not allowed to bury your dead brother what would you do?In the play Antigone, Antigone is a woman who did anything to honor her deceased brother. Even though she knew the severe consequence she would face for refusing Creon's proclamation toward the burial of her brother.The theme of this is that both characters have different views with their situation causing controversy between the two.In the play Antigone,Creon is shown to be a tragic hero through his interactions with Antigone. This develops the
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or play the protagonist (Antigone, (Obeying all her instincts of love, loyalty, and humanity)(Taplin). seeks a way to stop Creon’s madness, her royal uncle, from becoming the ultimate king of Thebes. Sophocles inserts conflict within the characters to resemble how Antigone wants to show the people of Thebes that not all laws and orders that her uncle demands, should
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Antigone than in Measure for Measure, retaliation were definitely used as a method of justice. When Antigone buries her dead brother in the story of Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon's immediate response is to have her killed and buried in response to the burial and her defiance to his decree. So, In Measure for Measure, Lord Angelo the temporary leader of Vienna decides that there is too much freedom in Vienna and takes it upon himself to rid the city of brothels and unlawful sexual activity. Laws against
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important to understand the importance of what a proper burial is to the people of ancient Greece. Unlike most religions, the Greek did not believe in the reward and punishment concept after death. They did not believe that good people went to heaven, while the evil suffered in hell. They believed that life after death was a sad and miserable affair, and the dead deserved to rest in peace. They believed in the importance of a proper burial, as proposed and supported by the gods. The gods mandated
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story. She is an honorable and important person, she has a fearless attitude, and she ends up facing a downfall because of her deeds. Antigone is an honorable and important person in Thebes. She obviously has a very good heart because she has decided to give her brother Polynieces a proper burial even though her uncle, Creon, has forbidden anyone to and has states that if someone does then they will be put to death. Antigone tells her sister, Ismene, "Ismene, I am going to bury him"
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it by herself. The message that influenced Antigone’s actions was her brother death. Her love for her brother gave her the power to stand up to Creon and burry her brother. The main cause of conflict between Antigone and Creon is the matter of the burial of Antigone dead brother Polynecies. Both of her brother were killed in battle. One brother fought against their home city and was reflected a traitor. Creon issue a law that whoever tried to bury Polyneices would be put to death. Antigone is very
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of restoring peace and order in Thebes over the death of his nephew; steadfast in the laws of the land, his narrow vision leads to greater personal tragedy. In his final verdict, “’ […] [T]ake her to the vault /And leave her alone there. And if she lives or dies, /That’s her affair, not ours: our hands are clean’” (Scene 4 236-238), Creon buries his niece alive in a stone vault. The consequences that follow leave him a doomed man. Yes, he maintains rule over, Thebes but he loses everything he loves
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Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper Team C Tammy Gillespie, Mary Gurganus, Nicole Plescher, Charles Zack, Joseph Cruz HUM 105 University of Phoenix April 11, 2011
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development, and reinforces the theme of “Antigone”. The theme of Antigone is the correctness of the natural order of life, from birth to life to death to burial. Haemon’s speech to Creon makes him begin to question his decision to execute Antigone, and be more open to others’ thoughts. Haemon does this by mentioning that the people of Thebes believe Antigone shouldn’t be punished, and by leaving after saying that Creon will “never see my eyes again”. Haemon’s speech makes Creon second guess his
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of this tragedy with one of them being by the Arthur Jean Anouilh. Antigone is the subject of the popular story where she attempts to have a respectable burial for her brother, Polynices, who was killed in a battle between him and his brother Eteocles even when he is seen as a traitor. Creon is the uncle of Antigone and also the ruler of Thebes; he is the main force that tries to stop Antigone from burying Polynices. Although Sopocles and Anuouilh basically has the same characters and plot, he rewrites
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