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A Comparison between Modern and Ancient Plays and Theater, with an Example of The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds, Oedipus Rex and Antigone (772 words, 1 pages)

Modern Vs. Ancient 'We saw her lying she had made a noose of her fine linen veil and hanged herself. Haimon lay beside her, his love lost under ground, crying out that his father had stolen her away from him.' Throughout history plays have evolved in many ways. For example, ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone (436 words, 1 pages)

Antigone - Prompt 3 CREON "Die then, and love the dead if thou must No woman shall be the master while I live (184)." This quotation portrays a powerful and important theme about gender and the role that a woman plays in Greek society. Antigone's gender has an incredible effect ... Read More

An Analysis of the Downfall of the Characters of Creon from the Play Antigone by Sophocles and Oedipus from the Play Oedipus the King by Sophocles (752 words, 1 pages)

Creon and Oedipus What leads a great man to his downfall? The answer is pride, or hubris. Pride crushes leaders, destroys cities, demolishes states, and annihilates countries. In the plays ANTIGONE and OEDIPUS THE KING, the same flaw crumbles the two leaders. The two kings of Thebes, Creon and Oedipus, ... Read More

An Analysis of Creon a Tragic Hero in Antigone by Sophocles (1023 words, 2 pages)

Antigone Tragic Hero Essay Most Greek tragedies were based on myths and consisted of a series of dramatic episodes mixed with a chorus who commented on the dramatic action or analyzed the pattern of events. The role of a tragic hero was vital to the tragic plays. Sophocles argues that ... Read More

The Two Traits of Antigone That Determined Her Fate in Antigone by Sophocles (824 words, 1 pages)

Behind The Mind of Antigone In Antigone by Sophocles, two characters go to the extreme in standing behind their beliefs. Unfortunately going to the extreme can lead to costly and tragic mistakes. Antigone discovers this first hand when fate takes its ultimate toll. Antigone, like many people, has hundreds of ... Read More

An Analysis of Political Authority in Antigone by Sophocles (417 words, 1 pages)

Political power results from the fear of force. The individual acts out of a fear of consequences of disobedience and in accordance with the desdire for self-preservation. Political Authority results from a belief in the moral correctness of the organization in question. The individual acts of a sense of obligation ... Read More

An Analysis of Creaon’s Tragic Downfall in Antigone by Sophocles (475 words, 1 pages)

Creon's tragic Downfall Creon is the tragic hero of the play, Antigone, by Sophocles, and suffers the greatest downfall. It all begins when he maes his public announcment as the new king. He states his message loud and clearly to everyone, that if anyone feels the need to bury the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragic Plot in Antigone by Sophocles (569 words, 2 pages)

Tragedy Developed in the 5th century. Aristotle said of it that it was cathartic. We feel relief at this 'self-analysis'. In tragedy Aristotle believed that the Plot is most important, followed by Character, followed by Thought, and finally by Language, Melody and Spectacle. They illuminate us ethically. The conflict in ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Antigone from the Play Antigone by Sophocles (325 words, 1 pages)

-In Sophocles' Antigone the hero is a woman who believes in her heart far stronger than that of her leader's rule. Antigone is up against an impossible enemy, she does not fit well into society's mold, and is destroyed by her own pride. For these characteristics Antigone is given the ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles (467 words, 1 pages)

Antigone "Is he not my brother, and yours, wether you like it or not? I shall never desert him, never." Antigone strongly stands for what she believes in. Because of different personalites and beliefs, many unfortunate events occur in the play, Antigone, by Sophocles. Although Antigone and Ismene love and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of Creon and Antigone in the Play, Antigone (550 words, 1 pages)

In the story "Antigone", Sophocles presents two characters, Creon and Antigone, who both share many characteristics and both suffer a loss at the end of the story. Sophocles named the story Antigone, to present Antigone as the tragic hero however, on the contrary, Creon is the real tragic hero. He ... Read More

An Analysis of Tragic Hero in Antigone by Sophocles (383 words, 1 pages)

Tragic Hero By reading Sophocles, Antigone, one may think that the name of the play should be Creon instead this is because his tragedy is the axis of the work. It is also clear that he is a tragic character, but not the only tragic character in the play. Antigone ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone (579 words, 1 pages)

Anitgone, she poses great loyalty to both her father Oedipus, and brother Polynices. She tended though to show it much greater towards her father rather her brother. Antigone is both the daughter and sister to Oedipus. She along with her sister, Isemene, have been caring for their father and tending ... Read More

A Play Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles (1080 words, 3 pages)

The Divine Right of Antigone The play Antigone is truly a fascinating play, and in some ways more interesting than Oedipus the King, which I read in High School. The character of Antigone reminds me strongly of Oedipus, she is intelligent, fast to make judgements, and like Oedipus, she is ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of Oedipus from Oedipus the King and Creon from Antigone by Sophocles (709 words, 1 pages)

