Questions 1: - Is one right to disobey civil law when one’s conscience
dictates? Sophocles’ play seems to
suggest that the gods are on the side of the conscience. Name/discuss some instances where an
individual disobeyed civil law.
Which do you think should be held paramount, the individual conscience or civil law?
Question 2: Which character is the true tragic hero = Antigone or Creon?
Question 3: Discuss the conflict between fate and destiny on one hand and free will on the other. Which dominates? How does each character grapple with his/her limited free will?
Which do you think should be held paramount, the individual conscience or civil law?
Question 2: Which character is the true tragic hero = Antigone or Creon?
Question 3: Discuss the conflict between fate and destiny on one hand and free will on the other. Which dominates? How does each character grapple with his/her limited free will?