How Is Muba Captured In Antigone

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What would you do if you had been imprisoned or captured? Would you stay calm or would you panic? In “The Cat of Bubastis.” Amuba fighting in a war with his father against Egypt, and lost. The Egyptians then took the entire kingdom of Ruba and took its inhabitants as slaves including Amuba. In “Antigone.” The main character, Antigone wishes to bury her dead brother, but her uncle, who is the king, has banned his burial because it was believed he was a traitor. Antigone defies the law, buries her brother, and is caught and thrown in prison. Both Antigone and Amuba were captured, however, both had circumstances different outcomes. Three of them are how they were captured, how they were held and how they held, and finally how they escaped. The first difference is how the two were captured. Amuba was captured while he was fighting in a war when he was captured, the soldiers literally fought to the last man in trying to defend the city. When the Egyptians finally took the city, all of its …show more content…

Amuba fought his way out after their master was killed. A fellow slave and their master’s son assisted in the escape. The small group started a journey back to their Rabu, where they would be free again. Antigone however, was in despair. She thought that her uncle was going to kill her. So the young woman felt it to be more honorable to commit suicide than to be publicly executed. Thrown into sadness, her aunt kills herself. Also kills himself for the same reasons the king’s son. Both characters had escaped, but chose drastically different methods. Both Antigone and Amuba were captured, however, both had circumstances different outcomes. Three of them are how they were captured, how they were held and how they held, and finally how they escaped. The two characters dealt with their situation very differently. The lesson to be learned is that to fight and overcome, the results will be better than giving

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