Eleven
A repetition of ideas is Antigone being referenced as "little Antigone" or another term that has her described as young. Anouilh really emphasizes the fact that Antigone is younger, and at least compared to Ismene. Here, Creon looks down at her as an "insect" (pg 34) I think that Anoulih does this so that Antigone can build up anger from that. She can have a reason to be more assertive, to show that she is not "poor little Antigone".
An ambiguous term that Anouilh uses is "want". Antigone mostly uses this word, and is used with what the characters want and don't want. It is also used for what the characters can and can't do. For me, I get from these terms, that the story has a lot to do with personal will and conflict within the characters themselves (aka: internal conflict).
May 13, 2009
May 12, 2009
Ten
Leader: The leader is motivated by the other characters (duh) but not the chorus. The leader is the leader of the chorus, and therefore what the chorus says does not motivate the leader. The leader seems to form their own opinion that is different from the chorus, but that also defends the chorus' lines, which in Oedipus, usually question the story and relate to the gods.
"Oedipus- son, dear child, who bore you?" - Chorus
"a trusty shepherd, if there ever was one."- Leader
The chorus asks about Oedipus' parents, and later the leader puts his input on the subject, lightly, commenting on his opinion of the shepherds. He likes to have his input in, that is apart from the chorus.
Leader: The leader is motivated by the other characters (duh) but not the chorus. The leader is the leader of the chorus, and therefore what the chorus says does not motivate the leader. The leader seems to form their own opinion that is different from the chorus, but that also defends the chorus' lines, which in Oedipus, usually question the story and relate to the gods.
"Oedipus- son, dear child, who bore you?" - Chorus
"a trusty shepherd, if there ever was one."- Leader
The chorus asks about Oedipus' parents, and later the leader puts his input on the subject, lightly, commenting on his opinion of the shepherds. He likes to have his input in, that is apart from the chorus.
May 10, 2009
Nine
There is definitely going to be a language shift between the two, whether it was meant or not. I think the roles (status/the way they are treated/attributes) are going to be the same. But the 1940's was during WWII and that will effect any form of anything, so I think that since people's thoughts were focused on the war, the story will have specific traits that connect to the war. The conflicts may be intensified and I think that there will be references to new ideas of the time period as well.
There is definitely going to be a language shift between the two, whether it was meant or not. I think the roles (status/the way they are treated/attributes) are going to be the same. But the 1940's was during WWII and that will effect any form of anything, so I think that since people's thoughts were focused on the war, the story will have specific traits that connect to the war. The conflicts may be intensified and I think that there will be references to new ideas of the time period as well.
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