The Differences and Similarities of Oedipus and Creon Looking at Oedipus and Creon, they hold the same positions, and act similarly to a certain extent. Oedipus and Creon have there own style of motivation, intention and goals that are showed throughout Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, written ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting the Antigone and Creon in the Play “Antigone” (689 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the play, the difference between Creon and Antigone is vividly shown. By the end of the play, Antigone, it is evident that a total of five characters have lost their lives. This is due to the characters' failure to choose where their loyalty and obligation should stand, thus creating ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Sophocles’ Antigone (547 words, 2 pages)

A master artisan and innovator of the Greek tragedy, Sophocles's insightful plays have held their value throughout countless time periods and societies. Through the use of common literary techniques, Sophocles was able to express themes and ideas that reflect all of humankind. On particular idea was that Sophocles believed that ... Read More

The Conflict Between the Protagonist and a Superior Force in Sophocle’s Antigone (816 words, 2 pages)

When a piece of work has a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force, and has a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror, it classifies as a tragedy. The most famous tragedies were written by authors hundreds of years ago. Those ... Read More

A Comparison of Muhammad Ali and Antigone (850 words, 2 pages)

Though Ali won the gold medal that the Rome Olympics in 1960, at the time experts weren't impressed by his boxing skills. His head, eyes wide, seemed to float above the action. Rather than the traditional slipping a punch it was Ali's habit to sway back, bending at the waist. ... Read More

Revengeful Medea vs. Retaliatory Lysistrata in the Play “Antigone” (1406 words, 2 pages)

October 22, 2000 Revengeful Medea vs. Retaliatory Lysistrata At the roots of revenge is pain and suffering which can cause a number of reactions according to the person and situation. Retaliation is another method used to take vengeance against someone who has harmed you. Yet, how can revenge and retaliation ... Read More

An Analysis of Antigone by Sophocles (777 words, 2 pages)

Antigone Judgment Play Human beings by nature judge both themselves and others. Judgment comes through a persons ego telling them that they can have control over a particular situation. This desire for control promulgates a false sense of responsibility in essentially uncontrollable situations. For example, a human feels a responsibility ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragic Themes from the Plays Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides (1679 words, 3 pages)

Both of the plays Medea and Antigone have tragic themes and their main characters are women who find themselves unhappy and so decide to act on behalf of these feelings. In both cases the result is a climax at the end of the play in the form of several deaths. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Antigone and the Story of Creon (288 words, 1 pages)

Antigone tells the story of Creon, King of Thebes. The situation arises when our tragic hero, Creon, makes a declaration regarding the death of a traitor. Polyneices was killed in battle and was to remain unburied to demonstrate the punishment for treason. Antigone, Polyneices' sister, rebels against Creon and buries ... Read More

An Analysis of the Principles of a Burial in The Iliad by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles (1492 words, 2 pages)

Both Creon of Sophocles Antigone and Achilles of Homers The Iliad end up allowing the body of their enemy a proper burial. During the time following the death of Hector, Achilles is in a position very similar to that which Creon deals with in Antigone. Both men show similar flaws, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Bridal Imagery of Antigone by Sophocles (2058 words, 3 pages)

Bridal Imagery of Antigone In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, the protagonist, Antigone, defies all of the beliefs held by the society she lives in, and breaks the kings law on account of her own morals. Originally, one of Antigones two brothers was supposed to take control of the throne, ... Read More

Creon’s Defiance of the Divine Law as the Cause of His Tragedy in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (319 words, 2 pages)

Daughter and sister of her father, Oedipus, Antigone's life was doomed from the start. Antigone accompanied her father into exile but returned to Thebes after his death. Oedipus left the throne of Thebes to his sons, Eteocles and Polynices, Antigone's brothers. The two came into conflict over who should rule, ... Read More

An Analysis of Creon’s Virtue and Antigone’s Flaws in Sophocles’s Tragedy Antigone (2448 words, 4 pages)

Antigone Essay Sophocles makes us find some right in Creon, some wrong in Antigone. Discuss the validity of this statement, commenting where possible on the use of language and dramatictheatrical devices in creating two flawed tragic heroes. In his play, Antigone, Sophocles does in fact show some right in Creon ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Antigone, The True Tragic Hero by Sophocles (2000 words, 3 pages)

Antigone The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone In 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 ... Read More

Civil Disobedience as a Basic Human Right in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (268 words, 1 pages)

The short play, Antigone, was written in 441 B.C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is both a right and responsibility of a person to fight an unjust law.Government is ... Read More

The Conflict between the Morals of Antigone and Creon in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (613 words, 3 pages)

In Ancient Greece, life was full of complicated questions centered on the expanding field of science. Freedom of religion was encouraged to be exercised in the city-states and man was focused on more than the Gods or heavenly concerns. As a result many new ideals and beliefs surfaced. These new ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013