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Physis vs. Nomos in Sophocles' Antigone

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Ultimately, in following her conscience and sacrificing her life in defiance of nomos, Antigone is validated as a martyr and hero, while Creon is left alone in sorrow and despair. Given the fates of these two characters, is the fate of man subjective to acting solely on what is morally righteous, essentially upholding physis over nomos? In Antigone's very famous choral ode, the Chorus tributes man's accomplishments and mastery over sea and sky but also emphasizes human inferiority to divine powers: "only against Death shall he call for aid in vain; but from baffling maladies he hath devised escapes...
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Although Ismene is saddened by her brother's fate, nomos renders her helpless; social constructs have influenced her belief that their standings as women and individual citizens are no match for state law. Consequently, she is appalled that Antigone would even think of defying Creon, believing their brother's fate is out of their hands...
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Antigone and Ismene African American Social Standings The True Tragic Hero in Sophocles' Antigone Antigone vs. Ismene Ismene's Indecisiveness in Antigone Mishima And Sophocles Have The Main Characters, Antigone And Ryuji, Contribute To Their Own Deaths In The Works “antigone And “th Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea”? Physis vs. Nomos in Sophocles' Antigone Prospero Constructs the Tempest Hierarchy and Returns Affairs to a "Natural" State Sophocles Antigone: 441-442BC Two tragic heroes? Compare and contrast how Sophocles presents the characters of Creon and Antigone. Anglo-saxon Belief In Fate And Christianity Antigone And Ismene Sophocles - Antigone The True Tragic Hero In Sophocles' Antigone Anglo-Saxon Belief In Fate And Christianity
 

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