Quotes

1. Proper Burial- "But the body of Polynices, who died miserably-why a city-wide proclamation, rumor has it, forbids anyone to bury him, even mourn him." Pg 60
2. Conscioentious Objection- "No, he has no right to keep me from my own. Pg 61
3. Individual vs State- "I am on my way, I will raise a mound for him, for my dear brother." Pg 63
4. Consciences vs Law- "Who on Earth alive in the midst of so much grief as I, could fail to find his death a rich reward" Pg 82
5. Moral Law vs Human Law- "Not ashamed for a moment, not to honor my brother, my own flesh and blood" Pg 84
6. Hubris- "You my lord are the one sheild, the one savior we can find." Pg 176
7. Purpose of Prophesy- "That day you learn the truth about your marriage, the wedding march that sent you into your halls, the lusty voyage home to the fatal harbor!" Pg 183
8. The blind "see"- You with your precious eyes, you're blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those you live with- who are your parents? Pg 183
9. Loyalty- "But look, we're both guilty, both condemned to death" Pg 87
10. Free will vs Fate- "If you are the man he says you are, believe me, you were born for pain" Pg 232
11. Ritual- "No matter-death longs for the same rites for all." Pg 89
12. Despair- "What can I ever see? What love, what call of the heart can touch my ears with joy? Nothing friends." Pg 241
13. Integrity- "But if I had allowed to let my own mother's son rot an unburied corpse-that would have been agony!" Pg 82
14. Ignorance is an exuse- "Die, die- whoever he was that day in the wilds who cut my ankles free of the ruthless pins, he pulled me clear of death, he saved my life for this, this kindness- Curse him, kill him! If I'd died then, I'd never have dragged myself, my loved ones through such hell" Pg 242