This theme was showed continuously throughout the book when Antigone stuck with her brother’s wishes and didn’t back down – even through adversity. Antigone followed through with burying her brother based on the principle of honoring him, which is very admirable. After she buried him, Creon looked for the one who disobeyed him and buried Oedipus. Antigone, knowing very well her punishment if she was found guilty, stated “I admit I did it. I won’t deny that.” (Antigone 500) This was a truly unselfish act and by saying this she showed that she was confident in her decision to put
This version can be seen as much less complex than Sophocles’ version, although the characters still face the same issues from their past. In the original Sophocles, Creon is adamant in his conviction of Antigone and he refuses to yield to any means. He is viewed as more of a tyrant than an uncle. But in Anouilh’s version, his character is much more lenient and forgiving. Despite the absurd actions that Antigone puts everyone through without any regard for the law, Creon still reasons with her.
If you are hoping for the highest grades (B and above) you must make comparisons between the characters in the poems and Lady Macbeth. Intro All these texts contain examples of central characters whose minds are unbalanced. In Macbeth the longer nature of a play allows us to understand why Lady Macbeth mind becomes increasingly disturbed, but in the brief dramatic monologues of Browning we have no background to their disturbance. Another crucial difference between the Shakespeare and Browning texts is that we see the character of Lady Macbeth from the outside whereas the disturbed character is the narrator in all 3 Browning peoms, so we only get his/her perspective on events. The basic difference between a dramatic monologue and a play also means that different techniques are used to convey the disturbance.
She is very caring and gentle with her husband. A demonstration of this is that she refuses to abandon him when he goes blind, despite the risk of infection. This not only shows her love for her husband but also demonstrates her lack of fear or her courage at the prospect of turning blind. This is foreshadowing, as later in the novel the inmates discuss what made them go blind. An anonymous voice states “fear struck us blind, fear will keep us blind.” This links back to the fearlessness the wife displayed.
The Futility of Atonement In the novel, Atonement, Ian McEwan expresses an unusual view on atonement. Although much of the novel is about Briony's journey towards atonement, she never reaches it. McEwan is saying that, although humans may strive to make up for the wrong they do, they never can. The best people can do is find some measure of relief from our guilt by forgiving themselves. Briony's tale shows the futility of atonement through her crime and initial indifference towards it, her later feelings of guilt, and her attempts to gain forgiveness from Robbie and Cecilia.
Through the story the mother Thelma tries to persuade Jessie not to kill herself and they argue about the reasons, Jessie maintains her determination and Thelma attempts passionately but ineffectively. Unfortunately, nothing she has done has worked. In the end Jessie did what she meant to. However, the reviews of the play itself were overwhelmingly favorable. Some see Jessie’s suicide as a courageous choice because that seems the best way she can take control of her own life when she can’t change anything else.
Both Gerry and Marilyn feel venerable to her death because they don’t have the power to alter the law of science. She convinces him to think of only positive memories of her so that he won’t grieve over her death. As time closes in on her she tells Barton, “ ‘I’m ready,’”(18) finalizing her life with the effort to appear confident. Even after her death, Barton still feels uneasy about Marilyn, displaying an ironic viewpoint towards a stowaway compared to the one from the beginning of the
“Her daughter called her for help when her own attempts at suicide failed” (Laville1). Lynn just wanted to die and end her long suffering. The judge also had something to say about this case “there is no dispute that you were a caring and loving mother and that you were acting in the best interests of your daughter” (Laville2). This clearly states that even the judge of her case thought she was doing the right thing. Kay did her daughter a favor out of the kindness and loving in her heart.
John Proctor’s confession to lechery is a key moment in the play. It signifies his decision to not belong to the court, and instead t o show loyalty to Elizabeth and his marriage. His character through the course of the act moves through emotions of outrage, despair, shame and uneasiness and delivers his confession with fragility, working with Miller’s stage directions- “his voice about to break and his shame great”- but speaking with force and power at the same time. All else on stage are silent while Proctor ‘holds the spotlight’ to further illuminate the significance of his short-lived monologue. Marry Warren’s character is automatically related to by the audience as a shy, outspoken and a very insecure character- this is achieved through her tentative and quiet voice.
It is something that is not easily dealt with and sometimes may seem unjust. It helps us become better people by accepting death and learning from it. <br> In Antigone, she kills herself because she kept her promise and buried Polyneices body. She died for a cause. A cause that she did not need to die for but since Creon did not think.