Role Of Justice In Antigone

Mankind is often faced with ambivalence towards law. People believe that is necessary to deal with the world when it is constantly involved in some form of chaotic turmoil. However, this can be considered as one our main glaring flaws within our society because humanity tends to do more harm than originally created. This conflict also arises in the play, Antigone, by Sophocles. Antigone, the character, imitates the struggle between what she deems to be morally upstanding and what the law actually says is equitable. On the other hand, Kreon represents the opposing side because he views the rules of government and power as the ultimate advisor in life’s unraveling. Though Antigone is ultimately hindered, she decided what was truly just rather

Socrates was one of the main leaders of ancient Greek philosophy. His declaration that honor is an ideal for which to "live and die" represents how justice was held with the highest esteem in ancient Greek Society. As you might expect, the cataclysm in Antigone treats the integrity of justice by characterizing two opposing concepts of law and pitting them against one another. However, the tragic play does not come out with a verdict deciding which perception of law is correct, but it does raise doubts with the idea of the constitution of justice. The events that happen before the beginning of the play are crucial to understanding the ideas of play. Kreon, Antigone’s uncle, is the new King of Thebes. Both of Antigone's brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, had lost their lives while they were fighting each other for the crown after the former king, Oedipus, died. To teach a lesson to his people, Kreon had decreed that Polyneices traitorous body shall remain unburied and without any burial rights. In spite of Kreon’s ruling, Antigone buries her brother to save his soul. With this decision, the two main characters of the play, Kreon and Antigone, showcase the opposing perceptions

As Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance says, “… and justice for all.” Justice is not defined by the people in society. What we do know is that under divine law or God’s law, justice is a virtue that is shared by all.

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