Antigone Questions on Divine Law vs. Human Law

Antigone

The moral and educational lessons conveyed by "Antigone" include the importance of standing up for one's beliefs, the consequences of pride and stubbornness, and the conflict between individual...

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Antigone

Antigone's quote "it is the dead not the living who make the longest demands" highlights the importance of honoring the dead according to divine laws. She emphasizes that the demands of the gods...

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Antigone

When Antigone refers to her act as a "holy crime," she means that while burying her brother Polyneices defies Creon's edict, violating human laws, it aligns with divine laws, which she holds as...

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Antigone

A main theme in "Antigone" is the role of custom. The play asks the audience to consider if tradition and what is right ever come into conflict, and how is that conflict to be resolved. Antigone is...

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Antigone

Normally, Antigone would be stoned to death for defying Creon's express orders not to bury Polyneices's body. But Creon cannot do that; he has to make an exception in her case. The reason is that...

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Antigone

Antigone is trying to achieve the moral high ground in her argument with Creon. She knows that if she comes across as a criminal, he will shut down any chance she has of convincing him to change his...

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Antigone

In Antigone, Antigone defends her actions against Creon’s order by insisting that she’s carrying out the will of the gods. Creon’s claim against Antigone is that she’s displaying hubris and acting...

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Antigone

This is a good question, as the gods and Zeus in particular are very important within ancient Greece.  A close examination of the play will show that Zeus is against several things. First, in...

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Antigone

Antigone defies Creon's order because of her loyalty to her family and the gods. She believes that divine law is more important than human law, and she feels it is her duty to ensure her brother...

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Antigone

In Scene 2 of Antigone, Creon demands to know Antigone's reasons for going against his decree and burying the body of Polynices.  Antigone says first that the decree was not "God's...

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Antigone

The conflict between divine law and civic law drives much of the plot in the tragedy Antigone. Antigone represents divine law because she has chosen to bury her brother to fulfill the requirements...

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Antigone

Themes and issues in Antigone remain relevant to contemporary readers as they address conflicts between personal morals and state laws, the consequences of pride and stubbornness, and the struggles...

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Antigone

Antigone believes that she has the right to bury her brother Polynices for two reasons. First of all, she's Polynices' nearest relative, and according to the traditional funerary customs it's her...

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Antigone

This question is entirely subjective, so one could argue either side.  However, one could argue that Creon should have changed his opinion regarding sentencing Antigone to death for burying...

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Antigone

Creon has several reasons for refusing Polynices the culturally prescribed burial, just as Antigone has compelling reasons for insisting on it. He could have acted based on her reasoning,...

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