Civil disobedience is a very strong term used to describe situations in which people are standing up for what they believe in and going against authority. When the word disobedience is used, it is automatically thought of as a negative scenario. Not all civil disobedience situations are bad. For example, in Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone shows civil disobedience when she stands up to Creon so her brother can have a proper burial. From Creon’s view, Antigone was being extremely disobedient to him, but from Antigone and the town’s view, Antigone was standing up for what she believed in and knew was right. Likewise to ancient civil disobedience, modern civil disobedience has the same definition. It is not just disobeying authority, but also being brave and …show more content…
Modern civil disobedience is shown in many situations, but mostly in the articles, “Saudi Arabia Women Defy Authorities Over Female Driving Ban,” “ Fast Food Worker Civil Disobedience,” and “A Leading Pioneer.” Similar to how Antigone stood up for her brother to Creon and portrayed civil disobedience, modern civil disobedience was shown when many people defied authority and started to drive, went on strike for a higher pay raise, and competed in a men's running race. All humans have rights, no matter what religion, gender, age, or race they are. Antigone, who is included in those categories, does not have the equal amount of rights compared to Creon. Antigone doesn't believe Creon can say or control what she does, so she performs an act of civil disobedience. Antigone, knowing the law, goes behind Creon's back and covers her brother with a thin layer of dust that will take his curse away. She stands up to Creon and says, “He has no right to keep me from my own.” (Sophocles 48). Antigone is implying that the “he” in this sentence, which is Creon, cannot keep her from giving
Civil disobedience is when a person or group protests a law that they find morally wrong. The person is usually peaceful and will accept whatever consequences arise due to breaking the law (Suber). People use civil disobedience to draw attention to the laws they find morally wrong and to get the laws changed (Starr). Susan B.Anthony was a women’s rights activist. She was a strong woman who dedicated her whole life to gaining rights for women.
3) Civil Disobedience is the disagreement to follow the laws and stand against them through peaceful demonstrations. In the early 1900’s women were treated lower than men, they were abused, and were not given the right to vote. Women’s rights to own property, and take part in politics were violated. Nellie McClung, a social activist voiced her opinion and stood up against the government to give women equal rights as men; provide them with the right to vote. Civil disobedience was used by Nellie McClung to attain her goals.
Creon hates the fact Antigone broke the laws and did not repent, making him think that she is above him. " She laughs at what she's done. Well, in that case,if she gets her way and goes unpunished, then she's the man here not me," (scene 2 line 545-546). He feels if she is not punished, Antigone would become the man and he the women. He would father lose his power before letting that happen.
He was an advocate of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, which he believed were powerful tools to bring about social change. King believed in the power of peaceful protests, boycotts, and sit-ins to challenge unjust laws and practices. On the other hand, Antigone was a character who was willing to disobey the law to fulfill her moral obligations. Antigone was a strong-willed woman who believed in the importance of burying her brother Polyneices, even though King Creon had prohibited it. She was willing to face the consequences of her disobedience, including death, to honor her brother and do what she believed was right.
In a free society, civil disobedience is used to nonviolently protest laws against injustices to create positive change. Change is accomplished with the best intention and through nonviolent
Civil disobedience can mean many things to many people. To some people it could mean a non-violent means of protesting or attempting to achieve political goals; however, in the eyes of people like Martin Luther King Jr it could be different. He stated that “one has the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws”. Martin Luther King Jr prove this by doing many non-violent protest during his time, to fight against segregation. The meaning of civil disobedience is a bit different in Henry Thoreau’s eyes.
Later on Antigone says, “Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way.” Antigone proves to the reader that a law will not stop her, and by taking action has made the reader infer that she does not care about her life, nor the power that Creon has. Her beliefs go above and beyond the reasons to live which proves to the reader just how valuable something can mean to someone. As a constitution telling Kaepernick on how wrong it is
In conclusion, Antigone’s action towards Creon‘s Laws corresponds to the four steps of nonviolent campaign that Martin Luther King used to protest in Birmingham. In case of Antigone, an unjust law was passed in the city that restricted her right as a woman to bury her dead brother. She noticed the presence of injustice when, one of her brothers was given a proper burial over the other, which contradicted to the laws of the gods, and decided to break the law by burying her brother. For Martin Luther king, a segregation laws was passed that restricted blacks in Birmingham to vote. King saw such laws as unjust and protested against it.
Introduction: Civil disobedience is a refusal of citizens to disobey a law of the state, command of the government or any rule of an occupying international power. It is usually a nonviolent resistance against an authority, and it has been historically a powerful tool in democratic countries to influence governments by their people for various reasons. Japan: 1: What were the origin and causes of civil disobedience in that country? In history, civil disobedience in Japan can be seen on a massive scale in opposition of Japanese to the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan.
Plagiarism can be an act of civil disobedience Plagiarism, one of the fundamental issues of academic life, is a basic subject to portray, yet difficult to maintain a strategic distance from. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary: plagiarism is the action of using the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas. As defined previously, plagiarism is only taking someone else work without giving credits. I believe plagiarism cannot be an act of civil disobedience because it is not a political act and does not envision a change in the law or policies in the government. What is a civil disobedience?
Civil Disobedience and Manifest Destiny? What is Civil Disobedience exactly? Well in 1849, an American Author by the name of Henry David Thoreau wrote an inspiring piece of literature stating the injustice and unruliness of the governments ways and how America was being run. In the essay that he wrote, he states “I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government,” (Henry David Thoreau). What he means is that he’s not asking for there not to be a government, but for there to be a better one.
Creating change and prompting a change makes up the final part of what makes an act an act of civil disobedience and Antigone illustrates this. Antigone is able to create change in Creon. Antigone makes this change when Creon realizes his act was wrong and he would make it right. Creon says this “and I will set her free. Now I believe it is by the laws of heaven that man must live (Sophocles 156).
Civil disobedience is nonviolent resistance to a government’s law in seek of change. Civil disobedience is an effective way to bring about change because it is a harmless way of fighting an unjust law or idea, it can educate people about the cause, and it has been successful many times in history. First and foremost, civil disobedience is
Civil Disobedience is known as breaking the law because you don 't agree with a certain law or have a peaceful protest about that law or what you believe in. An example would be when Mahatma Gandhi walked miles to the Indian ocean as the citizens gathered more and more to fight for there Indian Independence. This occasion was called the Salt March. The reason for The Salt March was a March were all the citizens from India walked with gandhi to fight back for their Independence from the British, since it was taken away from the British.
This piece of text shows how Antigone doesn’t follow Creon’s laws to bring justice to her brother and also to follow the rules of the god’s. Due to Creon being unfair to Antigone’s brother and allows the reader to see Creon as the “bad guy” and this allows the reader to sympathize and connect with the emotional hardships Antigone went through. All in all, Antigone is a controversial character throughout the play. She could be seen