Jiang presents Antigone as arguing that human laws must conform to justice and cannot simply become legitimate because a ruler commands them.
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Jiang presents Antigone as arguing that human laws must conform to justice and cannot simply become legitimate because a ruler commands them.
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Haman's warning to Creon is framed not as obedience to the mob but as listening to what is right and just when the people recognize Antigone as a hero.
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"...but no one deserves this. Okay? So she secretly buries Polyneses. Creon finds out and demands Antigone to be arrested. And Creon says to..."
"...laws cannot override these laws of justice. Okay? And this makes Creon very angry. And so he sentences her to death for disobeying him...."
"They think you are a tyrant, father. And Creon says, should I obey the mob? Should I, the king, listen to the mob? And..."
"...problems. So remember in the play Antigone by Sophocles, the king Creon sentences Antigone to death even though it was unjust and that was..."
"...in battle. Okay? They kill themselves, fight each other, and now Creon, who is the brother, to the dead queen, the queen has killed..."
"...mother finds out about this, she kills herself too. And now Creon is alone. He's alone in the world. Okay? Does that make sense?..."
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