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Published: 21.12.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The concept of Parrhesia in Antigone, by Sophocles.', 1.
  • Essays 'The concept of Parrhesia in Antigone, by Sophocles.', 2.
  • Essays 'The concept of Parrhesia in Antigone, by Sophocles.', 3.
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In literature, as in life, justice is in the eye of the beholder. Sophocles' classic tragedy Antigone illustrates this through the story of a woman and a man who stand up for what they believe is just. Antigone takes a risk by defying Creon, the king of Thebes. She buries her brother whom Creon ruled would be denied a proper burial and left to dwell in the underworld as punishment for treason. Antigone believes that it is only just to give her brother a proper burial to pay due respect. Antigone and Creon are unrelenting in their beliefs; their hubris brings about their eventual demise. In…

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