Read the excerpt below from the play antigone by sophocles and answer the question that follows.

chorus:
pray for nothing.
thereís no release for mortal human beings,
not from events which destiny has set.

which theme do the chorusí lines reveal?

divine authority is more powerful than human authority.
human authority is more powerful than divine authority.
human law supersedes the established law of the gods.
the gods are immortal, and humans are mortal.

Divine authority is more powerful than human authority

is the answer.

The theme that the lines from the Chorus reveal is that divine authority is more powerful than human authority.

Throughout Sophocles' play Antigone, the author makes reference to the dichotomy between divine authority and human authority and presents the first one as the most powerful since it is the one that determines the fate of human beings. Antigone decides to follow the divine law of burrying every dead body instead of following Creon's orders of not burrying her brother. In other words, Antigone chooses her religious duty over her civil duty. Creon thinks that human laws are more powerful and that being in conflict with  divine authority cannot bring any consequences. Creon realizes that he is wrong by the end of the play.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

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