ESSAY : Discuss the theme of taking matters into one’s own hands and defying the law in relation to the plays Antigone and The tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Discuss the theme of taking matters into one’s own hands and defying the law (civil disobedience) in relation to the plays Antigone and The tragedy of Julius Caesar. Cite several examples of how the characters in Antigone take matters into their own hands and defy the law. In the 3rd paragraph, cite several examples of how the characters in the Tragedy of Julius Caeser take matters into their own hands and defy the law. Las should be conclusion.

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The Theme of Civil Disobedience
The theme of civil disobedience is one of the major themes brought out in the plays Antigone and The tragedy of Julius Caesar. Through various undertakings of characters and especially their antagonistic nature, civil disobedience comes out as one of the most notable themes in the plays. Creon, for instance, who is one of the main characters stated that no one ought to bury | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT studenthelp.contentfence.com | goes ahead and disobeys the order and buries him. In her argument, Antigone argues that Creon was trying to impose a bad law since Polynieces was his brother and hence he (Antigone) holds the right to give his brother a befitting sendoff (Jgarkava, 2). On this very point,…