Justice vs injustice has been a common debate within society since the beginning of law. Specifically, justified injustice or when an illegal act challenges the morality of the affected law; this can be applied to a situation such as a poor father stealing food for his starving children to eat for dinner. This is also seen in Sophocles’ playwright, Antigone, which reflects on the issue of following morals vs law. With the death of the king, Oedipus, and the murder between the two princes, a traitor and the other a loyal brother; Antigone, her sister, and the land of Thebes is left in the rule of her uncle Creon. While under Creon’s rule, Antigone and the majority of Thebes are left in a difficult situation between upholding Creon’s law and what is morally right. The beginning of the play sets the conflict into motion when Creon decrees that anyone who attempts to properly bury the traitor brother shall immediately be put to death. Our protagonist, Antigone, immediately chooses to defy Creon’s rule showing absolutely no doubt expressed within her thoughts because she believes that anyone who passes- traitor or not- deserves the proper burial in order to pass into the afterlife. Antigone’s immediate reaction to the law begins to turn the mind’s gears of people around her, making them also question the validity and morality of Creon’s rule. …show more content…
This can be seen within Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who previously had strongly opposed Antigone’s plan to bury their brother. When Antigone is put on trial in front of Creon, Ismene forcefully proclaims to take the blame with her sister and to die with her for the illegal act. Ismene was only one out of many people of Thebes to outwardly show justice for the injustice of Antigone’s actions, ultimately allowing Antigone’s actions to become justified and accepted by her