Antigone – our brave, unrelenting, tragic heroine – tethered to the filial duties towards her brother, even if it means going against the authority of King Creon, her own uncle; she brings on about her death. Not only is she afraid to die but she rather, welcomes it. She feels it as her duty to give a proper burial to her brother who, according to the belief of the ancient Greeks, wouldn’t be able to cross over to the other side of life and wouldn’t be able to attain peace, if left unburied for
In Sophocles’ Antigone, it is proven that rebellious women are a threat to men by using Antigone and her refusal to conform to societal social norms in order to challenge the accepted roles of women in Ancient Athens. In Ancient Greek society, women were expected to live, dress, and act a certain way. There were specific roles that women were to fulfill in order to be considered a proper lady. The “roles of Athenian women in the fifth century B.C. were primarily those of wife and mother” (Status
The play Antigone written by Sophocles shows a sense of civil disobedience because the main character Antigone refuses to obey the civil laws, and wants to follow her God’s laws. The term civil disobedience basically means refusing to obey or follow laws. In this play it shows how Antigone did not want to follow Creon’s laws because she knew it was unfair, and therefore decided to make uncompromising decisions that cost her life entirely by going against the king. Civil disobedience basically allows
dominance, jurisdiction and control presiding over the verdict of Antigone’s demise. I will further state Creons potion through demonstrating his authority as monarch, through moral and legal political argument, and as a father to Haemon. It’s clear that Creon is honoring his own laws throughout his journey as monarch. Which are clearly backed by moral and legal political arguments. Creons’ journey to monarchy wasn’t exactly the typical inheritance that most would receive. Which is why justification
holy rites. The oldest sister, Antigone, who happens to be engaged to Creon's son, wants to bury her disgraced brother, against the law, and tries to get her sister (Ismene) to help, but she refuses to.When Antigone buries her brother, she get caught. Her sister pretends that she helped because she wants to die with her sister, as that would be the punishment, but Antigone will not let her. Antigone's fiance (Creon's son) tries to convince his father to spare Antigone, but Creon will not and his son
determination suffers. In the Greek play “Antigone”, Sophocles demonstrates the altering effects of pride on mankind. Antigone, the play's protagonist, provides a balanced sense of pride, which motivates her to perform honorable deeds, but deeds that insults Creon and his sense of pride. His belief in himself as an authority above the Gods leads to the events that causes the tragedy to Antigone and eventually to his own family. It is through the hubris of Creon and Antigone, the tragedy is able to spawn itself
In the late 20th century, numerous movements demonstrated that people are capable of overturning long-standing regimes without bloodshed. Using the technique of nonviolent struggle, citizens were able to remove injustices in society. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. , and numerous others have emphasized the meaning of a nonviolent movement. Nonviolence is a civilian-based form of struggle that employs social, economic, and political forms of power without resorting to violence or the threat of violence
Democracy is well-defined as a government of, by and for the people. Initially, democracy intended rule by the common folks. In this sense, and even before the foundation of modern class society, it was very much a class situation. It destined that authority should be in the fingers of the biggest class: the underprivileged, least educated and the property less. As a product, democracy was dreaded and rejected by the sophisticated, the cultured, and the rich. In classical Greece, democracy was perceived
popular controversy. Humes challenges the fact that society should not condone laws being violated, even for justifiable reasons and should especially not be praised. In writings such as Thoreau’s essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Into the Wild, Antigone, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Humes argument is challenged and in most cases is gone
The Iliad and the Odyssey are the most influential works I’ve read. I believe they’re the most influential works because of their impact on today’s society and the ancient society. The narratives have spread all over the world, inspiring artists, poets and writers everywhere. They’re still constantly imitated and translated despite the pattern of rapid change society normally goes through. These two epic poems are the most well-known works composed by Homer and are still referenced to by many and