... after the death of her husband, follows the laws and customs, relating to fasting, festivals and prayer (8:6). On hearing about the situation facing the town, using courage she rebukes the leaders of the town for testing God, then explaining how this is a test from God, about suffering and faith, similar to those faced ... would act through them when required. The theme of the story is that Israel will prosper provided it can avoid sin (Deut 30: 15-20). Her courage is shown by the fact that Judith is the only person, a woman no less, who will confront the enemy, single-handedly. Before he...

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... struggle between two sides. Creon is extremely stubborn and insists that the law of the state must be obeyed even when it conflicts with the higher moral law of the gods. Immorally, Creon orders that the dead Polynices is to remain unburied for his ungratefulness toward his city. Willing to risk her life ... in his honor, Antigone secretly buries her brother. A sentry reports to Creon that she disobeyed his orders. Antigone's love and courage toward Polynices causes her to disobey Creon even though she knows that her life is at risk. She is sentenced to live in a cave until she dies ......

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... , and action. Jacobs suggests that slave women be judged by different standards than those applied to other women, and in doing so develops a moral code that addresses the specific social and historical position of captive black women. Yet, Jacobs' work goes beyond this: her ingenuity, strength of ... rational powers and will to action facilitate her efforts to find strategies for dealing with sexual harassment from her master and for establishing a moral code in agreement with her beliefs and situation. In her writing she emphasizes the bond of gender over the difference of race. She ...

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... differs from many other plays of the time because it is the first to have a female as a protagonist. Not only is this character a female, but someone who is strong, intelligent, moral, and brave. This provides a clue as to Sophocles' views on this topic of women. Sophocles demonstrates an affinity for feminist values in his play Antigone, which portrays its female characters ... that Antigone's morals are more important than her male counterpart. Therefore, Sophocles allows his audience to see that women will always not conform to laws that do not make any moral sense in this way we can...

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... as, "the ability to withstand or exert great force, stress, or pressure" (OED); presumably on other people. I believe that true strength should be shown as "moral power, firmness, or courage" (OED). Making the best of what God has given you, and doing what is in the best interests of others are signs of strength that many do not ... ...

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Human Nature in Antigone Human nature plays an essential role in all of Greek drama. It is usually the backbone of most plots and also the basis behind the moral lessons taught in each play. Human nature is an especially significant aspect of the Greek drama Antigone, by Sophocles. In this drama, Sophocles uses his main character, Antigone, to display ... feminine. Antigone was one of the first to challenge this femininity although obviously not the last. In the days of Greek drama, Antigone was a radical but was praised for her courage. Not many women had the audacity to stand for what they...

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... a true man he must take what he wants? Must she take some of Macbeth's guilt here? In the murder scene (ActII, Sc.ii) she resorts to wine to give her courage. Does this also show that she has not been filled from top to toe with "direst cruelty"? She is aware, too, that dwelling on the ... moral aspect of the murder "will make us mad". The Better Criminal? - She seems to be the better criminal; she remembers the details that Macbeth has overlooked, "Why did you bring ... ...

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