Category: Antigone

Antigone and MLK: Compare and Contrast Essay An injustice to one civilian can spread and create injustices across the country to hundreds of people. In Dr. Kings letter from Birmingham, he states, I cannot sit by& and not be concerned about& Injustice anywhere is a threat to rights everywhere. (King, 1). This demonstrates that Martin…

Antigone Literary Analysis Essay The question of what is right or legal had been always a subject of discussion. What is right can be defined as subjective which, is based on someone’s understanding of morality, ethic, and values, and what is legal as an objective which, is based on someone’s understanding of the laws of…

The Aspects of Feminism in Antigone Women were still treated as inferiors in the male-dominated civilization of Early Athens. But Throughout Antigone, there are many references to feminism including: Antigone and Ismenes relationship, Creons anti-feminist remarks, and Antigones fearless and valiant assertiveness. In the opening of Antigone, it is revealed that Antigone and Ismene have…

Tragic Hero Creon – The King Of Thebes: Character Analysis The tragic hero of the drama Antigone is Creon, the king of Thebes. This is proven throughout many points of the drama. First of which is when he denies Polyneices a proper burial. The second is when he believes that everyone is conspiring against him.…

Antigone: Women In Ancient Greek Society For several centuries, many women have been fighting to have the same rights as men. Men made women believe that they were the second class citizens and were also made to believe that they should always obey a mans order. In fact, in ancient Greece, they believed that a…

Fear and Justice: Downfall Of The Tragic Hero In Sophocles Antigone In the tragedies we read, the downfall of the tragic heroes was due to their fear of weakness and the consequential justice that lead to their deaths. Death, a common trait in all tragedies, shows that as humans, the protagonists folly leads to drastic…

A Controversy In Philosophical Beliefs In Play Antigone ‘Antigone’, the play begins along with a time of catastrophe and dilemma in the city of Therbes and its ruling family. A clash between brothers ends with the death of the young king, Eteocles, by the hands of his very own brother, Polyneices, the person who stood…

Sophocles’ Play Antigone: The Role Of Females Throughout the development of humanity, there has been a controversial perspective on the roles and characteristics that men and women should possess. The inequality that lays within the midst of this perspective has led to gender bias and persecution of women over the course of our history. The…

Positive and Natural Law in Antigone Introduction St Thomas Aquinas has undoubtedly been known for his principle work, the Summa Theologiae. Thomas Aquinas worked steadily on this writing for many years between the years of 1265 and 1273, and the writing was intended to be a guide for beginners in theology to organise a collection…

Morals and Values in Antigone The question of what is right or legal had been always a subject of discussion. What is right can be defined as subjective which, is based on peoples understanding of morality, ethics, and values and what is legal as objective which, is based on peoples understanding of the laws of…