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Joe Smith 2/16/06

Antigone

The play Antigone by Sophocles was written in the Greek times. It shows two women who both play major roles in the storyline of the play. Antigone goes against the typical way of women and is somewhat of a rebel. Antigone follows the laws of the gods which is referred to as divine law. Her sister Ismene follows orders and does as she's told for fear of men. Ismene follows the laws set by man which is called human law. My essay will look at how Antigone challenges human law and holds divine law as the higher authority. Human law is supposed to come second to divine law, but in this play that is challenged as Creon tries to go against the gods.
In this instance the law was set by Creon saying, "Polyneices, I say, is to have no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall lie on the plain, unburied; and the birds and the scavenging dogs can do with him whatever they like" (Pro.1.43-47). This is because......

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