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Journal #12

One set of conflicting ideas is yes vs. no. This conflict can be seen when Antigone asks Ismene to help her bury their brother Polynices. Ismene is conflicted between helping her and not. She knows that if she does do it she will be going against the king and society. She also knows that she owes it to her brother to give him a proper burial. She decides not to go against society from fear of what could happen if they get caught. She creates this tension in order to show how there are conflicts that are involved in life. Some may not be as big or have as big of consequences as this but there are still conflicts that will be a part of life. I think Anouilh is trying to say how people will be faced with conflicts regarding what to do and that people need to make a decision about them. People shouldn't be indecisive, they should at least pick a side and stick with it.

Journal #11

The chorus no longer is giving background or informing the audience about what is going to happen or what is happening. The chorus essentially explains what a tragedy is. The chorus explains things in a deeper way. What he says is less direct. The chorus creates a sense of what a tragedy is which reflects the tone. The chorus says that a tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless. The chorus talks in an indifferent manner, which adds to the definition of a tragedy because it is inevitable. In tragedy there is no temptation to try and escape your fate because you already know what it is. This is what makes it a tragedy. This can be seen in Antigone regarding the fact that she knows that she is going to die for her actions and does them anyway.

Journal #10

Timeline

• Oedipus dies
• His two sons were supposed to both be kings.
• Eteocles refuses to give up his power and the brothers go to war
• Polynices and Eteocles kill each other and Creon becomes king
• Haemon asks Antigone to marry him and she says yes
• Antigone is destined to die though.
• Creon issues a solemn edict that Eteocles shall be buried and recieve the highest of honors and Polynices will not be buried or honored

Reflection
Anouilh expresses these events that happened through the chorus. The chorus describes all the events that have happened and has an insight into what has happened. It allows the audience to have a better grasp of what is happening and why. The characters are all described and their role in the play is told. It gives the audience a feel that the chorus is a part of them and able to relate to the audience. This makes the audience trust what the chorus is saying and take it in with deeper consideration and get them drawn into the play more.

Topic Sentence

Federico Garcia Lorca uses the woodcutters to show that they are against Leonardo and Bride being together. He shows this through them acutally being woodcutters and the way they talk about Leonardo and the Bride.

Blood Wedding- #9

• Not everything ends up perfectly/the way you expect no matter how much you try.
• Wealth and social status does not necessarily mean you are happy.
• Marriage should take place when two people are in love not based off of benefits that come with the marriage.
• don't force the relationship
• Internal conflicts are hard to deal with-We should consult others or think before making rash decisions.
• don't affect others with your own problems
• Put other's interests before your own

Blood Wedding- #8

The set changes constantly through out the play. At the beginning it takes place at the mother's home. It seems like a nice and peaceful place. Leonardo's home seems rather nice as well. Then the setting changes to the bride's home which is described as a cave which changes the atmosphere of the play turns rather dark and dreary. Then later the play takes place in a dark forest which adds to the dark and dreary atmosphere of the play which adds to the effect created by the plot. The plot is thickening and a lot of foreshadowing of what is about to happen happens in the forest. Then after the deaths of Leonardo and the bridegroom the setting returns to the mother's house which is a less intense and dark setting. The setting parallels the intensity of the play.