Citing specific textual evidence from Sophocles' Antigone, was Antigone wrong to break Creon's law when his law interfered with her religion and the well-being of her family member? Why or why not? What does this play tell us about societal values in Ancient Greece? file:///C:/Users/solma/Downloads/So phocles,%20Antigone%20(1).pdf

This has to do with the conflict between the physical, or enforced law, by higher orders, to enforce justness, and personal/familial well being to preserve honor. As Antigone broke Creon's law, which was to leave Polyneices on the ground, she went against the law that was put in order to serve justice; as Polyneices had betrayed and fought against his own people, he was meant to be left without proper funeral rites; a punishment for his actions. Creon was acting on a scale of his entire state, as Polyneices had had a lot of wrong to the state. Antigone did not see a betrayer, she saw a family member, and wanted to protect his honor, and thus got in trouble for it. This shows the moral codes of Ancient Greece, and the honor code aswell. If someone chooses to betray their own people, and seperate themseleves from their people, they will not be treated the same as those who contributed to the socety. The societal values at the time were about the state as a whole, not about induvidual wantings.

yes yes it does !

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).