Discussion Questions
Do you think that King would have approved of the way Antigone resisted what she considered an unjust law?
In your estimation, what was the greatest flaw in Creon?s leadership? Even if you agree that he exhibited poor leadership, what about his situation made the challenges he faced difficult?
Original Post
On Friday by 11:59 pm, your original post will be due. It will be a minimum of 300 words long and a maximum of 500 words long. By ?original? we simply mean your own thoughts responding to the question(s) listed for each discussion forum. You will not have access to the posts of your classmates until you submit your original post. Only your first post will be counted as your original post for grading purposes. Please do not post more than one week before the deadline.
You are required to quote the text once in your original post. The quote should be about one or two sentences long. Only up to 50 words of the quote will count toward the minimum word count. The quote should provide evidence that your interpretation is correct (just as a prosecutor might provide a gun with the defendant?s fingerprints on it to convince the jury she is correct about him being the murderer). Provide a parenthetical citation for your quote.
No outside sources are to be used for this assignment. Use only the assigned reading. Any documented use of outside sources will be penalized for not following the instructions. Any undocumented use of outside sources constitutes plagiarism and charges will be filed for an academic offense.
Readings
Sophocles? Antigone in The Oedipus Cycle
