antigone", Antigone is portrayed to be a good, strong-willed character. ... On a more serious note, standing up for what is right will gain the support of others. Antigone buried her brother against the will of Creon because she thought it was the right thing to do. ...

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Men and Women are Not Equal Ibsen's "A Doll's House- and Sophocles' "Antigone- are both significant in that they avoid the social temptation of using a man as a protagonist. ... In order to save her husband's life, Nora forges her father's name on a promissory note. ... Antigone breaks the law under the premise that the Gods dictated that all men deserved a proper burial. ... Similarly, Creon, instead of seeing that his niece Antigone placed family and the Gods before the law of the land, solely sees that he has been disobeyed. Both men worry about how their soc...

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Reading this poem brings with it many emotions. The strongest I found was a sense of melancholy, sadness and loneliness, which in turn is the theme I found most obvious. With these emotions came a sense of beauty. Lines 13-14 of the poem read "With tremulous cadence slow, and bring The eternal note ...

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In Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach," he uses the evolutionary symbol of the sea, or water. It goes from being just the sea, to a mythological type of a sea, to a personified sea. In this way, Arnold almost maps out his love for this unidentified audience in the poem. In the first stanza, the se...

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Supporting Characters: The Meat and Potatoes of a Good Play In every play, story, book, and movie, you've always got a few main things that are always the same. One is that you always have some sort of flowing story involved that tells the reader, watcher, etc. something. The second is that y...

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(Matric drama notes, Ronnie Burton, 2002) " I wanted to take the principal that it was not just a matter of interpreting the world but changing it, and apply that to theatre." ... Fugards The Island ends with Winston's open-ended monologue in the character of Antigone. ... (2002 drama notes from Peter Shaffer : a casebook, C.J. ...

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What do you see as the social function of literature? Your discussion should address ideas presented in this course (and other sources as you prefer) and the essay should include attention to at least two set texts. The social function of literature takes on many forms. Literatures main functi...

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As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language, and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy, classical art and architecture, philosophy, and drama all can trace their lineage to ancient Greece. Antique vases and...

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Teacher: Alonzo Garcia and Nathan Hayes Course: Physical Education Unit: Aerobics/Fitness Unit Length Of Unit: 2 weeks   Cool links for physical fitness http://pe.central.vt.edu/ http://www.humankinetics.com/ http://www.per.ualberta.ca/rhc/ifapa/mainframe.htm http://www.turnstep.com/ http://www.oaktrees.org/fitness/index.shtml I. Instructional Objectives 1. Cognitive domain: The student will learn that aerobics programs are energizing and fun to participate in, and are available in ...

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MEDEA A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE This paper contends that Euripides' portrayal of Medea in his famous play named after her serves as the first notable precursor of the Feminist perspective. Euripides' depiction of Medea as a proud, active and strong woman seems to be way ahead of his time. While...

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