Sophocles’ “Antigone”/ Creon as a Dedicated Statesman
and Altruistic Idealist : A 3 page paper based on Antigone,
defending Creon's dedication to the State and his role as a divine
leader under Zeus. The writer argues that the defense of his
ideals destroyed everyone he loved and broke his spirit, but he
remained true to the defense of his statesman role nearly to the
end. It is shown that Homer's intent was to demonstrate the
consequences of actions rather to condemn Creon for his
convictions. No additional sources cited. Creon3.wps

Sophocle’s “Antigone” / Heroism : A 5 page paper
examining the question of whether there is a true hero in
Sophocles’ play. The paper concludes that for the twentieth
century reader both Creon and Antigone seem like victims.
Bibliography lists 2 sources. Heroant.wps

Sophocles’ “Antigone”/ The Author’s Masterpiece :
A 7 page paper on Sophocles’ infaous play. The writer includes
biographical information on Sophocles. A general plot analysis
is provided, with commentary and some quoted lines from the
play. Antigone was written around 441 BC and presented at the
Athenian annual drama competition where Sophocles was a
frequent winner. Antig.wps

Historical Challenge of Authority : In this 5 page paper, the
writer compares Jesus Christ, Antigone, and Socrates - as
individuals who each suffered fates for their challenging of
authority in favor of Revolutionist ideals. Bibliography lists 3
sources. Crittrad.wps

Oresteia, The Odyssey, & The Aeneid / Public vs. Private
Life : A 4 page paper examining the nature of public life versus
private life in these three classical works. The write concludes
that Homer and Virgil are more concerned with the community
and state, and less with the individual; Aeschylus alone
champions the individual’s separate existence. No additional
sources cited. Publicp.wps

Good and Evil in The Bible, The Oresteia, & Crito :
A 4 page essay examining the changing nature of the legislation of
morality as seen in these three works. The paper points out that
there is a humanistic progression from the Bible, which allowed
the individual absolutely no self-determination at all in working
out the details of his own moral stance; through the Oresteia,
which suggested that an increasing reliance on
self-determination would be worth trying; to the Crito, which
advocates a complete reliance on one’s own conscience in
determining the correct moral action to be taken in a particular
set of circumstances. No sources. Goodcrit.wps

Greed / Its Role in Three Works of Literature :
This 5 page paper begins with Creon’s accusation in Antigone
that money is the motive for most human evils. The paper
discusses whether greed actually does plays a part in Antigone,
and whether it features prominently in Voltaire’s Candide or
Sartre’s No Exit. The paper concludes that financial gain
turned out to account for relatively few of the human evils in
any of the works discussed here, fear and intolerance being
responsible for many more. No additional sources are listed.
Greed.wps

Sophocles’ Antigone vs. Homer’s Penelope : A 7 page paper
that compares two main characters in Sophocles' Antigone and
Homer's Odyssey: Antigone and Penelope. These two women
share a number of common characteristics and make similar
determinations in regards to morality and family duty. Though
the outcomes are significantly different, the inherent qualities of
these two women are considerable. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Antigody.wps

Comparison of Sophocles’ “Antigone” and Dylan Thomas
“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” : The author
contrasts the characters in these works in terms of how they
welcome death. 6 pages in length. While both authors see death
as inevitable, the paper concludes that Antigone welcomes death
because she has nothing left to live for; Thomas, on the other
hand, argues that every scrap of life you can wring out is
another moment to be lived. No additional sources listed.
Antig.wps
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