How Does Power Corrupt In Antigone

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Corruption of morals occurs when power is misused or in the wrong hands. For example, in the play “Antigone” Creon has the ability to decide whether or not he will kill Antigone. Deciding this was not hard for Creon, although Antigone’s “wrongful” act was burying her brother Polyneices. Earlier in the play, Creon had placed an edict stating that no one shall bury or mourn Polyneices and he is to be left in a field to rot. Creon’s morals were unjust, not only is Antigone, his family but he chose to kill her to keep his reputation intact. Showing weakness is a way of disposing power; therefore, Creon’s decision was based primarily so he would not seem feeble to his people . In the playwrite, Creon states “That piety shown the dead is piety

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Examples Of Power In Antigone

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” Power has a negative effect on people. Power is what most people desire, but get hurt in the process of gaining power. Power Makes others fearful/ intimidated and defiant. Antigone is a perfect example of how power can make one fearful. On page 821 of Antigone, all the Sentries were arguing over who had to tell Creon that someone had disregarded his orders. The sentry did not want to go tell Creon he states, “From running…

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Betrayal In Antigone And A Raisin In The Sun

Both Sophocles in his play, Antigone, and Hansberry, in her play, A Raisin in the Sun, explore the relationship between money and betrayal. This motif of money shows its effect on one’s character and decisions. Sophocles presents money as an evil and corrupt concept, explaining how it is used for bribery and manipulation, as the main character, Creon, continuously complains about money and bribery, accusing his subjects of being tainted by the sinful ways of money. Hansberry shows that money is an…

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Antigone Courage Quotes

heroes often go unnoticed. Salmon Rushdie made a quote, part of which states,” Perhaps we have grown too cynical about the inevitable compromises of power. There are no Gandhis, no Lincolns anymore. One man’s hero….is another’s villain. We no longer easily agree on what it means to be good, or principled, or brave.” Rushdie’s focus on the compromises of power show that the people we expect to make a real difference, we can’t even trust. However cynical we have become as a society, all hope is not lost…

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Creon's Presentation Of Conflict In The Play Antigone

larger ones that involve other people. When presented with these struggles we are given a choice as to how we handle them. They tend to get a little more complex when we chose to ignore how our own decisions affect those around us. In any good story, book, movie or play there is always some struggle or conflict presented among the characters either internally or externally. In the play Antigone every character it faced with some sort of conflict, perhaps one of the most heartbreaking is between Creon…

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Essay about Ethics: Morality and Values

self-interests and support our pre-existing views. Even when people try to be fair and impartial, their judgments are inevitably shaded by their own self-interest, in ways that seem indefensible to others. Affects the information that we seek out and how we process it. Scientists review articles they will tend to conclude those supporting their pre-existing point of views are stronger than those opposing their POV. Our interests cloud our ethical judgments. Over-Confidence Bias- Good Character can…

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My Country Is The World And My Religion Is To Do Good

they are birthed, for it is Gaia (mother-earth) who granted us our life force. So our country is the earth and our duty is to give back to the world. Cicero was a pragmatist, because of his experience as a politician, and, he wrote at length about how realistic theory benefitted and was advanced by experience: At this point you will see the political circle turning; you should learn to recognize its natural motion and circuit from the very beginning. This is the essential element of civic prudence:…

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