... battle. Creon then makes a law that no one shall bury Polynecies because he is considered a traitor. Antigone chooses to defy this law. She asks her sister, Ismene, for help but her sister declines the offer. This causes a family quarrel between Antigone and Ismene. Antigone believes that Ismene is a coward while Ismene believes that Antigone is foolish. It also creates the obvious conflict between Creon and ... Antigone. Haimon and Creon are also in conflict due to Creon's decision to kill Haimon's future wife, Antigone. Creon chooses to seal Antigone into a vault anyway ... could pas...

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... him the whole story. He was the man who killed the former king of Thebes, his father. A similar situation occurs in Antigone. Teiresias come to Kreon to tell him he must bury Antigone's brother. Kreon refuses and accuses Teiresias of just being a prophet for money. Teiresias is forced to reveal that Kreon's son will be killed by the gods if he doesn't bury ... Antigone's brother, and release Antigone. Both Kreon and Oedipus refused to believe Teiresias, but found that his prophecies were true. There is also a parallel ... two stories. At the end of Oedipus, Jocasta, Oedipus's wife comm...

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... sleeping with Oedipus. Horrible things happened in Thebes, famine the death of the Queen, Oedipus stepped down from the throne and the death of two brothers. Antigone intentionally does her act during a time when she knows she will be caught. Going out in mid-day to dig a grave with her hands instead of waiting ... for night and using tools. Also after caught she is given a chance to get off, Creon declares that she was not feeling well. Instead of taking his ... opportunity she tells him she will try again, asking him for death. She could have lied to him and tried again in secret. Sh...

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... necessity. The Greek belief was that if you did not give a person the proper burial then their soul would wander ceaselessly, never finding peace. Antigone knew that by giving Polyneices a life in the after world she would never have to spend sleepless nights feeling that a decree had kept her dear ... is much more important. Born into the family of Cadmus, Antigone fate was doomed to end in tragedy, and as those who had passed before her she fought each moment for what she believed in-the unity of relatives. When Antigone chose to go against Creon's word she was really just ... obeying...

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... last two left carrying the burden of the family curse that has been passed down for a few generations. The text quotations I have chosen for my analysis are lines 487-508. Antigone has been caught giving her brother Polynices a proper burial by sprinkling dirt and providing the water when Creon (Antigone's uncle and current ruler of Thebes) ordered the citizens not to dare any attempts ... . She stands up to her beliefs and acts upon her actions based off of what is morally correct, and for her burying her ˜mother's son' since it is someone who is a part of her family. Antigone presents...

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... , Kreon forbid the removal of the corpse of Polyneices, condemning it to lie unburied declaring him to have been a traitor. Antigone moved by love for her brother and convinced of the injustice of the command buried Polyneices secretly. For that she was ordered by Kreon to be executed and was immured in a cave, where she hanged herself. Her beloved Haimon, son of Kreon ... , killed himself out of love and sympathy for the dead Antigone, then Kreons, wife after learning of the tragic events committed suicide. Grief stricken Kreon, then condemned himself into exile. Antigone is the daughter...

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... ? Response Family and state have played an important role in Greek culture for a very long time and have been integral parts of the Greek society. The play Antigone, by the Greek playwright Sophocles focuses on the conflict between the protagonist, Antigone and her uncle and king, Creon. This leads to one of the ... others swords and this leads to confusion as to who should take over the throne. Creon, the brother of Oedipus and uncle to Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone and their younger sister, Ismene ascends the throne as he is the nearest surviving kinsman. In his opening address as the...

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... son, father. You are my guide. You make things clear for me, and I obey you" (Sophocles). However, Haemon doesn't truly believe this for later he argues with his father on Antigone's behalf. Haemon stands up to Creon because of his deep love foe Antigone and the people of Thebes. He even begs his father for Antigone's life. Creon's refusal destroys the feelings of admiration and respect ... reason to remain alive. Thus the choice between her duty to her brother and her love for Haemon and desire to marry him and have children would be gone. There would only be one choice. This would sig...

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... the pressure of Creon, where Haemon felt obligated to comply with his father's civil laws, Haemon felt he could not fully express his love for Antigone. When Haemon discovers Antigone has killed herself, he reveals the intensity of his love for her. 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). Sadly, Haemon reveals his love when Antigone dies and before sharing a blissful marriage that they both so ...

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Antigone, by Sophocles, is a play that has three major themes. All three of these themes play a very important part in this play. The three major themes are fate, love, and pride. ... , king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. He married Iocaste, queen of Thebes (his mother), and had four children; one was a girl named Antigone. When Oedipus had figured out who he was and what he had done he moved away and cut out his eyes. Iocaste's cousin, Creon, had taken over as king of ... out all about it. Fate then tortured Oedipus and he cut out his eyes. Fate had made...

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... him if he were in court and he honestly told me he was innocent. Even though I"d do most anything for my brother, I would draw the line at giving up my own life. However Antigone took it to the next level and was killed for defending her brother. In my eyes Antigone was very foolish in her decision making. One of the reasons why I feel ... actions she still could have made some sort of attempt to escape the punishment. I have respect for her courage, yet wonder about her actions. Another reason why I feel Antigone was foolish came through her validation for dying. "I"d never have taken ...

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The given quote that a good man tries to fix his mistakes and that having too much pride is bad is very true. If one can’t concede he made a mistake, he isn’t being honest with himself. There are many examples of this throughout literature. One great example is the story of Oedipu...

