Antigone The play Antigone, is about a woman who tries to bury her brother, Polynecies, after he was killed in the Thebes’ civil war. Creon, the ruler of the Thebes has declared that Polynecies should not be buried and is to be left to be eaten by the animals. While Antigone’s other brother, Eteocie, will be honored as a war hero for fighting with the Thebes. When Antigone hears that her brother will not be buried, she feels as if she must go and bury him herself, against Creon’s rule. When Creon learns that Antigone has buried her brother, he becomes furious and sentences Antigone to death despite his son’s and Antigone’s fiancé pleading, as well as a warning from the prophet.
Gender Roles in Antigone Antigone, a tragedy written by Sophocles, is about a girl who has a sister and two brothers. The brothers fight over the throne of Thebes and end up killing each other. Creon, who is Antigone’s uncle, gets the throne and orders that any one attacking the city will not get a burial but will be left out to rot. One of the brothers is buried and the other is left out to rot. Antigone doesn’t like having her brother be dishonored with no burial, because she loves him, so she takes it upon herself to bury him.
Hero’s own father says “Death is the fairest cover for her shame” (IV i 122). He would rather see her dead than to have a daughter without honor. But Beatrice does not wish or hope for death on her cousin. She wants revenge on the man who took away Hero’s honor. Beatrice asks Benedick to kill Claudio for her.
Shouldn’t she be honored for her kind acts? Eteocles and Polyneices fought in an awful battle. Eteocles stayed and fought for the kingdom; while. Polyneices fought against the city. Both men were killed in the battle while Eteocles was given a funeral; Polyneices was left to rot outside the city walls.
Lord Macduff, thane of fife discovers the body of Duncan and alarms the village. When Malcolm and Donalbain hear of their fathers death they run because they think the killer is after them. The village thought it was the son's because no one knew why they ran away. At first Macbeth took the death of King Duncan hard. “Give me the daggers the sleeping and the dead are but as pictuers”
William Wallace was wrath at the British for killing his wife. He began to fight for his and his people’s freedom from the British. Gilgamesh fought the monster to save his friends life at the cost of his. At the end, William Wallace died for his and his people’s freedom. Gilgamesh killed the monster and saved his friends life.
Decapitation produces a physical token that serves as a clear reminder of a victory, essentially a trophy. Beowulf’s defeat of Grendel is thus somewhat incomplete since he does not behead the monster. Grendel’s mother takes revenge by killing Aeschere, the favored advisor of King Hrothgar, and leaving his head to be found outside of her lair: To all the Danes, the men of the Scyldings, many a thane It was a sore pain at heart to suffer, A grief to every earl, when on the seacliff They came upon the head of Aeschere. (1417-1421) The language of these lines uses repetition and multiple terms for sorrow to explain the effect of Aeschere’s severed head: ‘sore pain at heart,’ ‘suffer,’ and ‘grief’ reflect the lasting impact of the trophy display of the head. This seems an understandable reaction, but one must remember that the men are warriors and accustomed to battle and death.
”Who fought as bravely and died as miserably...” (Line18 Pg 773). Creon orders for the burial of the other brother, Etecoles, but not Polynieces. “Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors..” (Line 15, pg. 773). Creon makes it very clear that he wants Polynieces body to be left alone to rot.
2. In your opinion, does Achilles’ loyalty to his friend Patroclus justify the way he treats Hector? Yes, Achilles’ loyalty to his friend Patroclus justifies the way he treats Hector because once he struck Hector through the neck, he asked him if he thought he could kill Patroclus and be safe. Right after that conversation they had Achilles tells Hector that the dogs and kites will rip his body, while Patroclus will lie in honor during his funeral. Achilles tells Hector he will have no bed of death, nor will he be laid out and mourned by her who gave him birth, basically showing his incredible hate for Hector doing this heinous crime to his best friend.
He twisted in pain, and the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder snapped, muscle and bone split and broke, The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory.”(“Beowulf” 54, ll.370-379). Grendel was dead and Beowulf was the victor, Beowulf continued his importance as an epic hero. Now that Beowulf had killed Grendel, Grendel's mother was out to go and kill Beowulf. Beowulf did not like that and he went to go hunt and kill Grendel's mother so he would not be killed. “He drew it from its scabbard, broke the chain on its hilt, and then, savage, now angry and desperate, lifted it high over his head and struck with all the strength he had left, caught her in the neck and cut it through, broke bones and all.