Polynices

The most significant theme in Sophocles’ Antigone is whether or not human law conquers the divine law. The chorus sums up both sides of the argument best when they say, “When the laws are kept, how proudly his city stands! When the laws are broken, what of his city then?” (lines 297-298). The divine law, or “Law of God” express the moral or ethical beliefs or actions that embody God’s will and is more eternal. On the contrary, human law, or “Law of Man”, chronicles a set of rules of behavior…

Struggling with god's law and man's law has always been a recurring issue throughout mankind. In the play Antigone by Sophocles man’s and god's laws also reappears throughout the story. The two types of laws are very different, god’s law depends on faith and man's law can be set by a democracy or a monarchy. Whether one believes in god’s law or man’s these laws keep civil order and peace, but that does not mean that these laws cannot create moral conflict every now and then. In the play Antigone…

There’s nothing grievous, nothing full of doom, or shameful, or dishonored, I’ve not seen; you’re sufferings and mine. The first thing Creon does in Antigone is declare a law that Polynieces’ the brother of Antigone will remain untombed for the hungry birds to devour. The law also declares that anyone who dares attempt the act to bury Polynieces will die by public stoning in the town. “You cannot learn of any man the soul, the mind, and the intent until he shows his practice of the government…

In this story, Antigone shows the most ‘unshakable will power’ out of all the characters. She is the character who provides the most will power because she is willing to do the right thing even if it means breaking a law. Antigone’s will power really emerges more than the other characters. Without even telling the king, she buries her brother to honor him and once the king finds out, she defends herself to the point where she could have been sentenced to death. Ismene says to Antigone, “Bury…

In the Hindu religion, after her husband dies, a woman is treated like she is worthless. Globally, organizations are trying to help these women by changing laws and showing the people in these religions that these practices are wrong and cruel. To increase the possibility of equality and improve the quality of life for women in [these regions] requires a re-examination of the efficacy of their ancient widowhood practices. In the Hindu religion they practice burning the widow. Hindu widowhood’s…

Sister Sister: A Comparison of Two unlike Girls Sophocles was an astonishing Athenian playwright who excelled in theater; he wrote more than one hundred twenty plays. He was most well-known for his dominant female characters and insights on life like in his famous work “Antigone.” The theme of this particular play was “the law of the gods is more important than the law of man.” In ancient Greece, citizens highly respected the gods; there were specific burial practices used in order to make…

A Divine Consequence - in Antigone Divine Law vs Human Law While there is a question of whose laws are more supreme in the play Antigone, it still only comes down to one important and personal choice. The play 's message teaches us, the importance and value of choosing divine law over human law, especially when a conflict is present. It also shows us that no matter what choice of law we choose to obey, sometimes the consequences in the end will be tragic. So we should always…

Freewill, the Foundation of Fate In Sophocles’ play “Antigone”, how do the universal themes of fate and freewill act together to conclude which is more powerful than the other? The concept of fate versus free will is a common theme throughout Greek Literature. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles the author elaborates and fuels the debate of whether fate is more powerful than freewill and to what extent can people act without consequences. Sophocles himself experienced inner conflict between…

The excerpt from Antigone is very valuable because it can be used in our everyday life. If you make a mistake own up to it , don’t act like you don’t realize your fault. In Antigone , Creon was really arrogant and he didn’t want to listen to anyone’s advice , and so him not heeding wise words people ended up dead. Now something like that probably won’t happen if you’re being stubborn , or arrogant but that doesn’t mean something bad might not happen. For example ; My brother left his plate…

In the play Antigone, before we even start reading the play, we find out that Antigone’s brothers, polyneices and eteocles, are killed in a battle between two opposing sides fighting for royalty. The play initially starts with Antigone and her sister, Ismene, are fighting, because they heard the decree made by King Creon, their uncle, stating that their brother polyneices could not be buried , because he fought for the opposing side in the war. Creon is the king of Thebes, and he will not stand…