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Antigone-Higher Law Vs. Laws O
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Laws of the City-State vs. Higher Law as Seen in Sophocles' "Antigone"
In Ancient Greece, after 800 bc., new ideas came to the forefront concerning the governing of society. These ideas led to a more organized leadership and a government whose decisions were primarily based on majority rule. This system took the form of city-states, large self-g ....
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....do not think your edicts strong enough to overrule the unwritten unalterable laws of God and heaven, you being only a man." Her opinion is routed in the belief that a proper burial will secure her brother's place in the after-life, regardless of his loyalty to the state. Antigone valued the will of the Gods over loyalty, a cornerstone of the city.... |
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