Antigone And Paradise Lost - 1465 Words

â€Å"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.† (Roosevelt). Since the beginning of time societies have existed, thriving among mankind. Societies dictate norms and regulations for the people living within them by establishing a status quo. Since the status quo exists, a large majority of people alter their actions and words they do and say to fit the societal norm, the status quo in order to seem â€Å"normal†. As common as a status quo is to societies, so is the reality of a rebel: someone who goes against the status quo, such as Antigone. Societies also have people who overly conform, in turn suffering negative consequences, such as Eve. If a comparison of both works (Antigone and Paradise Lost) are taken, it will remain obvious that Antigone materializes as a stronger, more self-independent character who is against the societal norms, whereas Eve lacks enough inner strength and willpower to avoid conforming to the origin of the n egativity of social norms. In general, society is not an evil device to have a part in, rather, it is completely normal. If an individual lives in a community, neighborhood, city, town, village, etc., they belong in a society. Societies provide â€Å"chaos management†; they keep people supposedly in line and provide rules. Rules are not wicked, but sometimes certain rules may go against the morals of a person, making the rules a negative aspect of society. This transforms the relationship of an individual existing inShow MoreRelatedThe Tragedy Of Sophocles Antigone1705 Words   |  7 PagesOn the subject of honorable morality, Antigone possesses the moral high ground in accordance to the Greek expectations of the historical era when compared to the opposition of Creon. Owing to Sophocles’ tragedy known as Antigone, it offers the question of what type of law should be relevant when both divine law and common law clash in their interests. As such, it delves into a com plex setting of a post-civil war Thebes, whereby throughout the entirety of the tragedy the audience learns of the fatesRead MoreAttic Romanticism : Reason And Imagination1705 Words   |  7 Pagesachievement of Attic tragedy and the dramatic dithyramb presents itself before our eyes, as the common goal of both artistic drives, whose secret marriage partnership, after a long antecedent struggle, celebrated itself with such a child, simultaneously Antigone and Cassandra.† (Friedrich Nietzsche on the relationship between the Apollnian and Dionysian) How do both reason and imagination shape poetry? Reason and Imagination are two concepts that seem opposed to one another. Reason is the ability of humansRead MoreHow Do Reason and Imagination Shape Poetry?1979 Words   |  8 Pagesachievement of Attic tragedy and the dramatic dithyramb presents itself before our eyes, as the common goal of both artistic drives, whose secret marriage partnership, after a long antecedent struggle, celebrated itself with such a child, simultaneously Antigone and Cassandra.† (Friedrich Nietzsche on the relationship between the Apollnian and Dionysian) How do both reason and imagination shape poetry? Reason and Imagination are two concepts that seem opposed to one another. Reason is the ability ofRead MoreA Doll House by Henrik Ibsen7379 Words   |  30 Pagesready to disclaim his wife even though she had done it for him. Later when all was solved, Nora had seen that her husband was not worthy of her love and she left him. V. Summary of the Play by Act Act I â€Å"No debts! Never borrow! Something of freedoms lost –something of beauty too—â€Å" (I, 1103) A Dolls House opens as Nora Helmer returns from Christmas shopping. Her husband Torvald