Separation Of Power In Sophokles Antigone

“The second aspect of Antigone’s autonomy” continued Sophokles “appears when she threw at the face of Kreon, "well if you call that law. Zeus does not. Justice does not". To put it in another way, Antigone does not recognize Kreon’s authority to make such a law. Antigone is really "autonomous" in the sense that she is a free woman who does not fear the king and who is not afraid to express publicly her true opinion. In that, her disobedience to the royal decree is highly political. Not only, she questions the absolute power of the king who makes the law, executes the law, interprets the law, judges and condemns to death, but she fundamentally questions the legitimacy of Kreon’s power and authority.” “The above passage, coming from a woman at that time, is amazing. It reflects the notion of limitation of power and the concept of separation of power, basics of your modern democracy” he concluded with a chuckle. …show more content…
Yet, I could not tell if he was expressing his satisfaction to the course of the conversation or he was listening to the rhythmic sound produce by the green grasses under the sweet and warm wind. I turned to him and asked if he would like to share his thoughts about the topic of the conservation. “I was sitting by the shadow of the tree behind you, reading some stories from The Decameron, when I heard your conversation. It is a pleasure to join you”. "Make yourself comfortable" added Sophokles, who was obviously happy to see