Antigone 4

Creon: She,too. They are all asleep. It must be a good sleep
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I can't find any meaning but im guessing these lines would contain the most connections to the culture because it is at the very end and it seems like Creon now knows all the answers. The sleep part does however connect to what the Chorus was saying about how tragedy creates tranquility. Creon seems to accept the fact that by him declaring Poly. to be eaten by dogs and what not he subsequently killed the rest of his family. That is also the main point of the long part for the Chorus. It/he/they say that any one little thing can start a tragedy and after that it willl all happen without our help. Now that I think about it these lines are more of a proof for the Chorus that what is said about tragedies is actually true.

Antigone 2

Antigone goes to see Haemon
Antigone and Haemon fight and Antigone leaves
Antigone went to bury Poly.
Nurse catches Antigone outside
Antigone and Nurse talk
Ismene and Antigone talk about burying Poly.
Ismene leaves and Haemon comes in
Antigone and Haemon talk about their fight
Haemon leaves and Ismene comes back in

Antigone 1

I would have a spotlight that would go over each character as they are introduced. The scene would be very dark and the only thing the audience would be able to see is the spotlighted character. Also as each character is spotlighted I would have them do whatever action it is they were doing but more exaggerated. I don't know why but I think that would be a good way to set the stage and by emphasizing each characters action that would help characterize each person.
As far as the stage goes I would have it be all black with the a stair case like one on a porch with no railings be right in the middle. Antigone would be on the top with the nurse next to her. The guards would be standing on the bottom step and ground playing their cards and everyone else would be to the right of them scattered along the steps.

1984 Journal 3

George Orwell's warning is the danger of a government having too much power. In 1984 there is absolutely no limit to what the Party can do thus making the lives of the Outer Party terrible. If a government is allowed to take control of every aspect of life then people will soon lose any purpose to really live. In Stalin's government only the physical parts of one's life were controlled but if this was allowed to continue then Orwell is trying to show that soon people's minds will also be controlled. The language is also being simplified to prevent citizens from knowing any words that could lead to revolting or rebellion. This total control is a complete stretch of Stalin's government but it is a realistic stretch in a sense. Controlling everything is a logical step for a tyrannical government and the prevention of a complete rule by a government

1984 Journal 2

page 18

Before this passage Winston is writing very timidly and is nervous and worried about getting caught. Because of these feelings his writing is awkward and cramped. As he is remembering the day's Two Minutes Hate he subconciously makes a terrible decision in writing down with big brother over and over again. Not only does he write this phrase repeatedly but he also writes in in smooth legible hand-writing. This shows that Winston is confident in what he is doing. Not so much the outcome but the idea that the living underneath the Party is not the only way to live. His good penmanship makes Winston seem like he knows exactly what he has to do and can execute it perfectly. Earlier he is writing about his day which means nothing to him so he doesn't write legibly but because the resistance and overthrowing the party is the only forseeable way to improve his lifestyle, he is able to write wonderfully.