Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Can Creon's claim (p. 243), "An enemy is an enemy, even dead," be justified?
Antigone says there are laws against Creon's treatment of Polyneices' body, but they are unwritten. Do we acknowledge unwritten laws? How do we enforce them?
Which is the higher duty, to one's family or to the state?
Oops! I missed this one altogether. Hope you have comments.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Why did Antigone return to cover Polyneices' body a second time (pp. 235 & 239)?
The first time was enough for "the ghost's peace (p. 235)," however it was done, but the body was still subject to carrion birds (p. 228).
Is Creon a tyrant?
Assuming that his disdain for cronyism is sincere (p. 233), does this mark him as less of a tyrant, or more?
