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Name Instructor Course Date Antigone Essay Creon knew that if he permitted his own family to rebel against the laws set, then how could he possibly expect the world to uphold it these laws? It is true that once those looked upon by many abide by the laws of the state, then the people will follow their example. This is, in fact, the message which Creon tries to put across throughout the play regarding his decision to not grant Polynices a proper burial since he had committed a dishonourable and criminal act by attacking his state. The law in place is to deny such a person burial rites in the event they are dead. However, as Antigone says, the laws of man do not transcend the laws of heaven. She sticks this stance and does not care at any point in the play for compromises. She believes that she is on the right track and hence fears no consequences, but then again so does Creon. Creon feels that he cannot be judged for doing what should be done to uphold law and order. This is the beginning of Antigone’s tragedy long before she even knew it. This is the very first insight into the collision of right against right as Hegel puts it (Roche, 12). According to Hegel, tragedy is the clash between two sides with significant grounds and justification, yet both being wrong on account of failure to see the truth and validity of each other’s stand. Hegel’s theory of good vs. good destroying each other follows Antigone as she arrives in Thebes to find that both her brothers are dead and that her uncle Creon has taken over the throne and had chosen a side to the conflict of the brothers. There is a considerable struggle for justice between the two that cannot be looked at
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