The movie "Antigone" made justice a very large topic. Antigone buries her brother even though King Creon had ordered everyone to leave him unburied and untouched. The grounds for Antigone's moral claim were her religion and her family values. Antigone believed in the unspoken rule of the gods, and she believed that burying her brother Polynices was a right and just act because of the gods. Antigone is indifferent to what is right and wrong unless it pertains to the gods. This reason is very closely linked to Socrates' reasons for his actions. Socrates is sent to court because he is charged with corrupting the youth and not believing in gods. Socrates claims that he could not have been acting unjustly because the gods ordered him to go search for someone that was less knowledgeable than he. When the courts claim that he has been acting wrongly, Socrates claims that he will not stop living a philosophical life even if the courts tell him to. Likewise, Antigone claims that she will not stop burying her brother even though the King has ordered her not to.
King Creon claims that Antigone committed an unjust act because she disobeyed him, and the king demands obedience whether his rules are right or wrong. This ties in with Socrates' argument that one must never do wrong, return an injustice for an injustice, or mistreat others. Even though Antigone knew that the King's orders were not just, she should not have buried her brother Polynices because that was a wrong act. She should not have returned the injustice of the king ordering the people not to bury P with disobeying the king by burying him. If the laws were to ask Antigone if they had made an agreement, Antigone would have said yes. Because she was a resident of that city and was ordered to adhere to its laws, her action of burying her brother was unjust.
King Creon claims that Antigone committed an unjust act because she disobeyed him, and the king demands obedience whether his rules are right or wrong. This ties in with Socrates' argument that one must never do wrong, return an injustice for an injustice, or mistreat others. Even though Antigone knew that the King's orders were not just, she should not have buried her brother Polynices because that was a wrong act. She should not have returned the injustice of the king ordering the people not to bury P with disobeying the king by burying him. If the laws were to ask Antigone if they had made an agreement, Antigone would have said yes. Because she was a resident of that city and was ordered to adhere to its laws, her action of burying her brother was unjust.