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  • Essay / Antigone and the Theban Play - 682

    Antigone and the Theban Play, a tragedy by Sophocles resulting in the death of Haemon and Antigone, namesake of the play and result of incest between Oedipus and Jocasta, under the classic form of story In a story, or in this case a play, there is often a moral or form of discussion that turns a conflict around, in this case it is an unsuccessful attempt at persuasion with the king of Thebes, Creon, during the burial of his brother Polyneicis, to give him a last honor, even if the king will not have owed it because of his fight against him and will therefore have to be left to the carrion birds so that they enjoy themselves. In short, the reason for this literary review is to examine the persuasion of ethics toward law, comparable to Aristotle's political views. Aristotle, a great ancient and a famous figure throughout the world, even today as in ancient times and even more famous for his writings in Plato's Republic. and in relation to the current subject, his political opinions. Aristotle initially established, primarily in his first book but continued in other readings, that ethics as much as the rule of law and the establishment of a community or oikos go hand in hand in order to create a society functional that follows a natural order. Although in his first book the natural order is questioned due to his question of whether a slave is better off than a slave or a free man, he further questions whether slavery is good for the Condition in general or not. Connecting to history, ethics and law is a main plot point to observe as discussions and debates, or perhaps beliefs between Antigone and Creon, revolve around these two concepts and beliefs , for the majority of the play while other characters interact. in this same way. Also noteworthy is Aristotle's moral position Middle of paper...... married to be citizens in their respective polis. As such, Antigone's actions resulted in her imprisonment and burial alive, as decreed by Creon for his actions against the state, although this is only a minor point in the play, this is crucial to understanding the political ideals established in Hellenic Greece and expounded by the Sophists and philosophers like Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. In conclusion, Antigone is an excellent example of the philosophical ideals set out by Aristotle because it shows in three points the notions of slavery in Greece, at least in the classical era, the establishment of a just society which does not have all justice and the aforementioned connection between ethics and laws as well as the progress of Antigone's attempts in her persuasions. Thus, this literary review served to try to understand Hellenic ideals based on the standards established at that time..