Examples Of Civil Disobedience In Antigone

Civil Disobedience The play Antigone is one of the three plays written in the book Sophocles. In this play, the main focus of Sophocles is to capture Antigone's religious beliefs, loyalty towards her family, and her act of civil disobedience. This relates to modern-day activists, like Rosa Parks, who protested against racial injustice by refusing to give up her seat in front of a public bus. Antigone and Rosa Parks are examples of women who broke societal boundaries, within their given areas, to fight for equality. These two women also show great civil obedience through their braveness, loyalty, confidence, and beliefs. These traits exemplify what a true hero in society is like.

Antigone's loyalty to her family is displayed in various ways

When Antigone first hears her brother, Polyneices, was prohibited from a proper burial because of Creon’s rules, she immediately does not accept it. Antigone's first instinct is to rely on her sister, which shows her loyalty to her family. She asks her sister Ismene to help her "Lift up his body." (61) Ismene is less determined to deny Creon's law and she refuses to help her. Antigone is furious with Ismene because Antigone always stays loyal and chooses to put her family first . Antigone, left with no help, continues to fight for the burial of her brother. She states, “I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory,” (63) which is another example that demonstrates how loyal she is to her family. She represents great bravery and independence as a young woman through the act of willingness to die for someone she loves. Antigone sees this as she is pleasing the most, but Ismene sees this as she is hopeless. Another strength Antigone has is her ability to be independent. She does not care about Ismene’s opinion, she begins to hate her for leaving her alone to do the burial. We see Antigone’s independence when she says to