Antigone and Civil Disobedience
Define civil disobedience (in your own and its desired effect (in your own words)
Explain how Antigone exemplifies Civil Disobedience (consider characters and/or the work as a whole)
Evaluate the risks, potential dangers and consequences of Civil Disobedience (consider the emotional, mental, or physical risks and dangers)
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Civil Disobedience as a course of action to challenge injustice
ESSAY
ANTIGONE & CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Historical Background
Throughout history, social institutions and policies have often been criticized through civil disobedience. There have been many occurrences of civil disobedience, acts of resistance against what is believed to be unfair, unjust or immoral.
Writing Task
Using the information from the documents and your knowledge, write a well-developed essay that discusses the social and political impact of injustice.
In your essay, be sure to do the following.
● Define civil disobedience (in your own and its desired effect (in your own words)
● Explain how Antigone exemplifies Civil Disobedience (consider characters and/or the work as a whole)
● Evaluate the risks, potential dangers and consequences of Civil Disobedience (consider the emotional, mental, or physical risks and dangers)
● Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Civil Disobedience as a course of action to challenge injustice
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Provided Resources ▪ (Document A): Antigone play by Sophocles ▪ (Document B): Mario Puzo Quote ▪ (Document C): Image of Creon ▪ (Document D): Political Cartoon ▪ (Document E): “The Voice” |
Additional Requirements
▪ MLA Heading/Title ▪ Page Numbers in upper right corner ▪ Use at least 3 vocabulary words, used in the proper context ▪ Sophisticated word and sentence structure ▪ Follow all MLA guidelines when typing essay |
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Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience refers to the use of peaceful protests and boycotts to enforce the mitigation of specific laws. The acts of civil disobedience were performed by Antigone in the "Sophocles Antigone" by Ruby Blondell and Martin Luther King in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Antigone and Martin Luther King both saw the deliberate discrimination and injustices in the laws of their time (Niesen, p.32). Thus, they had to engage in social disobedience to fix the unjust part of the law that directly affected them and their people. This paper assesses the risks, consequences, dangers, advantages, and disadvantages of utilizing civil disobedience to challenge injustice.
Though civil disobedience my appeal as a viable way of challenging injustice, it comes with many potential dangers and consequences. According to research, almost all non-violent movements end up experiencing violence at one time. For example, the 1922 Chauri Chaura incident experienced a non-violent mob turns violent since the police shot at the unarmed protestors. The protestors turned violent and burned a police station along with 23 trapped individuals. One o...
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