"Dreams" are the things with wings
That nest in mind
And chirp a song without thought
And continues day by day
And faliure in the heart is sensed
And hope must be the devil
That brought so much happiness
It's been thought of in the brightest minds
And on the biggest mountain
Yet never in excess
It never asked for a conversation with me
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Harlem Poem
What happens to happiness
Does it stick around
like a sunny day
or like a bestfriend whenever your feeling down
And then sadness
Does it come and go like a stray dog
or stay forever
like a bird after a storm
Maybe it just appears in your heart when you need it to
like the pain of losing a loved one
or does it just willow in the wind
Does it stick around
like a sunny day
or like a bestfriend whenever your feeling down
And then sadness
Does it come and go like a stray dog
or stay forever
like a bird after a storm
Maybe it just appears in your heart when you need it to
like the pain of losing a loved one
or does it just willow in the wind
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Antigone Character Analysis
Sophocles's greek play "Antigone" is a story about two sisters that have no family left, and they're dealing with the burial of their recently dead brothers. Everything for them is as good as life can get given the circumstances, except for the fact that the king, Creon, declared a law stating that the dishonored brother, Polynices should not be buried. According to Creon if anyone were to be brave and try to bury the unliked man Polynices then they would suffer a most tragic death of public stoning. One of the sisters, Antigone, is a woman who has suffered many hardships in her life, that left her without family or friends. Antigone is quite stubborn and also rebellious, but on top of that she presents determination and loyalty towards her family that she has.
From the beginning of the play all the way to Antigone's death, she shows how stubborn and rebellious she is. To Creon, Antigone exhibts several behaviors, Creon speaks of Antigone as being "rebellious" and very "hateful". The young yet spiritied woman, Antigone is very rebellious based on the fact that throughout the story she's going against the law and peoples advice and orders. Also she shows her rebellious ways in being angry and argumenative towards Creon, when she should be respectful to him since he is her uncle and the king, even if he may not deserve it. Antigone says to her sister "ill bury my brother..... your brother too, though you reguse! I'll not be found a traitor." In this strong yet dramatic dialogue between the two sisters, Antigone shows how stubborn attitude of going ahead and burying Polynices even though Ismene, her sister advises her not to do it for she will be killed. This type of attitude is what gets Antigone into all kinds of pickles or trouble in this amazing story, but she's a very strong girl and her stubborn attitude helps her to argue and fight for what she believes is right.
Throughout the story Antigone presents her determination to give her bother, Polynices, a proper burial, since that's what he truly deserves. To Ismene, Antigone is a "madwoman" for risking her life, but Antigone with her stubborness ignores her and demands she " will bury him" and proves that "it seems fair to die doing it." The dialogue between Ismene and Antigone claims she won't stepdown from the idea of burying Polynices, which makes her seem determind because she's gonna hlep her brother when nobody else will. Antigone being so strongly determined to bury her brother is willing to put her life onthe line for her fmaily in order to not seem to be a traitor and will do whatever it takes to get the job done. As Antigone says "I honored you well in the eyes of the wise", also "I have won myself the rewards of impiety." Determination is what led her to bury her brother rather than leaving him to the bird, like Creon wanted. Antigone's determined ways give her a very strong and poise position in society and also a strength that makes her start something she finishes no matter how long it takes or the consequences that tag along with it.
Loyalty is what Antigone presents quite often to her family, not only because she's told to but because she loves and cares for her family more than any law in itself. In Creon's eyes, Antigone is considered to be a "fool" and a "child" for committing the crime and mainly going against the kings law. She should not be labeled or considered a "fool" or a "child" when she is being a big girl and bravely fighting for what she believes to be the right thing to do, which is the duty of burying her brother. To Antigone being loyal and caring for family comes before any stupid law that anyone decrees possibly even the gods. As the story goes on, Antigone says to Creon "I assert that I did it, I do not deny it." This quote gives evidence that she is being loyal and brave for going and standing up for what is right and not backing out because of the consequence that is coming for her. In the dialogue between the king and Antigone her loyalty brings her a long way and possibly gives her a fighting chance at not getting killed right then and there but possibly getting a genteler and slower punishment for the unfair crime.
Antigone presented her stubborn and rebellious qualities, during her lifetime, also her determination along wiht her loyalty brought her great values to which others see her as being. This fantastic young woman has suffered tons and tons throughout her life, more than mnay people will ever know. Her death shows how much love she brought to her family in her life. Therefore, Antigone has many strong and distinct qualities about her that seem very important in the wonder play by Sophocles and these qualities should be treasured and remembered.
From the beginning of the play all the way to Antigone's death, she shows how stubborn and rebellious she is. To Creon, Antigone exhibts several behaviors, Creon speaks of Antigone as being "rebellious" and very "hateful". The young yet spiritied woman, Antigone is very rebellious based on the fact that throughout the story she's going against the law and peoples advice and orders. Also she shows her rebellious ways in being angry and argumenative towards Creon, when she should be respectful to him since he is her uncle and the king, even if he may not deserve it. Antigone says to her sister "ill bury my brother..... your brother too, though you reguse! I'll not be found a traitor." In this strong yet dramatic dialogue between the two sisters, Antigone shows how stubborn attitude of going ahead and burying Polynices even though Ismene, her sister advises her not to do it for she will be killed. This type of attitude is what gets Antigone into all kinds of pickles or trouble in this amazing story, but she's a very strong girl and her stubborn attitude helps her to argue and fight for what she believes is right.
Throughout the story Antigone presents her determination to give her bother, Polynices, a proper burial, since that's what he truly deserves. To Ismene, Antigone is a "madwoman" for risking her life, but Antigone with her stubborness ignores her and demands she " will bury him" and proves that "it seems fair to die doing it." The dialogue between Ismene and Antigone claims she won't stepdown from the idea of burying Polynices, which makes her seem determind because she's gonna hlep her brother when nobody else will. Antigone being so strongly determined to bury her brother is willing to put her life onthe line for her fmaily in order to not seem to be a traitor and will do whatever it takes to get the job done. As Antigone says "I honored you well in the eyes of the wise", also "I have won myself the rewards of impiety." Determination is what led her to bury her brother rather than leaving him to the bird, like Creon wanted. Antigone's determined ways give her a very strong and poise position in society and also a strength that makes her start something she finishes no matter how long it takes or the consequences that tag along with it.
Loyalty is what Antigone presents quite often to her family, not only because she's told to but because she loves and cares for her family more than any law in itself. In Creon's eyes, Antigone is considered to be a "fool" and a "child" for committing the crime and mainly going against the kings law. She should not be labeled or considered a "fool" or a "child" when she is being a big girl and bravely fighting for what she believes to be the right thing to do, which is the duty of burying her brother. To Antigone being loyal and caring for family comes before any stupid law that anyone decrees possibly even the gods. As the story goes on, Antigone says to Creon "I assert that I did it, I do not deny it." This quote gives evidence that she is being loyal and brave for going and standing up for what is right and not backing out because of the consequence that is coming for her. In the dialogue between the king and Antigone her loyalty brings her a long way and possibly gives her a fighting chance at not getting killed right then and there but possibly getting a genteler and slower punishment for the unfair crime.
Antigone presented her stubborn and rebellious qualities, during her lifetime, also her determination along wiht her loyalty brought her great values to which others see her as being. This fantastic young woman has suffered tons and tons throughout her life, more than mnay people will ever know. Her death shows how much love she brought to her family in her life. Therefore, Antigone has many strong and distinct qualities about her that seem very important in the wonder play by Sophocles and these qualities should be treasured and remembered.
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