ismene, antigone, and creon! who is right?

            I agree with Antigone. Your family is your family; forget the rules or laws that were made. You are entitled to respect and give a proper burial for her own brother. It is asinine that Creon can put her to death and punish her over putting her brother to rest so he can respectfully go to the underworld. That is their religion and Creon does not have the authority. However although Antigone is absolutely right by the means of religion and her own self-beliefs Creon is right by law. Antigone’s father put a spell over the brothers that they were both going to die. One of the brothers could be properly buried but the other had to be left without being buried or touched and left for the birds to eat him! Both people are right and wrong in some ways. In the midst of both of these characters having their reasoning, ismene is also facing consequences. Although she had nothing to do with the burial or tampering with the brother, she at the end said to Creon that she had done the crimes as well as her sister Antigone. That in itself was enough to punish her as well. It was stupid of ismene to say she did something like that when she knew she would face consequences if she had nothing to do with it and didn’t break the law in any way.  All three characters believe there should be different things happening with them. Ismene is only saying she did it so that she doesn’t have to live without her dad, sister. And brothers. And Creon is in a tough stop because Antigone is scheduled to marry his son! Plus Antigone had to make the choice of family or law. All of these characters are facing though choices and situations ahead!

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Lady MacBeth: "unsex me here."

In this quote lady MacBeth is wanting and wishing to become more manly and loose her femininity. At this point in the play she is much bolder then her husband and is frustrated that he in a way, the woman in the relationship. He had been feeling extreme guilt and she just wanted to take control and be more manly and powerful. She was in no way guilty, but instead she was mindset to become strong.

Lady MacBeth : "thane of fife had a wife: where is she now? what! will these hands ne'er be clean?" 

In this quote lady macbeth is pretty much admitting to the murder of duncan. She is extremely guilty and reality is setting in. She lost all sight of being powerful and she pretty much lost her mind. This passage lead to her suicide. She was so guilty that she felt she could never be clean of the crimes she had committed and was scared of what hell might have to bring her.

Her attitude drastically changes from the first quote from the second quote. Finally reality took its toll and she had realized what she had done. Although i do feel bad for her she did this to herself and she got what she deserved.

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I tracked the word blood! The variation in which this word is used is fascinating. lady Macbeth uses it to describe how she wishes to become more masculine as she said "unsex me here." Macbeth has used the word blood as a feeling of guilt and regret, such as when he killed duncan and wanted to wash the blood off his hands but he said they will never be clean. Blood has also been used for what it truly is which is the very liquid running through our veins. The change of the meaning flows extremely well. You have to truly think about how the word is used. Its amazing how the same word can have many different meanings.

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On this web the word blood is shown. There are many different meanings for the word blood throughout the play. Sometimes "blood" is meant for what it truly is, and sometimes for an expression of sorrow or regret. Blood is even used as a reference to boldness or masculinity.


In the web i made i used the word night. This is associated with blood too so they have similar meanings. The guilt and blood of the murders were associated with the night. Along with sleep and being tired, night in this play can also mean guilty sleepless nights that are scared and upset over the crimes committed. The mystery of the crimes and the creepy feel.

good things happen to bad people

Good things happen to bad people. This may confuse you but life will never give you more then you can handle. when you are faced with these challenges or "bad things" its the way you confront it and deal with it in which you learn from. My grandmother was the best woman i have ever met and she got severe cancer which lead to her death. Although she was an incredible person i learned from her. The way she handled it with such grace and class made me appreciate everything she has taught me.