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The Antigone myth is one of the most famous myths in the history of literature. History of sisterly love is as old as the human civilization, although it still inspires literary scholars to look for new interpretations. Rolf Hochhuth converts mythical theme into Second World War story. Die Berliner Antigone looks at the National Socialism and asks about conditio humana. Likewise Hochhuth's Antigone rejects human laws and buries her dead brother – nameless officer sentenced to death for his "shameless" remark: It was Hitler, not Russians, who destroyed the 6th Army at the Stalingrad. Interestingly Anne, alias Antigone, is not motivated by politics or religion but nevertheless she's still dragged into political machinations and extermination system. Heiner Müller wrote in his biography: 'myths are clotted collective experiences, or esperanto – an international language, that is understood not only in Europe'. Basing on Hochhuth's story one can analyze transformations of a myth and functions attributed to it only to notice that models human behavior are basically the same. In his novel German writer is only referencing ancient myth showing readers, through modernization, how timeless the theme is.

The Antigone myth is one of the most famous myths in the history of literature. History of sisterly love is as old as the human civilization, although it still inspires literary scholars to look for new interpretations. Rolf Hochhuth converts mythical theme into Second World War story. Die Berliner Antigone looks at the National Socialism and asks about conditio humana. Likewise Hochhuth's Antigone rejects human laws and buries her dead brother – nameless officer sentenced to death for his "shameless" remark: It was Hitler, not Russians, who destroyed the 6th Army at the Stalingrad. Interestingly Anne, alias Antigone, is not motivated by politics or religion but nevertheless she's still dragged into political machinations and extermination system. Heiner Müller wrote in his biography: 'myths are clotted collective experiences, or esperanto – an international language, that is understood not only in Europe'. Basing on Hochhuth's story one can analyze transformations of a myth and functions attributed to it only to notice that models human behavior are basically the same. In his novel German writer is only referencing ancient myth showing readers, through modernization, how timeless the theme is.

The main theme in the three scenes and one stage theatre play called "Lawyers" which was written by Rolf Hochhuth in 1980 is "death". The date in the play goes back to May 1978 when the body of the Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was found. In the play, the minister Heilmeyer is a lawyer like his daughter Tina and his prospective son-in-law Dieter. However, Heilmeyer worked as a judge at the times of Hitler's Germany. It is seen that lawyers from two different generations encounter topics like death, death sentence, suicide, right to kill and survive. Hochhuth not only questions his own society with a critical attitude and but also he keeps on becoming the conscience of the society with the chronological narrative and the play in which the ideas are associated. The play is analyzed in the light of the perspectives of social reality and readers.

Hauptbeschreibung: Wie sind die modernen, nachdiktatorischen Verfassungen zu handhaben, für die das Grundgesetz ein besonders erfolgreiches Beispiel ist? Wieviel demokratische Politik ist angesichts der großen Richtermacht noch möglich? Martin Hochhuth entwickelt ein neues Verfassungsverständnis. Danach ist das Grundgesetz ein System, bei dessen Interpretation stets die Gesamtarchitektur im Blick bleiben muß. Zu dieser Gesamtarchitektur gehört die starke Dynamik bestimmter Freiheitsrechte, insbesondere der geistigen Freiheiten. Sie gelten zwar nicht schrankenlos, aber sie sind schwerer zu begren