Summary On King s The Burial Of Thebes - 1215 Words

Paola Amezcua Mr. Serene and Mrs. Seveska World studies; Purple Block 27, October 2015 King Creon’s way to innocence When a king is put under rule he is the ruler of the city. But when his city is being overthrown he has to take immediate action to not only protect himself but his city too. When trying to protect your Kingdom you have to go through extreme measures to make sure the well being of your Kingdom is being protected and followed. Breaking the rule of natural law is almost the same as angering the gods. For â€Å" Natural law is a system of right or justice held to be common to all humans and derived from nature rather than from the rules of society, or positive law† ( Natural Law). Positive law is relatively different from natural law. It is the accepted moral principle of â€Å"God’s law† ( â€Å"Positive Law†). The play â€Å"The burial of Thebes† explores natural law by revealing a king who tries to protect his kingdom from the attacks of his nephew Polyneices. Since Polyneices went against his own people, his own family, a kingdom that has been bui lt by his father/grandfather, he had no right to be buried especially in the land that he had attacked. King Creon then made a law which states, â€Å"Never grants traitors and subversives equal footing with loyal citizens but to honour patriots in life and death† (The Burial At Thebes- A Version Of Sophocles Antigone). Antigone knowing that the law was laid down she still went on and buried her brother without King CreonShow MoreRelatedSophocles Antigone By Sophocles1892 Words   |  8 Pagesman made law, and civil disobedience or a justifiable rebellion by Antigone, a fierce female heroine. †¢ Protagonist: Theban Princess Antigone, daughter of Jocasta and Oedipus, the King of Thebes best fits the description as the protagonist for defying Creon, her uncle who now rules in Oedipus’s stead and forbids the burial of her brother Polynices. The play centers not only on Antigone’s willingness to accept the consequences of her actions, but also on the assertiveness she demonstrates in doingRead Moretheme of alienation n no where man by kamala markandeya23279 Words   |  94 Pagesof the Oedipus legend. It illustrates how the curse on the House of Labdacus (who is the grandson of Cadmus, founder of Thebes, and the father of Laius, whose son is Oedipus) brought about the deaths of Oedipus and his wife-mother, Jocasta, as well as the double fratricide of Eteocles and Polynices. Furthermore, Antigone dies after defying King Creon. The play is set in Thebes, a powerful city-state north of Athens. Although the play itself was written in 441 B.C., the legend goes back to the foundationsRead MoreAntigone2454 Words   |  10 Pagesinvolved in the telling technique, telling the audience various pieces of information. The drama begins with Antigone inviting Ismene outside the palace doors to tell her privately: â€Å"What, hath not Creon destined our brothers, the one to honoured burial, the other to unburied shame?† Antigone’s offer to Ismene (â€Å"Wilt thou aid this hand to lift the dead?) is quickly rejected, so that Antigone must bury Polynices by herself. The protagonist, Antigone, is quickly developing into a rounded characterRead MoreThe Chorus Of Sophocles Antigone2400 Words   |  10 Pagescostumes in the play. Antigone and her sister decide to return to Thebes with the intention of helping their brothers (Eteocles and Polyneices) avoid a prophecy which predicts they will kill each other in a battle for the throne of Thebes (Samooh Theater 2014). Unfortunately for the brothers, the prophecy fulfills itself . Antigone returns home to find out that her brothers are dead. Her youngest brother Eteocles was given a proper burial but her eldest brother Polyneices was not. This was because CreonRead MoreThe Birth of Civilization18947 Words   |  76 Pages1 The Birth of Civilization Mohenjo-Daro Figure. Scholars believe this limestone statue from about 2500 B.C.E. depicts a king or a priest from Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus valley in present-day Pakistan. Does this figure seem to emphasize the features of a particular person or the attributes of a particular role? Hear the Audio for Chapter 1 at www.myhistorylab.com CRAIMC01_xxxii-031hr2.qxp 2/17/11 3:22 PM Page xxxii EARLY HUMANS AND THEIR CULTURE page 1 WHY IS â€Å"culture† considered a definingRead MoreAnalysis of Erik, Phantom of the Opera Using Two Contrasting Personality Theories4920 Words   |  20 Pageseverything that had happened between them, Erik went to the Persian and told him the whole story, with the hand-written diary as proof. Erik died three weeks afterwards. Christine kept her promise and returned to the opera house, but before the burial, she slipped the gold ring Erik had given to her three weeks earlier onto his finger. Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Approach to Erik’s Personality The core concept of psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) is the significant