Divine right of kings

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” said historian Lord Acton. In Sophocles’ Antigone, Oedipus the King of Thebes has newly departed after disgracing his people, and his successors to the throne Polynices and Eteocles have died in battle, leaving his brother Creon to inherit his throne. From the beginning, Creon uses his newfound power to impose excessive punishments against not only the innocent people of Thebes, but also his family. As a result, the people of…

law of man and law of the divine. Though there are opinions as to which of the two is the most powerful, the text supports the divine law as being the most influential law in the characters’ lives. Consequences the character’s face when disobeying the divines will and the faith they have in divine law all make clear that divine law is the supreme form of law in this text. Divine law is what many of the citizen’s feel is the most significant law, the law they feel…

Throughout the ages, every society has set up its government in different ways; some were governed by religion, in others, religion played a very little role in how the government and society was run. Despite their differences, all of these society’s leaders used their culture to project power over their cities, as well as other cities. When examining these different societies, one needs to take into account the differences of their landscapes, time periods, and levels of sophistication. The…

because this was the period in time where people began to adopt the world around them, and this resulted in Jacob’s Full Whole Man Concept and it became very influential in his time and our time. 13. Louis’s Patience- Charles VIII eagerness The French King Louis ad resisted r the temptation to attack Italy but, because of this his successor Charles rushed at Italy within his early 20s, he responded with lighting speed, and within five months he had crossed the Alps 14. Pope Julius the 2nd-…

vision with consideration for human virtue and the intervention of divine powers. While intervention of divine powers play a major role in the plot, they contribute less to human virtue. Throughout the story of the Iliad, human virtue seems to take a back-seat…

He begins by introducing himself and naming his accomplishments which end with “when Marduk sent me to rule over men, to give the protection of right to the land, I did right and righteousness in…, and brought about the…

“They can conquer who believe they can.” King Cyrus the Great of the Persian Empire and Emperor Caesar Augustus of the Roman Empire are leaders whose conviction in their rights to power establish unwavering support from the people they lead. King Cyrus holds the throne of an expansive Persian Empire. In 539, claiming to be under the divine right the Babylonian God Marduk, he peacefully conquers Babylon and drives out Nabonidus, the last neo-Babylonian King. Cyrus produces a clay cylinder…

power from rule by divine right to rule by competency. Shakespeare authored the play during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was deemed to be a flawed queen at the end of her rule. Certainly the play is an allegory and Richards’s crimes are in fact her crimes. Shakespeare first presents Richard as an arrogant, wasteful king who in the first act declares that he was not born to sue but to command. Shakespeare depicts England to be a Majestic Paradise that is deserving of a better king than…

Hammurabi. What makes Hammurabi so famous is the large of collection of laws he made for his Kingdom of Babylon in order to promote divine justice. Aside from telling us all the different things that you can get killed for in The Land Between the Rivers ca. 1750, the rich and descriptive text allow for insight on the political and social atmosphere of Babylon and the role of its king. One of the most interesting things that we can gather from this code is the obvious social hierarchy that…

Hamlet’s understanding of justice is based on what he believes is right by God and his country; however, his actions to attempt revenge lead to his ultimate downfall through the other characters’ seeking the exact same justice. This common search for justice becomes the driving force of the entire play. Hamlet’s understanding of justice and justification of revenge comes from the two central beliefs of his time: the divine right of kings and the social hierarchy. While his plot to kill…