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Literary Analysis Draft Discussion

By the due date assigned, submit your essay as a Microsoft Word document to the Discussion Area at the bottom of the page.

By the end of the week, comment on at least two of your classmate's submissions using the peer review questions provided below.

Select one of the following questions to respond to. The answer to the question you select should serve as the thesis to your paper. This thesis should be included in an introductory paragraph. The paragraphs following the introduction should support and defend this thesis by analyzing and discussing specific examples and quotations from the reading you selected.

1. Antigone clearly scrutinizes the cultural institution of gender, for the play's debate about the nature of justice and good governance hinges on Antigone's defiance of the king, making the play one of only a few ancient Greek dramas that put a woman center stage (apologies for the bad pun!). Moreover, there are important moments in the play that underscore its focus on gender inequality. For instance, at one point Creon accuses his son, Haemon, of considering "some women" more important than the rule of law. Creon goes on to complain that Haemon puts Antigone before all others. In another passage, Ismene, invoking the argument that women should obey men, urges Antigone to submit to Creon. Examine representations of gender and the gender conflict in Antigone in detail.

2. Scholarship developed from the nineteenth century through the present offers multiple interpretations of Antigone's character. One of the abiding questions about her is whether her desire to bury Polyneices properly is political or if her defiance of the king is motivated, as she claims, solely by divine edict. Advocates of the first position see her as "speaking truth to power" as she engages in civil disobedience. But scholars who support the second explanation tend to consider Antigone's concerns as primarily domestic—about her family—rather than political. Yet another interpretation of Antigone is that she, like so many other figures in ancient Greek drama, is guilty of excessive pride—hubris—as she tries to impose divine law on Creon. Develop a character analysis of Antigone. You may argue for or against one of the positions stated above or you may take another direction. One thing to consider in your discussion is whether she is successful despite her suicide.

Proofread the rough draft to ensure:

· The thesis is clear and focused, and the introduction includes all the necessary information.

· The discussion of evidence includes quotes, paraphrases, or summaries and synthesizes this material and your ideas.

· The conclusion is appropriate and reinforces the paper's main ideas without repeating the introduction word for word. The essay is formatted in APA style throughout.

· It uses appropriate grammar, spelling, and mechanics, and quoted material does not exceed 25% of the paper.

When responding to your peers please answer the following questions:

· Locate the paper’s thesis. Is it obvious or unclear? Does it establish an interpretation of a key theme from the play? Is the thesis as specific as it needs to be?

· Is each paragraph organized around one key point? Do topic sentences clearly indicate the focus of each paragraph?

· Does the author support each main point with direct quotations that are analyzed and explained? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

· Where do you disagree with the author’s analysis? What aspects of the play are left unexplained? 

ASSIGNMENT:

Literature Analysis

Without any doubt, Creon is guilty for the death of Antigone. First, he has a pride that does not allow him to listen to other people. Haemon tries to convince him that an error occurred in the judgement. Haemon states that “none ever was to die so shamefully for deeds so glorious as hers” (Sophocles, 1984). However, instead of Creon heading to Haemon’s advice, his entire focus was on the image that listening to other would create on him as a king. In addition, a series of deaths occurred triggered by previous death. Antigone, death caused Haemon’s death which caused Eurydice’s death. Upon learning of Eurydice’s death, Creon states "Alas for me the guilt for all of this is mine it can never be removed from me or passed to any other mortal man. I, and I alone I murdered you I speak the truth.” (Sophocles, 1984). Therefore, it shows that Creon himself knows about his guilt.

Haemon tried to convince the king that the trial had an error but he seemed to ignore the advice. He was also advised by Teiresias that bad things could happen in the future. Nonetheless, Creon listened to all the advices but as a king, the law states that one should be in a position to make self judgement. Additionally, when he got the prophecy of Teiresias, he released Antigone and never proceeded with what he intended to do. Antigone later killed herself after being released.

Confucius would rule the case in the favor of Creon. According to Confucius, a person can only claim to have done good is he or she adhered to the hierarchy of duty. Since Creon had a duty to fulfil as mandated by the law, he had to strictly follow his own judgement. Individuals have a duty of upholding the family hierarchy but they must also respect the hierarchy of the government.

References

Sophocles. (1984). The Three Theban Plays ; Antigone ; Oedipus the King ; Oedipus. Penguin Classics.

TEACHER COMMENT: See if you can write a creative title for your paper. Your title is your first chance to pull readers into your paper, so make the most of it!

Be sure to introduce readers to the reading before you begin discussing it in the introduction. Tell them the name of the reading, the author, the time period, etc. 

You mention Confucius, but he's part of the first discussion for Week 2; he's not part of this paper.

Be sure to cite the reading even when you just use ideas from it. I encourage students to cite at least twice per paragraph and more for longer paragraphs.

In the body paragraphs, be sure to tell readers how the information there proves the thesis. Double check that you've added transition words and phrases between all body paragraphs, too. This site should help: http://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html

Be sure your final draft meets the length requirement. The cover and References pages don't count toward the length requirement.

I hope that helps!