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John Exarhos Professor Brady English 102 22 February 2024 Pub#1 Antigone Written Law vs Moral Law Written law is a set of rules enacted and enforced by Creon the King of Thebes. Moral law is a set of rules set by ethical principles and values. In this case, Antigone holds these values towards death. In the play, Antigone, there is a huge rivalry between Creon and Antigone because of their dead brother. Creon and Antigone are fighting because one follows civil law and another follows moral law, and those laws conflict with each other on whether Antigone's brother should be buried. Creon embodies civil law placing law over everything including his nephew. Where Antigone believes in the moral law, which to her means burying and honoring her brother no matter what based on her beliefs and morals. Antigone and Creon believe in different laws which causes lots of conflict throughout the play Antigone and causes many tragic events to occur due to what they believed in or who was...
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