English Lit 1302

Throughout history, scholars, poets, and socialites cite and argue multiple aspects within Sophocles’ plays, which all contain a deluge of sentiments that permeate global society and culture. Riddled with disparate interpretations and theories, Antigone sparks acrimonious debate regarding a plethora of its details, such as characterization, theme, and undertone. Antigone, written by the Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, recounts the events of Oedipus’ daughter, Antigone, following her brothers’ deaths. Sophocles manipulates Antigone’s character to model the loyal, dutiful individual the Greeks idolized in their religion and culture rather than formulating a realistic character who serves herself.

5) I think that Antigone uses verbal irony in line 79, where she says “Leave me my foolish plan: I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death…” It is rather ironic that she acknowledges how risky and foolish her plan is, yet she is willing to die to bury her brother who recently died in battle. I’m not sure if this makes her courageous or mad

5. I believe that this play should have been called Creon instead of Antigone, because Creon is last man standing, facing all the tragedy that his fatal flaw caused. As much as Antigone has her own flaws, and causes her own death through her hubris, she doesn’t ever feel as if she had made a mistake. She is proud of the fact that she tried to honor her brother, and disobey Creon’s self-made law. She blames Creon’s cruelty for her death, not her own decisions.

Antigone is a play written by Sophocles. The genre of the play that Sophocles wrote was based on tragedy. It is one of the first plays that use tragedy. In the play a young girl named Antigone, stands up against her uncle Creon who is the king. She stands up for her rights, so that she can give a religious burial to Polynices. She was a girl with a lot of will power. This essay talks about the relationship between Antigone and Creon. This essay would contain paragraphs where there would be comparisons between Antigone and Creon’s Relationship.

List at least three examples of imagery in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each description contributes to the emotional power of the piece.

The short story “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carver, is a thought provoking piece that focuses on the transition a man goes through to see the world with his soul. The story gives hope that people can change if given the chance to be better people. Over the course of the story, Carver uses both diction and description to explore themes in religion and morality.

   This essay will compare two of the characters in “Antigone”, Antigone and Creon, in an effort to determine the identity of the tragic hero in this tale.

What do the flowers symbolize? The flowers symbolize the change in the town that Esteban started. The growth within the town, they never had flowers or anything beautiful but now they want to change the village to be the most beautiful village with flowers and bigger houses for tall people like Esteban.

Throughout the interactive orals, my understanding of cultural and contextual consideration of Antigone by Sophocles has developed. You must receive further information about the playwright, the role of women, and the symbols used in Antigone to have a full understanding of the play. Without the knowledge provided from the interactive orals, the play would not have been understood as well as it is now.

Carver’s first hand experiences influence the content of “Cathedral” and the writing style of his other works in general. During his lifetime, prior to his success in literature, he was a part of the working class community, holding occupations including custodial work and package delivery, though later he devoted himself wholly to academia and literary composition (Mahajan et al.). His initial blue collar lifestyle impacts the way in which his story is communicated. Specifically, in “Cathedral” the method of the plot’s disclosure is informal, mirroring a possible example of how Carver or another middle class laborer could recount this tale if they were to replace the fictional narrator.

Discuss the differences between Antigone and Ismene in their views of women in society. How does each sister’s view shape the choices she makes in the play? How consistent is each, in her view?

There are many components to literature. Three major components in any work of literature are plot, theme, an epiphany. In the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver plot, theme, and epiphany are exhibited in a myriad of ways. With the use of these literary concepts, this paper will analyze Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral”

Unlike most Greek tragedies, Antigone is not essentially about the opposing powers of good and evil. Instead, the play demonstrates the conflict between one’s duty towards their family and their country and social expectations. “Antigone presents a conflict between family loyalty and loyalty to the state, between demands of the state and the will of the individual” (MacKay, 166). The king

    This essay will illustrate the types of characters depicted in Sophocles’ tragic drama, Antigone, whether static or dynamic, flat or round, and whether portrayed through the showing or telling technique.

Antigone begins by focusing on the dispute between Antigone and her sister Ismene. These two polar opposite characters are arguing over whether they want to bury their brother Polynices or not. This raises questions such as, “ Why are the brothers fighting on two different sides?” or “ Who attacked the city in the first place?” The questions that arise are simply answered by the chorus. The chorus enters and gives more information on the battle that happened before Antigone and Ismene met with one another. Immediately, the chorus serves as plot because of the fact that they implement more information for the audience. They give background information for us to better understand what really happens during the fight. Also, in the information that the chorus gives the audience, are specifics about setting. Not only does the chorus function as plot, but they function as setting as well. The usage of chorus does not stop there though, because they can also be seen as an actual character. In Antigone, the chorus directly interacts with both Antigone and Creon. Generally, they advise or warn the two about what is to come if they continue their path. In all, the chorus functions as plot, setting, and character.