Reflection week 7

[nikkia]

1) Antigone can be described as a women who valued her family, valued her self respect and expect a great deal out of her life .whereas Creon can be described as a practical man who valued his state over the individuals.However i feel like Antigone fits with the criteria of a "tragic hero". For instance, Antigone's action was more heroic than her uncle's action because, she defied the power of the state out of love for her brother and faith in her conscience" I was born to join in love, not hate that is my nature"(498), and she spoke out against the king in this manner. She was first a woman and second she knew that her fate could be sealed if she didn't try to apologize for her crimes.Antigone followed her well and buried her brother and then she committed suicide but after she had sought glory. During the play ,my emotions were horror, pity and sympathy.on the other hand Creon believes that while hes's alive "no woman is going to lord(love) over (him)"(498).Antigone valued the laws of the god more than the laws which were made by men. But her uncle Creon saw his laws more important than the god's laws and Creon has lost everything , he lost his sonand his wife by the results of his own misguided actions.Due to this differences this play can not be called creon in lieu of Antigone.

2)The following definition was obtained from grammer.about.com:

Extended Metaphor: Literary (as opposed to ordinary-language) metaphors that are consciously (as opposed to out of necessity) sustained throughout a text or discourse (as opposed to isolated use).

An example of a story that features an extended metaphor is “Dresses,” by Lisa Bissonnette. In her story, Bissonnette uses dresses to symbolize femininity, and the different stages of maturity that women go through during their lifetimes. Each dress is used to symbolize a different stage. The first dress “comes [at] an age when we pass from taffeta to soft crepe”(300) and symbolizes early puberty, when a young girl is longing to be a woman, and is just beginning to realize what that might mean. The second dress makes you feel as though you are “dismantling the pleasure of [the future] in advance.” (302) It symbolizes the teenage years when seeming older then you are is of the utmost importance. The third dress is trickier in the story; it appears to symbolize the young woman’s desire to fully become a woman and lose her virginity, but when it turns out that her friend is not interested in her sexually she is able to stay off this momentous occasion for awhile longer. I believe that the third dress symbolizes the secret desire to have more time, and to not grow up. Somewhere in the back of her head this young woman realises that sex and relationships complicate things, and taking this step will change everything for ever. Sometimes having more time is a gift.

Comments

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[flower123]

I totaly agree with you that Antigone was a hero compared to her Uncle . She cared about her family and the gods than about her uncle Creon and his rules. Although at the end i think he regretted it but it was too late.

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[havensaregna]

I agree that the sympathy that would be felt for Creon is due to his own misguided actions and therefore lacks the heroism that we're looking for in a tragic hero. I like how you saw beyond just the actions that occured in the play and spoke to the values of the characters.

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[literaryhopeful]

Hi great definition of Extended Metaphor i.e." metaphors that are consciously (as opposed to out of necessity) sustained throughout a text or discourse (as opposed to isolated use).
I really like the idea of these stories and poems having these extended metaphors throughout and it works as a great new tool that we have learned i.e. “Dresses,” Bissonnette uses dresses to symbolize femininity, and the different stages of maturity that women go through during their lifetimes."

[cruella24]

I really enjoyed and completely agreed with your views regarding Antigone. And I love how you say "she was first a woman," this gives me a sense of how powerful we see women in this day and age, whereas, in the past and especially at this time they were not.

[serenity57]

I really enjoyed reading your view of Antigone. I agree that Antigone's actions reflect heroism rather than her uncle's actions and either way it was too late for Creon to regret his wrong doings.