Justice in the western
I’m stuck on a History question and need an explanation.
Read :Antigone. http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html
ASSIGNMENT: who defines justice in Antigone, the gods or the king/state? What is the purpose of Creon’s law against burying a traitor? How is it similar to the rules for proper behavior to keep one group in power (but prevent it from getting too powerful) in the section we read of Leviticus? Does it matter that Antigone is female? What does Ismene say is the appropriate way for a woman to behave? How does Antigone justify her actions? (Imagine whether this play would be as convincing with a male hero burying his brother. Also ask yourself if that male hero would have buried his brother or instead challenged Creon in some military manner?) Antigone’s obligations to her family strongly influence her notion of justice. What influences Creon’s definition?
Original post should be 500 words and be constructed like a short essay. Use the prompts to help you develop a thesis statement. Use evidence from the assigned source to help support your assertions. No conclusions are necessary in original posts. To earn the full points for the post, you must substantively respond to one colleagues’ post. At least 150 words is a meaningful response length.
