Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his work in desegregation and the end of of the most well known racial equality activists ever‚ and he lived during a period of time that had many unjust laws that created many problems for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. agreed with St. Augustine that a law that is unjust is actually not a law after all. Martin Luther King Jr.’s belief in this idea was seen in his letter from a Birmingham Jail when he says‚ “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility
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ANTIGONE The conventionally accepted roles of both males and females in ancient Grecian society were well defined and manifested. Women were considered the weaker of the sexes and‚ thus‚ were expected to remain in the home and perform their domestic duties‚ while the men were to be rulers and bread-winners. The woman’s voice was not heard on any issues affecting the society as her opinions were thought unworthy of consideration. She was required merely to reproduce‚ to execute her domestic duties
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history in a strong poetic style. The chorus sing about the battle that has just been fought‚ beginning with a cheery image “glory be to brightness and the gleaming sun” and they give the first insight that the people of Thebes are unhappy that Polynices betrayed and attacked them. They are celebrating the victory in Battle and praising the soldiers that defended their city and thanking the gods for their protection‚ these already start to link the some of the key themes in the play – Loyalty‚
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Aristotle once said‚ “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Sophocles’s Antigone was written in 440 B.C. which was the time when plays were written based on ancient Greece culture. The idea of a tragic hero was established in Ancient Greece‚ tragic heroes are in ancient Greek plays. A tragic hero is a character who is inherently good‚ has a fatal flaw and loses everything in the end. Creon is Antigone’s tragic hero because his loyalty and obsessive pride influence
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prudent counterpart to Antigone’s headstrong style of decision-making with no regard for consequence. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone starts off on the wrong foot. She defies the order set by Creon to not bury Polynices‚ her brother. She starts to perform the burial rituals on Polynices and resolves to honor her brother at all costs when Ismene laments that while she too loves her brother‚ her disposition does not allow her to defy the state. She feels like “[she] has no choice – [she] must obey
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What is the "boiled frog" phenomenon? According to the article by Polynice‚ when a frog is placed inside a pot of boiling water‚ on top of a stove‚ the frog will react very fast and will jump out of the water immediately. But‚ if the same frog is placed inside a large pot filled with cold water and then put on top of the stove and it is turned on to be heated up slowly‚ the frog will not notice the change of temperature (Polynice‚ 2007). Eventually‚ the frog felt unconscious until he was boiled to
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living here:/ in the kingdom down below I’ll lie forever./ Do as you like‚ dishonor the laws/ the gods hold in honor”. This passage is significant because it exemplifies that divine laws triumph over man made laws. Polynices‚ Antigone’s brother‚ was seen as a traitor to Creon. When Polynices dies in battle Creon leaves his body unburied as a “city- wide proclamation” and forbids anyone to bury him or even mourn him. Antigone is outraged by Creon’s law stating that anyone disobeying his law will be executed
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The Real Protagonist of Antigone “My belt holds my pants up‚ but the belt loops hold the belt up. So which one’s the real hero?” --- Mitch Hedberg The quote by Mitch Hedberg encompasses the great story of Antigone written by the Greek tragedy writer‚ Sophocles. Greek tradition defines the dramatic protagonist as one who plays the leading character‚ hero‚ or heroine. Stemming from this basic definition‚ classical Greek literature went on to add that the protagonist is the main character whom realizes
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Because of Polynices’ betrayal to the kingdom of Thebes‚ it was against the law to bury his dead body as punishment. Antigone wanted her brother to be properly buried in order for him to move onto the afterlife. Instead of obeying Creon’s immoral law‚ she put her family over her own safety and acted against him. She went to Polynices’ rotting and mauled body and was in the middle of burying him‚ but was caught in the act
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Antigone’s downfall. The hero’s ability to recognize that this reversal of fortune was brought on by their own actions is another characteristic of a tragic hero that Antigone exhibits in the play. When asked by Creon if she confesses to burying Polynices‚ Antigone responds: “I do. I deny nothing.” When Creon asks why she “dared defy the law”‚ she replies: “Your edict‚ King‚ was strong‚ but all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of God.” This shows both her loyalty
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