"You shall not marry her this side of the grave." (Creon to Haimon)
The irony in this is that Haimon ends up commiting suicide to be with Antigone. He tells his father in vain that if she were to die, he would take his life. As it turns out, Haimon truly does not marry Antigone on that side of the grave, but they end up dying together.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
antigone #8
Civil Disobedience is wrong.
Argue the validity of the statement. Remember to use reason and logic, not strong emotion.
Civil disobedience is wrong most of the time, but there are few times when it is necessary to acheive a better goal, something that is more about the big picture of life. Great examples are, of course, Gahndi and the Civil Rights leaders of the sixties, who created a more peaceful world around them by not relying on violence to get their points across. Civil disobedience is also much less destructive to resolve and it usually ends up better for everyone. There are far more cases where civil disobedience is a bad thing, like people breaking laws.
Argue the validity of the statement. Remember to use reason and logic, not strong emotion.
Civil disobedience is wrong most of the time, but there are few times when it is necessary to acheive a better goal, something that is more about the big picture of life. Great examples are, of course, Gahndi and the Civil Rights leaders of the sixties, who created a more peaceful world around them by not relying on violence to get their points across. Civil disobedience is also much less destructive to resolve and it usually ends up better for everyone. There are far more cases where civil disobedience is a bad thing, like people breaking laws.
antigone #2
1. Antigone's choice to bury her brother despite the king's edict
Antigone chose to bury her brother because she knew it was right. She did it out of love and respect for her brother, and respect for what the gods would want. These two reasons were enough for her to disobey the King's orders and risk the consequences. She would rather face death than dishonor herself and her family.
Antigone chose to bury her brother because she knew it was right. She did it out of love and respect for her brother, and respect for what the gods would want. These two reasons were enough for her to disobey the King's orders and risk the consequences. She would rather face death than dishonor herself and her family.
antigone #8
Civil disobedience is wrong.
Argue the validity of this statement. Remember to use logic and reason, not emotions.
Civil disobedience can be wrong, but in some situations it is necessary to be civily disobidient to get whats right. There are times when something is wrong and you need to change it, and the only way to get your point across is to be disobidient. Since your trying to change something wrong, civil disobedience can be considered the right thing to do.
Argue the validity of this statement. Remember to use logic and reason, not emotions.
Civil disobedience can be wrong, but in some situations it is necessary to be civily disobidient to get whats right. There are times when something is wrong and you need to change it, and the only way to get your point across is to be disobidient. Since your trying to change something wrong, civil disobedience can be considered the right thing to do.
Hamilton Reply #1
When reading the mythology book, examine the hero tales closely (focus on the Greek and Roman heroes). What do these tales have in common?
Many heroes triumphs or failures were brought about them by the Gods. Such as the Judgement of Paris, when Eris delivered a golden apple that said 'For the Fairest', and three goddesses wanted it. (Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.) After Aphrodite had promised him the fairest woman to wed, he chose her, and then she ended up giving him a woman who was about to be wed.
Hera's constant jealousy caused a lot of stories in the Illiad, as well as the Odyssey, for her unfaithful husband Zues was constantly longing for other woman.
The Odyssey began over the terrible Fall of Troy and the constant intervention of the God's.
When thought about, the tales told would not be as interesting without the God's, and Hamilton even thought that humans were better without them. But without the gods, the stories may have never been told.
Many heroes triumphs or failures were brought about them by the Gods. Such as the Judgement of Paris, when Eris delivered a golden apple that said 'For the Fairest', and three goddesses wanted it. (Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.) After Aphrodite had promised him the fairest woman to wed, he chose her, and then she ended up giving him a woman who was about to be wed.
Hera's constant jealousy caused a lot of stories in the Illiad, as well as the Odyssey, for her unfaithful husband Zues was constantly longing for other woman.
The Odyssey began over the terrible Fall of Troy and the constant intervention of the God's.
When thought about, the tales told would not be as interesting without the God's, and Hamilton even thought that humans were better without them. But without the gods, the stories may have never been told.
Civil Disobedience
Obviously, disobeying is almost never the right thing to do, but if there was ever a way to disobey, civil disobedience is the best. If we had a perfect government that was ruled by the people, and everyone agreed about everything, it would not be necessary to disobey. Unfortunately, we, the people, do not rule. In order to get what we want, we have to fight for it, preferably in a non-violent (civil) way. It works better than fighting physically. Gandhi fought the laws with civil disobedience, and even though there were problems along the way, they one in the end. So, although people should not disobey at all, civil disobedience is often necessary.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Antigone#7
Read the following statements and explain the irony in one.
"There is no art that teaches us to know the temper, mind or spirit of any man until he has been proved by government and lawgiving." (Creon's proclamation of the edict)
"But it is those that are most obstinate suffer the greatest fall." (Creon at Antigone's arrest)
When Creon tells Haimon, "You shall not marry her this side of the grave," he does not want his son to marry a disobedient woman like Antigone. The irony in this is when after the prophet, Tiresias, tells Creon about the upcoming plague because of his order not to bury Polyneices and locking Antigone away. Creon makes sure Polyneices has the proper burial, then sets off for the tomb that Antigone was locked away in. When Creon arrives he sees his son, Haimon, holding Antigone, as she is hanging from a cloth that she used to hang herself with. When Haimon sees his father he pulls out his sword and tries to attack his father, Creon, but he runs away. Haimon kills himself with his sword to be reunited with Antigone. Basically, to marry her on the other side of the grave.
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