... under any leader. The Chorus then recounts the events leading up to Antigone's tragedy. During their recitation, the stage goes dark, a spotlight illuminates the faces of the Chorus, and the characters disappear through the left arch. Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene's father, also had two sons, Eteocles and Polynices. Upon ... hopeless, and known, making for tranquility and "fellow-feeling" among the characters. All are innocent, simply bound to their parts. All one can do is shout. The Guards are heard and the Chorus announces that Antigone has been caught and will be able to be herself for...

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The Fall of Antigone/s Characters Power struggles are both history and future for mankind. Whether they be little, over a toy when one is a child, or enormous, running a campaign for presidency ... would rather knock the other men into shape, along with the disobedient women. Antigone, written by Sophocles as the ending of his Theban plays trilogy, interpolates 3 of these genres into his characters. Antigone, the main focus of this play, and is displayed as a feminist. Antigone shows that she will do anything that she feels is right, no matter ... he does not listen. Then, he gives a speech t...

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... , not narrative form, and achieves, through the representation of pitiable and fearful incidents, the catharsis of such incidents" (Golden 11). Using the criteria established by Aristotle in Poetics, "Antigone" by Sophocles displays the qualities of a tragedy. The principle character engages in an immense moral struggle (ending in death). Catharsis is accomplished through the catastrophic consequences of the main character ... 's actions. Throughout the play, the viewer experiences pity and fear for a number of the characters. In the opening scene, a conversation between Antigone and her ...

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... a timeless conflict. It is Sophocles' story of family honor and family bonds versus loyalty to the state and the law. This play clearly illustrates conflicting interests and loyalties among the characters. Antigone believes that her family is more important than the law, which was made by Creon. Creon believes that the king, and the laws he represents, are more important than family ... Creon. Ironically Antigone's high morality results in more suffering: her own death and the death of Haimon. By the end of the story, Creon becomes convinced that his actions were not the right thing to ...

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... be compared to Miss Piggy, a character created by Jim Henson. Although Antigone is from an earlier time period 441BC, both characters share similar personality traits yet differ in their family background. Miss Piggy and Antigone where both raised differently. Miss Piggy was nurtured within a happy family atmosphere. In contrast, Antigone has experienced a "whole range of sufferings" throughout her life, from her family's misfortune. Her ... who fought on opposite sides murdered each other, and her father stabbed his own eyes realizing he had married his mother. Miss Piggy and Antigone ...

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... King of Thebes, sentenced Antigone to death for giving her brother, known to Creon as a traitor, a proper burial after he forbid it. Both characters showed they are very stubborn, yet Creon is narrow-minded, while Antigone fearless. The stubbornness alone that these two characters show is what leads to ... the fatal ending. The three deaths at the end could have been prevented had Antigone not been so stubborn about ... burying her brother. "If that is what you think, I should not want you, even if you asked to come, You have made your choice, you can be what you want to be."(876). Anti...

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... and Date Written: Sophocles 1962 3. Country Of Author: Greece 4. Characters: Major: Antigone - Antigone is very (immovable) and (unwilling) because when she is told not to do something by king Creon she still does what she believes in. For example, " ... What Creon says is irrelevant. He is my brother. I will bury him." Creon - Creon is very (stubborn) and (foolish) because when everyone tells him to release Antigone and bury her brother Polynicies he does not and it leads him to be alone. For example, "I"m not the man to sit quietly by and watch my country sliding towards ... , "You int...

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... continues as the blind man, who was exiled from Thebes, is lead by his loyal daughter Antigone to Athens and to his death in the next of Sophocles" three Theban plays, Oedipus at Colonus. This play delivers many messages in the same way, through the characters, through the plot and through the theme. As the lessons in the previous play were mainly ... protect his young girls when he was exiled and after his death, which Creon broke when punishing Antigone harshly for her deeds. The personalities of the main characters in this play are, interestingly enough all very much the same. Almost...

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... these qualities. The first quality is that the play is written in poetic form. In the plays Antigone and Hamlet we see this quality. All the characters speak in poetic form. One example is from the play Antigone, Creon says, " Come tell me now, will you, too, say you bore a hand in ... a Greek Tragedy is there is no violence on stage. This quality is only present in the play Antigone. The violence in the play Antigone is talked about by the characters, but never shown. An example of is when Antigone and Ismene are talking about what has happened to their family. Ismene says, " Third, ou...

