Analysis Of Unburied: Tsarnaev And The Lessons Of Greek Tragedy

The article, Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy, by Daniel Mendelsohn circles around the debate over whether or not to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the two men who bombed the Boston Marathon in 2013. There are also connections to Sophocles’ Antigone, and how the greek tragedy is similar to the situation many are currently facing. Tamerlan Tsarnaev is human, therefore he should be buried like one. In reference to greek literature, an unburied body is considered disrespectful to the gods and could cause damage to the community in a religious way. This is shown in the greek tragedy Antigone when Creon, the king of Thebes, declares that Polyneices, a man who turned against Thebes, is to remain unburied. In this