Justice In Sophocles 'Antigone'

The play Antigone tells of the obstacles one girl faces while attempting to claim justice for her brother. Written by Sophocles, Antigone, is the story of how the main character, Antigone, tries to bury her brother against the king’s order. Creon, the king, had demanded that Antigone’s brother, Polynieces’, body should be left unburied for vultures to feed on. While Antigone’s actions seem like a revolution, they are not because Antigone is only one person that trying to change the government without any intendment. Not only does Antigone not have a group supporting her, but her own family, including her sister Ismene does not support her decisions. On the contrary, the French Revolution was a massive movement that spurred many people to take …show more content…
In Antigone, the main character, Antigone is the only one who is trying to take a stand and achieve integrity. Antigone is exceedingly hard-willed and says,”Make your apologies! I go to raise a tomb above my dearest brother.”(Antigone 346). This quote demonstrates how Antigone has determination to do what she considers is right without anyone’s help. The line “I go to raise” indicates how Antigone wants to be independent and not have the other citizens of Thebes back her up to obtain justice. The declaration “make your apologies” reveals Antigone’s anger and courage to sacrifice anything for her brother. This quote demonstrates the way Antigone tries to take charge, but even her own sister doesn’t want to urge Antigone to take a stand. Antigone does not want to rally the citizens which seems like she does not want to make a change at all. In contrast,Maximilien Robespierre, one of the leaders of a rebellion, who rallied the citizens and got them to rebel against the king. “Robespierre and his supporters set out to build a ‘republic of virtue’ by wiping out every trace of France’s past”(McDougal Littell 226) demonstrates Robespierre 's power and courage to better France. The wording “Robespierre and his supporters” indicates that Robespierre was not alone and had willing citizens to help him gain power and demolish monarchy. The words “wiping out” and …show more content…
Several people defying authority and revolting is a revolution. In the play Antigone, Antigone does not have any desire to change the laws. Even though, the king declares that no one should bury Polynieces; Antigone does. Though, she does not provoke a change in the laws and has no supporters to back her up. The French Revolution was the exact opposite. It had supporters and a leader. Maximilien Robespierre was one of the leaders took a stand and led the rebellion. This conflicts with Antigone because Antigone did not have the desire to change anything. Revolutions help the government rule fairly while giving people the freedom that they deserve without any