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Josephine Alibrandi is the main character in" Looking for Alibrandi" written by Melina Marchetta. Josie, as she prefers to be called, she is seventeen years old. She is in her final year at a posh, wealthy catholic school. During this ... ...

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As a member of the S. family household, I have been, in all meanings of the word exposed to the arts. Since before I can remember, I have been singing and performing for my large family, and since I was four, I have been taking classes in Acting, Singing, and Dancing. Music has been a passion of mine through out the years. It started when I was ... ...

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Television: Candy for the Mind Although there are benefits to watching television, they do not outweigh the problems it causes. Television itself is not considered good or bad, but rather the way it ... used. It can offer benefits such as awareness, information, entertainment, and relaxation. Television can also have negative consequences, which include spending less quality time with the family, a minimized educational value for children, and the promotion of sex and violence, which has become more prominent in today's programs. American society has mostly been adversely affected by the tel...

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... . He felt isolated. Alone. After I finished my HSC, I did go on to study law at Sydney Uni, just like I said I would. And you know what. Ivy and I did catch up for that coffee we promised each other on Speech Night, and many more after that. Actually, whenever, we aren't in classes, we are always together. After we lost John, Ivy and ... and her fake friendships. I learnt that true friendships are irreplaceable and always cherished, that you stand by a true friend through life, death and everything in between. Together. If it weren't for John's death, then I would never have become so cl...

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... . Because they"re her family, it makes them the closest people in her life, which also means they"re her role models. Being the role models, they set the grounds for her, right from wrong. Though what Nonna and Christina did in the past may not have been right, and may not affect Josie actions presently, they affect her opinion ... . For example, Josie's mother slept with the boy next door at the age of sixteen and became pregnant. This does not mean that Josie will follow in her mother's footsteps because ... a very influential character on Josie throughout the whole book. Even though ...

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In Melina Marchetta's novel 'Looking For Alibrandi', Josephine has a long and difficult journey throughout her final year at High School. Josie struggles to be fully emancipated through her relationships with friends, relationships with family and her ... that John had to die to feel emancipated. When Josie and Jacob skip school Josie states that it was "the best day of my life". Josie has feelings for Jacob and enjoys spending time with him. Josie likes him so much that she was willing to take a day off school to spend time with him. When Josie and Lee ... . They can get on each other'...

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In Like Water for Chocolate the narrator, a woman, sees everything in life from an emotional standpoint. She tells the basic history of her family through the "rose colored" glasses of emotion. ... by your side she thought that you could accomplish anything. She saw life through love and emotion and not through the eyes of hatred or war. The film, Like Water for Chocolate, represents a story through incorporating the idea of food as feelings and expressing the woman's roles during the Mexican Revolution. The film is a romantic-comedy showing many ... it official, she also told her two daugh...

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The major theme in the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is the personal quest for identity that is made more difficult by the cultural diversity of all the characters. The conflict between the Chinese mothers and their American-born ... Ying-Ying's transformation into a ghost. She lives in her cousin's house and "waits between the trees". Ying-Ying refers to "waiting between the trees" as waiting for the right moment. Ying-Ying was born in the year of Tiger and so she has two sides, gold and black. "The gold side leaps with its fierce heart ... side is dominant, this person is strong and ...

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It is very common for parents, even after their children have started their own lives, to try and continue to tell their children how to live their lives. They may always tell their children "you ... own mistakes-, but when it comes down to it, they want to keep their children from possibly making the same mistakes they did. In the short story "Aren't You Happy for Me?-, by Richard Bausch, Melanie's father, Jack, is not too thrilled about the idea of his young daughter marrying a much, much older man. Later in the story, we learn that ... many times, a woman gets pregnant before marriage an...

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... is in control. External causes of change involves a person's surroundings changing. There is little control over this type of change. In the texts looking for Alibrandi by Melena Marchetta, "The Door" by Miroslav Holub, "What women Want" directed by Nancy Myers and song "father and son" composed by ... Cat Stevens both internal and external causes of change can be seen. The novel looking for Alibrandi by Melena Marchetta is about Josephine Alibrandi, a Catholic girl, in her final year of High school. As the year progresses Josie alters her ... agent changes from being a chauvinistic self...

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... second generation Australian in a closely-knit Italian community gradually changes throughout the novel as Josie begins to understand her heritage and ultimately herself. For 17 years of her life, Josephine Alibrandi had been caught in the middle of two societies. She had always been trapped between two ... scenes and film techniques to show us Josie's changing attitude toward being a second generation Australian in a closely-knit Italian community. The film Looking for Alibrandi starts on tomato day and over the course of a show shows Josephine Alibrandi's personal change. Quite ironical...

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... girl would go to the rubbish dump to collect recyclable items to get extra money. By evening, she would be able to collect enough money for two plates of rice for herself and her mum. Sometimes, she would be able to collect extra money and she would keep them in her piggy bank. When her ... married. When she got married, she thought that her sorrows and nightmares would finally be over and she would be able to pursue what she had always longed for, education. However, fate soon played her out. Her husband passed away after she gave birth to her first child. All he had left behind was a ...

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... it was 8 years ago, I still remember his party like it was yesterday. My adrenaline was racing; I remember I couldn't wait to get back in the net for another game, after that day I was hooked. Every weekend I went to that same field with my step father Steve, my step fathers friend Rick and his son, ... my close friend Nathan. After Master zone shut down I started going to my local field called Extreme Rage, this is where I started to grow a passion for paintball, its also where I met some of my very close friends who have also been my teammates since I started playing tournament paintba...

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