The Bad Citizen Being a good citizen often involves doing something out of the ordinary to help others. Sometimes, that involves going against the will of others to do what the good citizen might think is best. Although this is traditionally the case, the biggest factor in being a good citizen is g...

People with different views of the way humanity and its laws function reach certain stages of moral development. Kohlberg presents us with these stages of moral development. The individual is categorized under his or her moral priority and the way he or she would handle unexpected situations. In Sop...

Many goals in life revolve around one objective, power, authority, and control. We all want it in one form or another, and will resort to drastic measures to get it. In Sophecles great tragedy, "Antigone," power is an eminent theme that fatally affects the lives of its characters. It di...

Antigone In the Greek drama Antigone there are many underlying conflicts between the two main characters, Antigone and Creon. The central conflict of the play is between ethical and political decision-making. Antigone stands for ethical choices, while Creon represents political decisions. Antigone...

From reading Antigone, loyalty can come in various forms. One form is Antigone expressing loyalty to the family by giving her beloved brother, Polynices, a proper burial in honor of his death. However, being loyal to the state is important as well. Creon and the citizens of Thebes respect the law, ...

A crucial question in Antigone is, "When someone makes a law that is known by the public to be morally wrong, should the public break his/her law? Or should they collaborate with that person by obeying? Antigone felt that the law (no one was supposed to bury her brother Polyneicies) should be broken...

AntigoneIn Sophocles' play Antigone, Creon, the king of Thebes, and his niece Antigone, have distinct conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him, even if other moral or religious belie...

Conflicting Values in AntigoneIn the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon and Antigone have distinct conflicting values. Creon's regard for the laws of the city cause him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws made by him, even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state ...

Antigone and Medea In two different plays, Medea and Antigone by Sophocles, portray two different women, Medea and Antigone, as stubborn and independent individuals. In the stories both women are fighting back for what they want or what they feel is right. Both stories share the lives of stron...

CREONS FATAL DECISION People of power such as kings are often forced to chose between family and law. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, King Creon has to make such a decision. He issues the edict to outlaw the burial of his traitor nephew, Poleneices. In reaction, his niece Antigone disobeys the ...

Heroes come in many forms. Some immense in size and strength as Hercules, some in the form of people that are shunned, such as Harriet Tubman, and some that are only valorous heroes to some, such as Kurt Cobain. These heroes have many characteristics that make people flock to their side and follow...