Creon's Refusal Of Civil Disobedience In Antigone

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Antigone refusal of civil disobedience is show throughout history with numerous examples across various cultures. This story is certainly one of the earliest portrayals of civil disobedience in Greek culture which is show in the story of Antigone.
To relate to Antigone actions towards civil disobedience you need to know what civil disobedience mean. Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as political protest. An example of this was the Civil rights movement in 1960. This was a friendly protest against the war. This is one of the many acts of Civil disobedience we have. Another example is a strike which is an act of civil disobedience which has major consequence today such as jail time and …show more content…

She committed an act of civil disobedience by directly disobeys an law put forth by Creon, which ordered that her brother Polyneices is not be given a proper burial. Antigone sister Ismene said “lie in the fields, a sweet treasure for carrion birds to find as they search for food.” is what she thinks Antigone brother body shall be put. In Creon law he states that if anyone is to bury him it is punishable by death. Antigone believes strongly in family loyalty and believes that it’s her duty as a sister to bury Polynieces, She believes in this loyalty so much she boldly breaks the law knowing she will face the ultimate consequence for her actions. When caught in the act and is confronted by Creon, she tells him “This death of mine is of no importance; but if I had left my brother lying in death unburied, I should have suffered. Now I do not.” Saying that her life is not important, and she will not die fulfilled unless her brother’s body is not buried properly. Though Antigone struggled with the internal fight of following the law, she remained strong and kept her resistance against Creon. In doing so, she gave us the first example in history of civil disobedience, and an example of a woman facing political authority.
In the story of Antigone she is faced with the struggle between law and family allegiance. Her civil disobedience is not like any of the struggles that we face today, as an example, those who protested

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