Divine vs. Human Justice and Punishment
In The Inferno, we see a divine system of punishment and justice as opposed to Antigone, where human characters in power assert their system of punishment for crimes committed within their dominions. In addition, The Odyssey features examples of both human and Olympian justice and punishment. Whose laws/punishments are more just to fit the crime? What are the motivations behind these laws/punishments, and are they truly effective?
Death As A Means To An End
In Antigone and The Thousand and One Nights, both female protagonists stare into the face of death and are willing to die in order to achieve their respective causes. What are the ideals that make them so willing to die without letting even those close to them change their mind? How do they succeed or fail in fighting for these ideals?
