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Justice In Literature
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Justice In Literature
A compares and critique of models of justice in "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, "Antigone" by Sophocles and "The Republic" by Plato.
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"This study will examine and compare the models of justice presented by William Shakespeare in Hamlet, Sophocles in Antigone, and Plato in The Republic. The study will argue that Sophocles presents the most useful model for the modern world, because the struggle of the honest and courageous individual for justice against the powerful and corrupt state demonstrates a way to behave in the face of institutional evil.Plato's model of justice is not justice at all. The ideal state about which he theorizes is based not on justice, but on propaganda, suppression, and an outright, blatant lie upon which his entire system of "education" is based. Plato's Socrates speaks at length about the nature of justice, but when it comes to actually establishing the "ideal" society, it becomes clear that true justice is not an element of that society."
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"Justice In Literature" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Justice-In-Literature/15547>
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