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... bound together yet pushed so far apart. Sophocles, the author, creates the bond of sisterhood and the separation of independent people between Antigone and Ismene. They are written as two different characters that balance each others traits out. Antigone being the rash, inflexible, acting in passion, strong willed one. Ismene being the yielding, reasonable, rash, wanting everyone to like her, doesn't want to ... create conflict type of person. To mesh these two characters together as one would create a very wise woman and seperating these two characters in a one good, one bad, type of w...

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... seem to think it necessary to restrain the roles of the fairer sex in their works. The presence of strong female lead characters, such as the title protagonists in Sophocles" Antigone and Euripides" Medea, shows that women do not always have to remain passive and in the background of a plot. In ... against the determined mindset of her sister, serving as a foil that highlights the good, and hero-like qualities inherent in the latter. For, against Ismene's protests Antigone chooses to walk, willingly, into the hands of danger, " what I shall suffer will be far less dire than dying an ig...

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... charge, women could be strong, wise, and capable of making the moral choice. Two women characters are used to show the difference in the way that women normally would act. The two characters are Ismene and Antigone. Antigone was the righteous and rational character that women look up to, and Ismene is the quiet ... away in a cave. She is a very brave woman, that takes all the credit of breaking Creon's laws. This sort of action ultimately proves that Antigone is a courageous woman and is willing to stand up to men, which was completely against what any other woman would have done at thi...

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... the story. Although these characters importance to the story goes without saying, minor characters such as Ismene play a vital role as well. Ismene serves as a foil to Antigone because Antigone is strong while Ismene is submissive. Many characteristics can be drawn from Ismene's limited part in Antigone but the traits that are ... possesses. A second trait which defines Ismene's character is her submissive behavior. The instance in the story where Ismene decides to side with Antigone after siding with Creon and the law shows her willingness to submit to others as well as her change of h...

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... It is relatively easy, when analyzing a play or novel, to understand the relevance and significance of the major characters. Antigone and Creon loom larger than life in their pride and defiance, challenging kings and gods in language ringing with their epic stance. Even less obtrusive characters, such as Ismene, have their "big scene,"" revealing dominant character traits and, if nothing else, acting as ... 's news, Creon faces no real conflict and the play cannot move forward. Thus, the sentry's role is integral to the plot. More importantly, the sentry is the first person besides Antig...

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... remained the same in others in present day society. I the narratives read that include female characters such as Antigone, Ismene, and Sita, each portray a somewhat different reservation for women. Antigone goes beyond the expectations of women when she takes on the responsibility to burry her brother Polyneices. Antigone takes on this responsibility because the unburied dead will be shamed and will not be able ... Creon being the only enemy left for her to worry about she is expected in a certain way to take on the role of a more masculine figure. Antigone clearly rebels against male a...

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... their various ways, that the women of Greece were not nearlyas incapable and weak as the culture believed them to be. All of themcreated female characters of strength and intelligence. But in"Antigone," the discussion reached its peak. Antigone herself, as shestands upon the Grecian stage, represents the highest ideals of humanlife -- courage and resp! ect for the gods. A woman, she isnevertheless ... has gotten the statenowhere, and women nowhere, and outside the walls of the city, the deadare still being buried at alarmingly fast rates, quicker, almost, thanCreon can dig them up. Anti...

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... be taboo to an Athens citizen. One would understand Oedipus" dire need to not only find a home, but also ensure proper execution of his burial rites. II. Characters: A. In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is the protagonist. In the story, Oedipus is desperatley seeking peace, a home and burial outside of Thebes. B. On the ... other side of the agon, or problem, is Creon. Creon tries to separate Oedipus from his two loyal daughters, Ismene and Antigone. He even attempts to kidnap Oedipus to take him back to Thebes. Creon believed that the city (Thebes or Athens) which buried Oedipus would win ...

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Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus The King, by Sophocles. Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. In this passage there are several themes and significant items that she is addressing. Jocasta is trying to help relieve Oedipus of his fears that come from ... . He does this because he knows that the acts that he committed are so horrible. He is unable to live with himself, seeing the results of his actions, Ismene and Antigone. Oedipus blinds himself, so that he would not have to see the products of his terrible deed, his d...

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