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Haemon has chased Creon away from his cave and commits suicide not long thereafter when the messenger delivers this message: "Two bodies lie together, wedded in death, Their bridal sleep a witness to the world.  How great calamity can come to man through man's perversity" (Sophocles 159).  This quote foreshadows the suicide of Eurydice and talks about the death of Haemon.  It seems to suggest that the deaths of these two people are because of Creon's sin and law.  Are the gods punishing Creon for his earthly law and proving that his law is not of the gods?  Is Creon truly to blame for the death of his wife and son?

The quote I believe was most significant occurred when Creon declared his reasoning for setting up his law concerning the body of Polynices: "When I see danger threatening my people, Whatever it may be, I shall declare it.  No man who is his country's enemy Shall call himself my friend.  Of this I am sure--Our country is our life; only when she Rides safely, have we any friends at all.  Such is my policy for our common weal" (Sophocles 131).  Is Creon making this proclamation out of anger or is he truly trying to protect his city?  Also are Antigone's motives for burying Polynices out of spite and depression because of the death she is enduring or does she truly believe that Creon is getting in the way of the laws of the gods

Crime and Punishment is full of questions and interesting statements but the epilogue ends differently than the reader would likely imagine.  The quote that I believe is very important to the overlying message occurs near the end of the epilogue. On page 549 Dostoevsky writes, "Infinite happiness lit up in her eyes; she understood, and for her there was no longer any doubt that he loved her, loved her infinitely, and that at last the moment had come..... They wanted to speak but could not.  Tears stood in their eyes.  They were both pale and thin, but in those pale sick faces there already shone the dawn of a renewed future, of a complete resurrection into a new life.  They were resurrected by love; the heart of each held infinite sources of life for the heart of the other."  The epilogue is quite touching and is not filled with pride and evil and insanity like most of the story.  It does provoke the question of whether a man who committed crimes and acte...

ISTJ I ntrovert(38%)   S ensing(1%)   T hinking(12%)   J udging(38%) I have always tested as ISTJ in the Meyers Brigg test.  I believe all of the categories are accurate and reflect my character and person accurately.  I tend to enjoy being around people for a period of time but eventually I need to recharge by myself through reading or drawing or playing guitar.  I also lean towards believing that justice is a more practical action than mercy because if mercy is given over and over than no one will ever fear doing anything wrong and that is not a society we need.  The thinking and sensing categories are accurate as well because my emotions do play a part in my decisions but I have the presence of mind to not let them control my decisions.  I both use intuition and sensing in making decisions and that is als o reflected. My favorite Affirmation was done by my brother AJ.  He described me as hardworking, determined,...