Learning from Others Mistakes Learning from ones own mistakes and the errors of others can be a useful tool in avoiding the consequences of poor judgement in ones life In Sophocles play Antigone Kreon could have used this tool but chose not to with disastrous results Kreon took over the throne after Oedipus was banished While ruling Kreon is faced with an issue of burying two bodies both are his nephews Both died in war but one Eteocles died for Kreons kingdom and the other Polynices for the en
Death does Miraculous Things to Family Disgrace dishonesty nobility and allegiance create chaos within oneself only to obliterate those around them In the play Antigone by Sophocles Creons mentality creates chaos to those who are out of breath and those who can still laboriously gasp for air He attempts to modify the way things are and done in order to feel superior and intellectual around others He doesnt want to bury Antigones brother Polynices because Creon thinks that he doesnt deserve to l
Antigone Human Law VS Divine Law Through Antigone Anouilh and Sophocles explore the idea of Human Law VS Divine Law and how they affect the characters directly and indirectly throughout the play Both authors express this through the way the characters experience and express their isolation In both Anouilhs and Sophocles versions of Antigone the beliefs of Divine Law and Human Law directly lead characters to emotional isolation Antigone believes in Divine Law throughout the entire play which lea
In Sophocles and Anouilhs versions of Antigone the playwrights have very strict guidelines when portraying their female characters This portrayal is supported through the reversal of gender roles as well as stereotypical appearances of women Through the breaking of gender stereotypes and the failure to abide by gender law the characters in both versions of Antigone succumb to the temptation of suicide By examining the characters in each play it is clear that those who follow gender laws and hav
The opening scene of the play begins with Beatrices harsh words towards Benedick This immediately draws your attention towards the pair It begins to make you create questions in your head Why doesnt she like him Where is he now How does her know her Has he done something As Beatrice snipes behind Benedicks back it could mean that she truly does dislike him but by telling Hero and Leonato these feelings it makes them believe that perhaps these feelings are a cover up When the messenger asks Beat
Antigone is a Greek tragic piece that stresses the use of power and morality versus the law written by Sophocles Both Antigone and Creon the main characters in the play could represent the tragic hero A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall In my opinion Creon best qualifies for being the tragic hero and fitting the definition read in the previous sentence The things he said did and the comments that were made by those aro
The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes place in the late 17th century The main characters in this novel are Hester Prynne Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale and Pearl Some of the characters in this story are very complicated as others are quite simple The absence of any of these characters would make this story incomplete The Scarlet Letter has a variety of different characters that all have their own unique personalities All of the characters Hawthorne uses depend and are c
Exploring Nurses Different Characteristics in the play Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a love tragedy between two people who are deeply in love But for the plot to carry on there are some critical characters that are needed such as the Nurse Even though she plays a minor role Nurse is a supportive motherly and humorous character Through most of the play she acts as a messenger who intensifies the relationship between Romeo and Juliet Also at certain ti
Chaucers Satire Geoffrey Chaucers Prologue to The Canterbury Tales showcases twenty seven characters that live under the rule of the church like everyone else in the 1300s Chaucer describes each character not only physically but also their personality and behavior The rise of the middle class influenced the beginning of immoral activities of the church workers which led to a corrupt government Chaucers use of satire reveals the truth of how the church was run at that time and how the pilgrims s
The Colonization of the Igbo People In the past four centuries European imperialism has been spreading all around the world Though it has slowed down in recent years at the beginning of the 20th century many African villages began to see missionary activities Chinua Achebe the author of Things Fall Apart was exposed to both the traditional religion of Igbo people and the Christian faith while growing up in Africa His father was an early convert to Christianity in his village and his uncle belie