By definition, civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. Civil disobedience is present in today’s world in many ways and is displayed throughout the play Antigone by Sophocles due to the main character Antigone, who wishes to give her brother Polyneices the proper burial she believes he deserves. She goes against King Creon of Thebes’ laws and never denies her actions for a second. Antigone continuously carries pride in her actions even when her sister Ismene does not believe in her ideas. Modern civil disobedience occurs in the articles “Saudi Arabia women defy authorities over female driving ban”, “Rosa Parks leaves challenge to consider justness of laws”,
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When Creon discovers that Antigone is responsible for Polyneices’ burial, he confronts her about it. However, Antigone knows what she has done is wrong and simply replies by saying, “You've caught me, you can kill me...what could be more / glorious than giving my true brother his burial?" (Sophocles 497, 502-503). Antigone is clearly aware that she may die but she believes it is worth it because nothing is better than giving Polyneices a proper burial. An article about the challenge Rosa Parks left says, “She left us a challenge - to continually consider whether there are laws and rules so unjust that they should not be obeyed, and ask ourselves how we would practice such civil disobedience, whether it is justified, and whether we are personally willing to accept the consequences." (Eisner par. 4). Similar to Rosa Parks, Antigone is a determined girl who doesn’t let sexism or racism stop her from believing in what she thinks is right. She is open to accepting the sacrifices if it means Polyneices gets buried …show more content…
Antigone never denies that she buried her brother. She says to Creon, “I did it. I won't deny anything." (Sophocles 443). Although this is a short passage, it contains a very powerful message. This contains the same message as an article about a Walmart strike. The article states, “Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night as they sat in the street protesting what they called the retailer's "poverty wages".” (Miles par. 1). As these workers were surrounded by tons of police officers, they remained seated in hopes to raise their wages. Neither the workers nor Antigone were in denial of their actions and they remained calm and persevered through the consequences of their
When Creon discovers that Antigone is responsible for Polyneices’ burial, he confronts her about it. However, Antigone knows what she has done is wrong and simply replies by saying, “You've caught me, you can kill me...what could be more / glorious than giving my true brother his burial?" (Sophocles 497, 502-503). Antigone is clearly aware that she may die but she believes it is worth it because nothing is better than giving Polyneices a proper burial. An article about the challenge Rosa Parks left says, “She left us a challenge - to continually consider whether there are laws and rules so unjust that they should not be obeyed, and ask ourselves how we would practice such civil disobedience, whether it is justified, and whether we are personally willing to accept the consequences." (Eisner par. 4). Similar to Rosa Parks, Antigone is a determined girl who doesn’t let sexism or racism stop her from believing in what she thinks is right. She is open to accepting the sacrifices if it means Polyneices gets buried …show more content…
Antigone never denies that she buried her brother. She says to Creon, “I did it. I won't deny anything." (Sophocles 443). Although this is a short passage, it contains a very powerful message. This contains the same message as an article about a Walmart strike. The article states, “Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night as they sat in the street protesting what they called the retailer's "poverty wages".” (Miles par. 1). As these workers were surrounded by tons of police officers, they remained seated in hopes to raise their wages. Neither the workers nor Antigone were in denial of their actions and they remained calm and persevered through the consequences of their