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Antigone-Higher Law Vs. Laws O
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Laws of the City-State vs. Higher Law as Seen in Sophocles' "Antigone"
In Ancient Greece, after 800 bc., new ideas came to the forefront concerning the governing of society. These ideas led to a more organized leadership and a government whose .... Middle of Term Paper
... commonly debated in city-states during the time Sophocles wrote "Antigone".
In the play "Antigone", Antigone is faced with an extreme example of this conflict. Her Brother, considered a traitor by the king, has died, and she must decide whether to give him a proper burial or yield to the king's wishes and allow his body to be desecrated. She chooses to bury him, citing the will of the gods. "I will bury my brother, and if I die for it…convicted of reverance-I shall be content" , she remarks to her sister in defiance. Later, when captured and brought before Creon himself, Antigone continues to push her holy defense, "I do not think your e ... |
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