(Sophocles,12). ... (Sophocles, 17), Antigone replied by stating, "Zeus who ordered it, Nor Justice, dweller with the Nether Gods, Gave such a law to men- (Sophocles, 17). ... She goes as far as to say, "It is no shame to pay respect to our own flesh and blood," (Sophocles, 20). ... (Sophocles, 12). ... (Sophocles, 34). ...
This form of persuasion can be seen in the characters of Plato's Crito and Sophocles" Antigone. ... Another example of the inability to persuade comes from Sophocle's Antigone. ... Sophocles creates another dispute in Antigone between family members. ...
The ancient Greeks had a huge impact on western civilization. They have made major contributions to the world. They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. To this day we see many of their practices still in us. Many countries ...
Art One of the many things Greeks created was their beautiful artwork. They excelled in painting the human figure. They liked to paint these humans on vases as well as murals. The Greeks designed there pottery due to there different functions. As an example the Greeks mad kraters, also known as...
Natural philosophy is the orderly investigation of the phenomena of the universe through the use of experimental observation and/or logical reasoning. It was introduce by Alexander the Great in his creation of the Library of Alexandria. This gave consent to the pursuit of knowledge and, since Alex...
Sophocles' play "Antigone- illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus' two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus' brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles sh...
