Conscience Vs. Society Have you ever had to do something that was looked down upon by others? In “Antigone” by Sophocles, the characters choose to go with with their conscience to make choices over what society thinks is best. Most of the choices that they make usually have an effect on their fate in the future. In the beginning of this story Antigone, the daughter of the tragic hero named Oedipus, chooses to go with her conscience over what society thinks is best. Her brother, Polynices, is looked
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action by the world. We have all heard that before. Don’t get to cocky about the game until it is finished. Yet we don’t act on our pride until it has affected or hurt us since pride is so hard for everyone to swallow. In Antigone, it was hard for Creon to swallow too. Creon, in Antigone, is a tragic hero because of this pride, his character, his actions, and the actions of those around him. A tragic hero will experience a fall in the course of the play. Therefore the tragic hero must start of noble
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In the Greek play, Antigone Creon, the uncle of Antigone is the more tragic character because everything he does produces his outcome to be worse. Nothing he does in the whole play benefits the gods or the people. Even though Creon is devoted to obey the rules, Antigone is the most committed to a moral standard because she buries her brother and does not deny the accusation of the crime. In the Greek culture, spreading dirt on a deceased’s body would allow their soul to travel to the underworld
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Tragic heroes are often characters whose flaws cause them to have poor judgement and arrogant responses. Therefore, in “Antigone”, Creon is a prominent example of what a tragic is. He is full of pride, has a stubborn sense of character, and a large amount of power. One reason Crean is seen as a tragic hero is because of all his pride. For example. Creon said,” No woman shall be master while I live.”. However, his proud is what caused him to criminalize Polyneices, even though Creon’s lust for
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Justice and injustice are contingent on the societal and individual views. In Antigone and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. fight against the alleged justice and order of the society in order to pursue the real justice. Although Antigone has the stake of perturbing her dead brother' dignity and peace while Dr. King has the stake of losing the opportunity for African Americans to be free and treated equally, both of them are so determined to achieve their goals that
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Ismene: The Good of Her Kingdom Sophocles’ play Antigone tells the story of the struggle of Antigone, a princess of the city of Thebes, who buries her brothers despite going against the law. Her sister, Ismene, warns her against going against the law that states no one on Polyneices army is allowed a burial. This is set because Eteocles and Polyneices, brothers to Antigone and Ismene, went to battle for the throne while Eteocles reigned. Antigone does not see the harm to the city if she buries Polyneices;
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In Sophocles’ play Antigone; Creon and Antigone have different thoughts towards the burial of Polyneices. Throughout the play you notice that Creon leans towards the “law of man” while Antigone leans towards the “law of the gods.” Creon is the new head of state and lawmaker in Thebes; he believes that everyone should obey to man-made laws, “law of man.” Creon’s laws simply are standard (have no emotion), they protect the culture, and provide stability to the culture. Antigone obeys a different set
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Antigone is worth all the sympathy from the readers in the exchange between her and Polyneces. Antigone is a sympathetic character because she is a cool minded and reasonable soul that loves her brother even amidst his refusal to listen. Polyneces is lamenting when he says “Ah, what a journey! What a failure! My poor companions!”, but cool minded Antigone reminds him he can escape his fate easily by withdrawing the troops and forgetting the quarrel with Etocles (208). Polyneces is convinced his path
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Athena arrives to the house where Telemachus and Penelope weep for king Odysseus’ return. “Telemachus, son of Odysseus, your father has died at the land of the lotus eaters. I send my sorrows to you and the queen.” Said Athena Telemachus answered” What shall be the cause of the death of my father?” “He was at the lotus eaters and died from lotus poisoning. I'm sorry” Athena answered. “There is one other thing. You are in possession of a half brother , Hermalycus, son of Circe and Odysseus”. Telemachus
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n the story The Locket by Kate Chopin, the main character Octavie is devastated when her lover Edmond has to go to war. Before he leaves, Octavie puts her most prized earthy possession around his neck; her locket. She later gets the locket back when a priest finds it on a man’s body at the battle site. She is horrified to know that Edmond has died in battle. In her grief, she plans to live her life as plainly as possible and to never love again. However by the end of the story, Octavie finds
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