In contrast, Creon is left shattered and ironically without family, having lost command of events after being so determined to remain in control. I suppose Perhaps Antigone was kind of over-reactedreacts. Before Antigone chooses to die, I highly appreciate her courage and responsibility, yet. But when I know she is going to kill herself, I begin to wander wonder about her inner thoughts. Maybe what Antigone cherished cherishes most was is her position of loving justice rathermore than her own brother.
Antigone the Tragic Hero In the play “Antigone”, Antigone is the tragic hero because she comes from nobility, suffers from a character flaw and lastly, she has an unhappy ending. Antigone was a very courageous character in this story. She chose her faith over man’s rules because she felt like it was morally correct. Antigone wanted to obey and do right by the gods. Therefore, she went against Creon’s rules (man’s rules) and buried her brother.
She insults his masculinity greatly, by calling him a coward. She says “Live a coward in thine own esteem”. In this patriarchy time, this mockery was a disgrace to Macbeth, thus he chose to act, rather than have his honour snatched from him. The imperative Lady Macbeth uses in ‘live’ derives that she has order and capability over her husband. Furthermore, in Aristotle’s theory he makes
Then she insults his masculinity and questions his courage. Her talent for persuasiveness and deception starts a chain of destructive events and she definitely contributed to the conversion of Macbeth from well respected soldier to a repugnant, bloody tyrant. Lady Macbeth is undoubtedly a woman “of direst cruelty” and had largely a negative impact on Macbeth. At the start of the play Macbeth had the potential for greatness but because of Lady Macbeth influence this potential remained unfulfilled. If he continued on the ethical path he was on he very well may have rose in rank importance without his stir.
Before his death, Oedipus had blinded himself, adding to the tragedy. However, Antigone's own tragedy was still unfolding. Through her proud and unrelenting character, Antigone is determined to give her brother a rightful burial, despite Creon's edict. At first Antigone seeks the help of her sister, Ismene, but when she realizes the fear and submissive attitude Ismene possesses, Antigone disregards it as even an option, another example of perhaps Antigone's tragic flaw, her own arrogance. As the tale continues, Antigone does indeed bury her brother, but is caught by Creon.
While playing Antigone I tried to give her a little more attitude than Ismene. Unlike Ismene, Antigone is loud and proud, practically begging for someone to over-hear her conversation with Ismene.I tried to show how angry Antigone was with Ismene when she declined Antigone’s plan to bury Polynices, and even more furious when Ismene wanted to keep it a secret. Altogether I was going with and attitude for Antigone that was prideful and confident. I was really trying to emphasize Antigone’s need to bury Polynices, and how upset she was with Ismene
Creon and Antigone are both honourable people, yet both are fatally proud and that is the source of the tragedy. To what extent do you agree? The source of tragedy in Antigone by Sophocles cannot be simply attributed to the hamartia of the two protagonists, Creon and Antigone. Both are guilty with being fatally proud as they refuse to listen to other people and are determined to execute their free will. Though both are honourable people because they adhere to their principles without question, they have also shown that they are not honourable as their hubris clouds their judgement, ultimately leading to the tragedy of the play.
She feels that Pip was the destroyer of her dreams, so she seeks revenge to destroy his.Pg12 2) “So, I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me” The author is using a metaphor that Estella’s success and failure both create the person she is. The quote is important because matron accuses Estella of being ingratitude, cold, and having a lack of love. So Estella replies by asking how Miss Havisham could reproach her ward for being cold when her personality came about as a direct result of Miss Havisham's tutelage. Pg.373 3) “My convict looked round him for the first time, and saw me… I looked at him eagerly when he looked at me, and slightly moved my hands and shook my head.
The biggest boundary was of Sethe who has to make things right in her world. Sethe has to overcome the fact the she killed her own child and that her baby thinks that she needs to be punished for the deed. Although committing the murder out of love, Sethe has been unable to forgive herself. The various boundaries in Beloved are responsible for determining the outcome of the novel in the end. They represent the will and need to survive in Sethe, Paul and Denver and the lesson that they may harm us but when overcome, they secure our happiness and prosperity.
Medea, the main character of the tragedy, was an extremely radical anti-heroine who continues to inspire both admiration and fear in the readers today. Euripides makes one sympathize with Medea's downtrodden state and applaud her strength and intelligence. However, her bloody and vengeful rampage shocks and unsettles audiences even to this day. Throughout the play, Medea interacts with the dominant males in the storyline. She defies both her husband and her king.