Explore gender roles in the play Antigone. Is Antigone a feminist hero, or just the opposite? Consider these questions: How do gender roles affect the play’s tragic outcome? How does Antigone’s gender affect Creon’s judgment? What comments do characters make about gender?
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What is the likelihood that the rule of a Philosopher King would succeed and endure in the real world, according to Socrates? Why?
Discuss Plato’s understanding of philosophy and of its relationship with politics, as described in The Republic. How does the Allegory of the Cave demonstrate the essence of the philosophical experience? Why, according to Socrates, is the philosopher particularly qualified to rule over others? Would the Philosopher King be likely to make authoritarian/harsh laws or edicts […]
How does Antigone demonstrate pre-feminist ethics?Is there anything in the play that you were confused about?Discuss
You will have an Antigone Paper assigned next week where you will write two paragraphs about a topic that I assign. This discussion is an opportunity to prepare for that assignment with your peers and me, as I will be responding to every post to try and clear things up about the play. In your […]
What were Antigone’s weaknesses as seen in the play?Discuss
Topic: What were Antigone’s weaknesses as seen in the play? Paper details: ntro– Make purpose clear and give brief overview of ideas– no quotes. Mention title and author in first sentence. Body– 3 paragraphs are required with 2 quotes in each paragraph embedded within the paragraph. No less than 6 quotes in the paper. do […]
Compare piety as seen in Antigone and the Euthyphro
Topic: compare piety as seen in Antigone and the Euthyphro Paper details: short essay
