Antigone did the right thing by crossing Creon's strict decrees on burying Polynices because the unalterable laws of the gods and our morals are higher than the sometimes blasphemous laws of man. Creon gave strict orders not to bury Polynices because he lead a rebellion, which turned to rout, in Thebes against Creon, their almighty king. Antigone could not bear to watch her brother become consumed by vultures' talons and dogs. Creon finds out that somebody buried Polynices' body and sent some of his men out to get the person who preformed the burial. Antigone is guilty and although she is to be wed to Creon's son, Haemon, he sentences her to be put in a cave without any food or water and let the gods decide what to do with her. He was warned by a blind prophet not to do this, but he chooses to anyway, which eventually left him with a dead son, a dead wife, and self-imposed exile. .
Antigone had good reasons for her actions. She did obey the rules of her gods, which were that any dead body must be given a proper burial, with some limitations. This would prevent the soul from being lost between worlds forever, along with wine as an offering to the gods. However, Antigone could not let King Creon's decrees go against her morals. She chooses to share her love, not her hate. She couldn't bare to see one family member be chosen over the other because of what a king had decided was right, which she contravened. She loved her brothers equally and she believed that they deserved equal burials, no matter what had occurred. She believed that someone should not be condemned for what they believed in, especially after they had already died for their cause. Antigone was much like Polynices in that they suffered for their beliefs willingly and firmly. Bringing homage to the family was very important to Antigone. The gods' laws come before mortal laws in Antigone's point-of-view, which is how I believe also.
Antigone: Divine Law Vs. Human Law Antigone: Divine Law vs. Human Law The play entitled Antigone was written by a man named Sophocles, a scholarly author of philosophy and logic. ... The theme that I am going to analyze is the conflict of divine law vs. human law. ... There was much conflict in this play, particularly between Antigone and Creon, over the matter of divine law vs. human law. ...
Among them are the conflicts, some of those which are Creon Vs. Antigone, Antigone Vs. Ismene, and lastly Haemon Vs. ... Antigone admitted to this crime and stated, " .I did not think your edicts strong enough to overrule the unwritten laws of God and heaven, you being only a man.""... Haemon also agreed that the rules of the Gods went before anything man-run government and that there is no one-man state but Creon did not see this, so later on he had to face the consequences of his decisions. ...
What is the message regarding the conflict between divine laws and man-made laws? The central conflict in Antigone is the conflict of "right vs. wrong." ... This tug-of-war places the central characters in a position where they must choose between following the man-made laws of King Creon or those established by their gods. ... She ends up obeying the laws of the gods, and disregarding the man-made rules of her uncle, the King. ... Should you compromise your beliefs and follow the man-made law, or should you follow the law – even if you believe it is wrong? ...
Takers vs. Leavers The gods have played three dirty tricks on the Takers. ... No adjustment will be possible for the third law. ... The effects of the law are simple: Species that follow the law will live forever, environmental conditions permitting. This should be good news for man, for if he follows the law, he too will live forever. ...
Creon rejects the irrational laws of gods and favors the rational laws of man. ... Antigone's loyalty to the gods and their divine laws are what she holds most sacred. She demonstrates that she couldn't care whatsoever about the laws of man. ... The clash is the epitome of man vs. the gods. ... I believe that Sophocles made an example of Creon because he believes that divine laws trump the laws of man. ...
Opposing oppinions of Antigone and Creon fueled a power struggle based on Natural laws vs. the laws of man causing a downward spiral of events indused by pride and the fear of changing their past actions and the outcome of the future. ... One could say that Antigone was against the law of man and only believed in the natural laws of the universe and Gods, but in contrary Antigone was not disobeying the laws of man or obeying the laws of Gods, she was merely acting in what she thought was the right thing to do. ... Even if we feel it is right to break a law or commit a crime, a...
He channeled his creative energy into defying the laws of nature. ... Daedalus and Icarus is unlike the others because the jealousy is not involving the gods. ... Although the power struggle in the myths of Io and Arachne contain a deity vs. mortal battle, the Freudian belief lies in the same gender relationship. ... The fact that Io and Arachne contain struggles amongst humans and gods only strengthens the gods worry. ...
Tyrant VS Martyr The famous philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once said, "The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins." ... One is a king new to the throne who will not be ruling for long, and feels that all shall obey the laws set forth by him, even if other beliefs, moral, and religious state otherwise, and the other, a woman who holds the beliefs of the Gods in high reverence and feels that the laws of the Gods should be obey above all others, especially when in respect to family. ... He enforces his laws very strictly. ... "The "man" who has done this thing sha...
Through the works of Greek artists, playwrights, and philosophers, one can examine timeless metaphysical conflicts such as; good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, stability vs. flux, relativism vs. absolutism and cosmic balance and harmony. ... They used their art to show the glory of man. ... The Greeks were proud of their temples and other architecture, made to honor the gods and beautify the polis (city-state). ... Aeschylus wrote about the furies and how they punished man for wrongdoings. This shows that he believed that chaos would be punished because order (and law) is the ideal state. ...
