Karl Marx Was Right We can’t say Karl Marx didn’t warn us: capitalism contains the seeds of its own destruction. In their chase for ever higher profits‚ the capitalists shed workers for machines. The higher return on capital means that the share of profits rises and the share of wages falls‚ and soon the mass of the population isn’t earning enough to buy the goods capitalism produces. And that’s exactly what’s been happening over the past four years of the Great Recession: ever increasing income
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In this tragedy Antigone‚ King Creon’s obstinate opinion fabricates a division between Creon and his closest family‚ even if his ruthless ideas earn him obedience from his subjects. Creon’s niece Antigone argues against her uncle’s unjust regulation‚ boldly stating that she put confidence in God’s word over Creon’s foolish law. This quarrel marked the universal theme of the play Antigone: One is without ceaseless power unless supported by the views of God. Creon’s law was originated to nurture his
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as in ancient Greece seen in the Sophocles’ play entitled Antigone. In Antigone‚ the protagonist‚ Antigone‚ is a daughter of the house of Lauis‚ which is a noble‚ ruling family that has been through much affliction from deaths in the family. When a law forbids Antigone to honor her traitorous (to the state) brother in a proper burial‚ Antigone disobeys it to honor the gods’ instructions. This act eventually leads to the deaths of Antigone and other main characters. For the twenty-first century reader
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Sophocles’ play "Antigone" portrays an uncle‚ Creon‚ and a niece‚ Antigone‚ smashing heads when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. The ending justifies how loyal Antigone is to her family while Creon is loyal to the state. Sophocles illustrated Antigone has hot-headed and her loyalty to her family right from the start of the play. The play opens with Antigone discussing the burial of her deceased brother Polynices with her sister Ismene. Creon banishes anyone
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Creon’s Mistakes in Antigone In the awe-inspiring play of Antigone‚ Sophocles introduces two remarkable characters‚ Antigone and Creon. A conflict between these two obstinate characters leads to fatal consequences for themselves and their kindred. The firm stances of Creon and Antigone stem from two great imperatives: his loyalty to the state and her dedication to her family‚ her religion but most of all her conscience. The identity of the tragic hero of this play is still heavily debated
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Calen Timothy-Lash Jackman Allison Smith CLT 3370 November 25‚ 2013 Justice in the Antigone Not only is the Antigone an incredible work of drama and tragedy‚ it encompasses a great moral argument that has two sides; Antigone or Creon. It can also be said that the argument being made in either case is larger than the prerogatives of just these two people and more an argument between obeying the will of man or the will of the gods. Creon’s argument is for the former because of his motivation
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Antigone Persuasive Essay “I have killed my son and my wife; my comfort lies here dead”(135). Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice have all died from killing themselves. After Antigone died‚ it started a chain reaction of deaths. Creon thought he had to show qualities of being a strong king‚ but he should have known when he crossed the line. Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice‚ and two characteristics he has is being a greedy king‚ and selfishness to listen to people
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1/19 Review by Don Milligan Why Marx Was Right Terry Eagleton New Haven & London: Yale University Press‚ 2011 ISBN 978-0-300-18153-1 Pbk “Was ever a thinker so travestied?” T erry Eagleton ends Why Marx Was Right with this rhetorical question: “Was ever a thinker so travestied?” This is a fitting end to a book which is a lament for the wicked ways of a world that has done so much damage to the thought and legacy of Karl Marx‚ piling misconception upon misconception‚ so that
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Why Marx Was Right Why Marx Was Right TERRY EAGLETON New Haven & London Published with assistance from the Louis Stern Memorial Fund. Copyright ∫ 2011 by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced‚ in whole or in part‚ including illustrations‚ in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press)‚ without written permission from the publishers. Yale University Press books may
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“ Antigone: Such‚ I hear‚ is the martial law our good Creon lays down for you and me” (Sophocles 37/38) .The role the law in Antigone is not taken seriously at all Creon sets laws and restrictions but the people seem to do what they want. Or that those who live in the city belief that what the king says is the law may not be the best thing for the city‚ based on their own beliefs. Antigone buried her brother in a way that she found to be respectful. The opposite of what Creon had in mind for her
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