Some say the world will end in sun
Some say rain
From what i know of fun I say sun
But if it has to end again
I say I know enough of pain to say,
that for destruction
Rain is also good
and would satisfy
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Harlem
What happens to love unspoken
Does it haunt a person forever?
Like a restless ghost
Or stalk like a starving tiger
and then consume a person whole?
Does it burn like forest fire?
Or is it ice cold
Like a midwinter night
Maybe it just fades away
Like a mirage
Or does it simply die...
Does it haunt a person forever?
Like a restless ghost
Or stalk like a starving tiger
and then consume a person whole?
Does it burn like forest fire?
Or is it ice cold
Like a midwinter night
Maybe it just fades away
Like a mirage
Or does it simply die...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Creon
To most people Creon would appear to be the “bad guy.” However, if the play is analyzed as a whole, he could be considered a “good guy.” He is simply trying to maintain the peace in a time that could easily become chaotic, yet Antigone insists upon challenging him. Creon is not nice or yielding by any means, but he tries his best while Antigone persists on bringing out the worst in him.
Creon can be interpreted to be the protagonist if the dialog is read closely. Sophocles indicates that Creon is the protagonist of the story when Creon states that “[he] would never be silent if [he] saw madness creeping among the citizens in a place of salvation.” By saying that, Creon is stating that he would always do what was best for his city. He is telling everyone that his voice will be heard in any situation if he feels that something needs to be done to keep the peace. He said that Antigone had “[gone] beyond the laws put before her” and she would “not escape the worst fate.” To put this statement in simple terms: Antigone broke the law and would suffer the consequences. Creon is simply trying to punish an enemy (Polynices) and she is challenging him by trying to honor the same enemy.
Despite his position as the “good guy”, Creon remains your stereotypical, egotistical ruler. His vanity and inflexibility show when he says “let him go and think superhuman thoughts, but he will not save these girls from their doom.” To him his word is law and nothing can change that. He will not even save the life of his own son’s fiance because he already decreed that she would die. Creon believes that “the city” is “thought to be her rulers.” In his mind he believes the city is his personal property. This belief makes him the stereotypical ruler because he believes his first choice is always the best and rarely, if ever, changes his mind.
Creon is a major character that plays a huge role in the story. He decrees that Polynices “shall neither be buried nor mourned by anyone.” The declaration is the sole cause of the conflict in the story. His laws make up the root of the problem and his dialog makes up an extremely large portion of the reading. During a conversation with Creon, Antigone says “by nature I offend you.” A statement such as that shows one person openly opposing another. The conflict between Antigone and Creon embodies one of the oldest moral rivalries in history, the battle between civil and religious laws.
Creon ruled the way he believed was right. The decisions he made were so because, as a new ruler, the approval of the people was very important. He was just trying to keep peace and not be sacrilegious. But by doing so he ended the lives of three people and affected many more.
Creon can be interpreted to be the protagonist if the dialog is read closely. Sophocles indicates that Creon is the protagonist of the story when Creon states that “[he] would never be silent if [he] saw madness creeping among the citizens in a place of salvation.” By saying that, Creon is stating that he would always do what was best for his city. He is telling everyone that his voice will be heard in any situation if he feels that something needs to be done to keep the peace. He said that Antigone had “[gone] beyond the laws put before her” and she would “not escape the worst fate.” To put this statement in simple terms: Antigone broke the law and would suffer the consequences. Creon is simply trying to punish an enemy (Polynices) and she is challenging him by trying to honor the same enemy.
Despite his position as the “good guy”, Creon remains your stereotypical, egotistical ruler. His vanity and inflexibility show when he says “let him go and think superhuman thoughts, but he will not save these girls from their doom.” To him his word is law and nothing can change that. He will not even save the life of his own son’s fiance because he already decreed that she would die. Creon believes that “the city” is “thought to be her rulers.” In his mind he believes the city is his personal property. This belief makes him the stereotypical ruler because he believes his first choice is always the best and rarely, if ever, changes his mind.
Creon is a major character that plays a huge role in the story. He decrees that Polynices “shall neither be buried nor mourned by anyone.” The declaration is the sole cause of the conflict in the story. His laws make up the root of the problem and his dialog makes up an extremely large portion of the reading. During a conversation with Creon, Antigone says “by nature I offend you.” A statement such as that shows one person openly opposing another. The conflict between Antigone and Creon embodies one of the oldest moral rivalries in history, the battle between civil and religious laws.
Creon ruled the way he believed was right. The decisions he made were so because, as a new ruler, the approval of the people was very important. He was just trying to keep peace and not be sacrilegious. But by doing so he ended the lives of three people and affected many more.
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