"The law is the law": An analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles Néstor Díaz Dr. Rosa Vallejo INGL 3012 LI1 March 19‚ 2011 "The law is the law": an analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles “Objection!” The lawyer acts quickly in an attempt to disallow a certain piece of evidence. He or she considers the evidence unjust and opposes its use. The lawyer’s opposition may bear fruit in the form of a rejection to said piece of evidence. Much like a lawyer opposes an
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Law and Justice Abstract Justice is the quality of being fair or just. This is not an exhaustive definition of justice. Different philosophers have defined justice in different ways. Justice is a concept that provides balance between law and morality. Rawls proposition for law and justice has been accepted by world judicial fraternity as a landmark vision to understand the system. Similarly it has earned a good amount of criticism which shows the basic strength of the thought. As such: Rawls theories
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Justice is defined as putting something at its place ‚ fairness indistribution of resources . A good law must be universal ‚ must be public and must be final besides being decided between competing interest . But ‚ still there is no relation or equation between law and justice . The term law and justice always be used to reflect the law purpose . Although it reflect the law purpose ‚ but not all people view law as just . For example in homosexual group view ‚ they view law as unjust as homosexual
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In every person’s life there are laws that they follow‚ whether they are set by the authority in the country or their belief in a higher deity the laws one follows while leading their life can sometimes be in conflict. In Antigone divine and state law are incompatible forcing the characters to make difficult decisions. Antigone’s personal obligation to following religious rites and traditions puts her at odds with Creon’s insistence on enforcing his will as the king. Sophocles examines the conflict
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“ Antigone: Such‚ I hear‚ is the martial law our good Creon lays down for you and me” (Sophocles 37/38) .The role the law in Antigone is not taken seriously at all Creon sets laws and restrictions but the people seem to do what they want. Or that those who live in the city belief that what the king says is the law may not be the best thing for the city‚ based on their own beliefs. Antigone buried her brother in a way that she found to be respectful. The opposite of what Creon had in mind for her
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Antigone’s Laws “I admit I did it. I won’t deny that.”(Line 500) Antigone’s views are a direct polar opposite of Creon. The motivations of Antigone conflict with Creon highlight his characteristics of self pride‚ views of laws‚ and rudeness towards women. Each of these characteristics brings Creon out as a tragic hero as soon as the play begins and his role is ginormous throughout the play Antigone. Antigone herself brought out Creon’s self pride as he viewed himself much greater than anyone
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people usually follow the laws but‚ what happens when the laws interferes with your moral beliefs? People should follow their morals laws and do what is right for them not what the law wants them to do. Antigone ignored the law when she believed she could bury her brother. But since Polynices‚ her brother‚ was a traitor who died in war‚ the law does not allow. Antigone does what she believes is right even if that means death for her. The law is ignored in the play “Antigone” by Sophocles multiple
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AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Justice is defined as the quality of being fair and reasonable‚ though our justice system today is the opposite of just that; fair and reasonable. Though some receive justice‚ some are left without justice for themselves or their loved ones. It is especially disappointing when those who are innocent are wrongly convicted of crimes they didn’t commit‚ but are unable to provide solid evidence and proof of their innocence. It took Donald Marshall Jr. 11 years to get justice; in
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play Antigone‚ Creon ruled with an “iron fist‚” but undoubtedly over-exercised his powers when dealing with his punishment for Antigone for burying Polyneices’ body. He continually insisted that his law was in accordance with what the gods wanted. His stubbornness kept him from listening to Haemon‚ even though his son tried to persuade Creon from executing Antigone. Sophocles intentionally has Creon lose everything towards the end of the play to show the consequences of confusing his own law with
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entitled Antigone was written by a man named Sophocles‚ a scholarly author of philosophy and logic. The play Antigone is probably one of the most prominent interpretations of a tragic drama. The two main characters of the play are Antigone and Creon. There is much conflict between Antigone and Creon throughout the play‚ both of them having their own ideas and opinions regarding divine law versus human law. The theme that I am going to analyze is the conflict of divine law vs. human law. The reason
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