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Examples Of Honor In Antigone

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In the play Antigone, the author, Sophocles, has incorporated many themes and questions that leaves the reader wondering. One of these questions is, what is the difference between honor and disgrace? Well, in this play, Oedipus and Jocasta’s four children are ideal examples of both. This essay is going to be talking about honor and disgrace between the four Theban siblings. Antigone is the main character, and she has shown significant honorability; probably the most honorable character in this story. She has shown honor in many ways throughout the play. For example, when she heard about her brother Polyneices not getting any burial at all, she immediately stood up and made a plan to honor him in some way, despite the rules and harsh consequences

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