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heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...

about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...

pursue justice with or without her sisters assistance. With an impressive strength that demonstrates her unwavering commitment to...

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

where there were festivals and dancing choruses which appear to have competed for prizes (ClassicNote). At one point it appears as...

In essence she marries Othello without her fathers permission, something not done by a traditionally obedient woman. But, this onl...

then, accompanied by proof, it can therefore be called knowledge. He seems to move in circles a bit with this assertion, in that ...

the Chorus suggests that it could be the work of the gods (Sophocles). Rather than consider someone elses viewpoint, Creon begins ...

being obedient. As the key Civil Rights moments mentioned above illustrate, civil disobedience is characterized by an abs...

turned into many as the protest continued for almost 6 months.5 In addition, it sparked many other protests throughout the South a...

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

problems, but refugees are perhaps most at risk, since many of them "come from areas where disease control, diagnosis and treatmen...

This article summary describes a study, Chen (2014), which pertains to nontraditional adult students and the application of adult ...

This is a 5 page book review in which the author relates her own upbringing which is in sharp contrast to most members of American...

In five pages this paper examines the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft and issues regarding the Internet E...

In five pages the ways in which Judaism ins represented in Franz Kafka's works are examined with an emphasis upon his story 'Metam...

but commercial burglaries are up (Star Tribune 02B). For many reasons, burglars find commercial establishments a better target th...

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...

marrying the widowed Jocasta, he inherited not only a throne but also hoped in so doing he would also earn the social acceptabilit...

short temper gets him into trouble. In Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who ...

number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...

this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

declares to Creon that the laws of heaven are "unwritten and unchanging, not of today or yesterday is their authority; they are et...

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...