“This girl here was already very insolent in/contravening laws we had proclaimed”, Creon expressed to the chorus leader in Sophocles’ play Antigone (542-544). Antigone was the sister of Polyneices and Eteocles. The two brothers shared the role of king because their father Oedipus passed away because others found out he killed Laius. Polyneices and Eteocles were instructed to rule Thebes alternatively each year by Creon. Eteocles did not want to give up the thrown to Polyneices after his year of ruling Thebes was over. This causes Polyneices to become angry and stage a war, better himself and Thebes. During the war, both Polyneices and Eteocles were murdered. Creon, Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene’s uncle, became King of Thebes. When
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Creon created a law basically saying it was illegal to burry someone who hurt their homeland. Antigone, felt that Polyneices deserved to be buried, because Ismene was buried. Even though, Creon wrote a law, Antigone decided to break the law and burry her brother because she felt the gods would want this and she owed it to her brother. Throughout Martin Luther King Jr “Letter from a Birmingham Jail King Jr”, he discusses the process of a nonviolent protest and how unjust and just laws may affect one’s actions. Through Antigone’s’ of burying her brother, she follows the steps of a nonviolent direct action of civil disobedience, in response to a just and unjust law. Antigone’s actions reflect Martin Luther King Jr’s opinion of injustice, because of her actions through his process of a nonviolent …show more content…
The goal of direct action is to come to agreement and can negotiate an unjust law. “We saw this girl giving that dead man’s corpse/full burial rites – an act you’d made illegal”, the guard broadcasted to Creon (456-457). When Antigone decided to bury her brother Polyneices, some of the guards, who were standing guard to find out who buried the brother that was not allowed to be buried, saw her bury her brother and give him a proper funeral. “I admit I did it. I won’t deny it”, Antigone accepted to responsibility of burring her brother to Creon (500). She admitted to Creon, that she buried her dead brother, even though Creon had put a law in place that prohibited one to burry this brother. Antigone took direct action to attempt to give her brother a proper burial and funeral even though she knew for an unreasonable reason, Creon created a law that prohibited a burial and funeral for
Creon created a law basically saying it was illegal to burry someone who hurt their homeland. Antigone, felt that Polyneices deserved to be buried, because Ismene was buried. Even though, Creon wrote a law, Antigone decided to break the law and burry her brother because she felt the gods would want this and she owed it to her brother. Throughout Martin Luther King Jr “Letter from a Birmingham Jail King Jr”, he discusses the process of a nonviolent protest and how unjust and just laws may affect one’s actions. Through Antigone’s’ of burying her brother, she follows the steps of a nonviolent direct action of civil disobedience, in response to a just and unjust law. Antigone’s actions reflect Martin Luther King Jr’s opinion of injustice, because of her actions through his process of a nonviolent …show more content…
The goal of direct action is to come to agreement and can negotiate an unjust law. “We saw this girl giving that dead man’s corpse/full burial rites – an act you’d made illegal”, the guard broadcasted to Creon (456-457). When Antigone decided to bury her brother Polyneices, some of the guards, who were standing guard to find out who buried the brother that was not allowed to be buried, saw her bury her brother and give him a proper funeral. “I admit I did it. I won’t deny it”, Antigone accepted to responsibility of burring her brother to Creon (500). She admitted to Creon, that she buried her dead brother, even though Creon had put a law in place that prohibited one to burry this brother. Antigone took direct action to attempt to give her brother a proper burial and funeral even though she knew for an unreasonable reason, Creon created a law that prohibited a burial and funeral for