Research Paper about Antigone by Sophocles

Aristotle, Sophocles and Sigmund Freud

Please answer

all

the questions

below to develop a well

-

organized and coherent research paper.

Content

:

Do you think that Sophocles’ play

Antigone

meets the requirements of a “tragedy” as

defined by Aristotle in his book

The Poetics

? Do you think the play

Antigone

portrays a struggle

between the law of the in

dividual conscience and the central power of the state?

Characterization:

Is the characterization in the play suitable to the plot of the play?

Does

Antigone portray a strong element of stubbornness or

strength

or both which sets off the action

of the

play or is there another reason which sets off the series of unfortunate events in the play?

Does Aristotle’s concept of tragic hero apply to Antigone as a character? How does Ismene’s

character impact the play? Is it possible to consider Creon the main

protagonist since he is more

present

than Antigone

in the action of the play?

Aristotelian Concepts:

Please describe if the concepts of hubris and hamartia apply to the play.

Why or why not?

Modern Day Relevance

: Please explain if this play has any mo

dern day relevance.

Explain your ans

wers clearly by building a firm foundation.

Yes

and

No

answers will not earn

any credit.

Instructions for successful completion of this assignment:

§

Please attach this assignment instruction sheet with your final submiss

ion.

§

This research paper should be your own original work.

§

Please make sure that you include a minimum of five

scholarly sources

.

§

You can only use scholarly sources in your paper. You

cannot

use quotations

from newspapers and magazines.

§

Your submission

should not exceed SEVEN double

-

spaced typed pages (excluding

bibliography).

§

Your submission should not be less than FIVE complete double

-

spaced typed pages

(excluding bibliography).

§

Your paper should be typed using the MLA format on standard 8/12 X 11 inch

white paper only

–

12 point font

–

Times New Roman.

§

Please use third person voice only.

§

Please include your scholarly sources in the body of your research paper using the MLA

fo

rmat. Your bibliography

(works cited)

must consist of

ONLY

those sources which have

been included in the body of your research paper.

§

Please consult writing rubric.

§

Only stapled papers will be accepted.

Aristotle, Sophocles and Sigmund Freud

Please answer all the questions below to develop a well- organized and coherent research paper.

Content: Do you think that Sophocles’ play Antigone meets the requirements of a “tragedy” as

defined by Aristotle in his book The Poetics? Do you think the play Antigone portrays a struggle

between the law of the individual conscience and the central power of the state?

Characterization: Is the characterization in the play suitable to the plot of the play? Does

Antigone portray a strong element of stubbornness or strength or both which sets off the action

of the play or is there another reason which sets off the series of unfortunate events in the play?

Does Aristotle’s concept of tragic hero apply to Antigone as a character? How does Ismene’s

character impact the play? Is it possible to consider Creon the main protagonist since he is more

present than Antigone in the action of the play?

Aristotelian Concepts: Please describe if the concepts of hubris and hamartia apply to the play.

Why or why not?

Modern Day Relevance: Please explain if this play has any modern day relevance.

Explain your answers clearly by building a firm foundation. Yes and No answers will not earn

any credit. Instructions for successful completion of this assignment:

 Please attach this assignment instruction sheet with your final submission.

 This research paper should be your own original work.

 Please make sure that you include a minimum of five scholarly sources.

 You can only use scholarly sources in your paper. You cannot use quotations

from newspapers and magazines.

 Your submission should not exceed SEVEN double-spaced typed pages (excluding

bibliography).

 Your submission should not be less than FIVE complete double-spaced typed pages

(excluding bibliography).

 Your paper should be typed using the MLA format on standard 8/12 X 11 inch

white paper only – 12 point font – Times New Roman.

 Please use third person voice only.

 Please include your scholarly sources in the body of your research paper using the MLA

format. Your bibliography (works cited) must consist of ONLY those sources which have

been included in the body of your research paper.

 Please consult writing rubric.

 Only stapled papers will be accepted.