Shakespeares Julius Caesar and Sophocles Antigone

Being noble and honorable go hand-in-hand because of their similar connotations: respect given to someone who is admired for their good reputation, high moral standards, courage and honesty. Many characters showed such traits in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles (for example, Brutus being known as an honorable man even by his enemies), but of all the characters in both plays, Antigones and Antonys acts of nobility are most prominent. While both Antigone and Antony exhibited noble characteristics, Antigone demonstrated the most honorable character due to her good intentions and integrity. Antony did not have such an elite status in his play up until Caesar died, but many peasants called Antony noble throughout Julius Caesar. For example, they said, Theres not a nobler man in Rome than Antony, (Shakespeare 3.2.114). Thus, Antony was considered noble even by the common man. His noble reputation was further established by his devout commitment to Caesar. Anto nys loyalty to Caesar is first made apparent when he offers Caesar the crown. Casca exclaimed, I saw Mark Antony offer him a crown, (Shakespeare 1.2.236-237) which is a simple gesture with a powerful message. It shows the people that Antony is no foe to Caesar and wishes to see his friend succeed as leader. No jealousy or scheme to overthrow Caesar was hinted at by Antony. Moreover, he vouched to die when Caesar did: I shall not find myself so apt to die; No place will please meShow MoreRelatedThe Burial at Thebes1234 Words   |  5 Pagesanother person and paying the price. Antigone went against the law of the land, set by the newly crowned King Creon. Antigone was passionate about doing right by her brother and burying him according to her religious beliefs even though Creon deemed him a traitor and ordered him to be left for the animals to devour. Creon was passionate about being king and making his mark from his new throne. Although they differed in their views, the passio n Creon and Antigone shared for those opinions was the sameRead MoreThe Renaissance and It’s Affect on William Shakespeare’s Works2369 Words   |  10 Pagesand Sophocles (496-406 B.C., e.g. Oedipus Rex and Antigone). While Shakespeare probably did not know Greek tragedy directly, he would have been familiar with the Latin adaptations of Greek drama by the Roman (i.e. Latin-language) playwright Seneca (ca. 3 B.C.-65 A.D.; his nine tragedies include a Medea and an Oedipus) (Schwartz, 2005). Shakespeare never uses a mythological name or place name inaccurately, suggesting a genuine knowledge of the sources.† (Showerman, 2004). One of Shakespeare’s mostRead More The tragic in Antony and Cleopatra Essay3706 Words   |  15 Pagesthe fan To cool a gipsys lust. Antony and Cleopatra seems to have a special place in Shakespeares works because it is at a crossroad between two types of play. It clearly belongs to what are generally called the Roman plays, along with Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. But it is also considered a tragedy. The importance of history in the play cannot be denied, especially where it is compared to Shakespeares great tragedies such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. But one might wonder what is specificallyRead MoreRay Bradbury s Fahrenheit 4514443 Words   |  18 PagesNow, Where Have I Seen Her Before? Intertextuality is the interrelationship of different texts and works of literature and how each text is shaped by another. A good example of how texts are created from the ideas and events of other texts is Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The two fall in love, but cannot be together because of their feuding families. The ideas of love at first sight and forbidden love have inspired many young adult books. In Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games series, KatnissRead MoreEssay about Three Approaches to Coping with School Violence2647 Words   |  11 Pagestrying to â€Å"steal† from (so-and-so)? And—how does he or she try to â€Å"steal† it? Consider the questions in light of such pairs as these: Brutus and Caesar (from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar), Pappy and Huck (from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Jack and Ralph (from William Golding’s Lord of the Flies), Creon and Antigone (from Sophocles’ Ant igone), Ahab and the White Whale (from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick), the Socs and the Greasers (from S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders), Norton and John