Sophoclese Expresses Justice
Sophocles Expresses Justice
Sophocles believes religious law. He is the man that wrote Antigone. Throughout the play there are two main types of law. They are civil and religious. In the play Antigone, Sophocles expresses justice through the character's Creon believing in civil law, Antigone siding with religious law, and Haimon following religious law; ultimately saying that religious law is right.
Creon is the overpowering king of Thebes who seeks justice through civil law. If people defy his civil law, they are punished. Sometimes their punishment is death. They are used as an example to those who wish to rebel. Creon gives Etocles, his nephew, a proper burial with military honors because he was loyal. Creon tells the people of his kingdom not to bury his other nephew, Polyneices, because he is a traitor to his kingdom and unworthy of a burial. "As long as I am king, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man"(Creon, scene 1, line 51). Civil law does not allow......
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