Argumentative Essay: Meaning and the Tragic Hero
 Concluding Assignment on Sophocles' Antigone:DRAFT
This assignment is to test not only your writing skills and your understanding of the play, Antigone, but also to evaluate your ability to pull together bits of information into a compilation of literary fact to prove a point, which is that: Outstanding authors have always had the ability to grasp and reveal insights into human nature. Although written over 2,400 years ago, Sophocles’ play shows the importance of the Greek tragedy, in which several key elements exist:
- A character involved must fall from a position of prominence.
- A character most often faces a difficult “rock and hard place” dilemma.
- A flaw often contributes to this downfall.
- The results are definitely tragic.
Write an essay to argue two different characters in Antigone are tragic heroes and teach something about life. Begin with the tragic flaw chart. It may help you to take notes on the four characters listed to see which two emerge as the best supported. These notes and quotes will then turn into your essay, one character per paragraph. This four-paragraph paper will revolve around the play, the lessons learned, and what modern readers can gain from this knowledge. All formal writing rules apply (see some hints below). You will receive two grades for the assignment. One based on content, and the other based on mechanics and format. Hints:
- Include at least two quotes in each body paragraph—properly couched, documented, and analyzed.
- Double space and maintain literary present tense.
- Punctuate quotes properly.
- Ex: Couching goes first, “Blah blah blah” (Parados. 10-12) or (scene i. 14-19).
- Use 3rd person--No use of 1st person
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