Antigone Anticipation Guide JOIN: bit.ly/AntigoneDay1 by Jessica Jacobs

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:16:00 UTC

Step 1: Choose and Respond to a Quotation

Read through the following set of quotations, all of which have some connection to Antigone.
Choose one quotation to respond to and post your response on the class Padlet board.

Step 2: Write and Post Your Response

Put your name as the subject of your post.
Explain what you think the quotation means in your own words.
Agree or disagree with the quotation. Support your stance by giving specific reasons and examples of why you hold that opinion.
Your response should be at least five to seven sentences.

Once complete, post your response on the class Padlet board.

Step 3: Respond to a Classmate's Post

Choose a classmate’s response on Padlet and read it carefully.
Click the comment button under your classmate’s post and write your reflection by answering the following questions:
- Do you agree or disagree with your classmate’s interpretation? Why or why not?
- What part of their response do you find the most compelling or thought-provoking?
- Is there an example or reasoning in their response that you think could be expanded or clarified? If so, explain.
- What is one question you could ask that might help your classmate further deepen their analysis?

Write a 3-5 sentence response to your classmate on Padlet.

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:17:30 UTC

"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice, and … when they fail to do this purpose they become dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:17:53 UTC

“Moral principle is the foundation of law.” (Ronald D. Dworkin, Professor of Law, NY University)

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:18:37 UTC

“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom…where there is no law, there is no freedom.” (John Locke)

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:19:01 UTC

“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:19:14 UTC

“The law isn’t justice. It’s a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.” (Raymond Chandler)

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-09 23:19:23 UTC

“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” (Mohandas K. Gandhi)

Megan G

2024-09-10 12:46:41 UTC

I think this quotation is trying to convey, that your morals determine your freedom. It could also be trying to convey that law is built on how good your morals are and how little morals you have. I agree with this quotation because those who commit crimes with no remorse deserve punishment for the actions they commit because of a lack of morality. Evidence would be well known murders, they lacked any remorse or emotion for their crimes showing they have 0 morality. That lack of morality should be met with a legal action as equally devastating.

Kalani

2024-09-10 12:47:26 UTC

I think this quote means, that depending on what's right or wrong its set up the foundation of the law system. I agree with the statement because when in court the judge decides what's wrong or right. For example, when someone does a crime, then they go to court, a judge has to determined if they have done wrong. I had seen a time when someone went to jail because they had done wrong, and they was sent to jail because others had thought he had broken a law. At some degree its also wrong, because not every time does moral principle work, not everyone thinks the same and have the same opinion. But over all I agree.

Jaden E

jadenedmunds — 2024-09-10 12:48:03 UTC

The quote is saying that the foundations of law are based around how someone views good and bad. I agree that "Morale principle is the foundation of law" because. Law makers are people, and they have their own opinions so whatever law they try to get legalized comes from there view. When the law was made it was based off what the person thought was wrong or right. Later in time the laws that were made were edited and improved off of someone else's morale principle of good and bad.

Kannise Bowden

2024-09-10 12:48:49 UTC

In my own words, I think this quote says that if you have standard morals, by default you'd do right by the law. I truly believe in this because someone with the right morals wouldn't go rob a store or murder somebody. Somebody with integrity will always do the right thing regardless on if the police see it or not. For example, the school shooting that happened recently. The kid who shot up the school more than likely didn't have morals or any integrity to do the right thing.

Yolanda

yolandaibe1 — 2024-09-10 12:51:17 UTC

I think the quotation means that morality is a big part of our lives. I think the quote is trying to say that the justice systems foundation is their morals. I agree with the quote. The reason I agree with the quote is beause a corrupt justice system is the result of bad morals. This opinion resonates with me because when I looked at the justi e system of a different third world country I saw that the justice system wasn't as strong since they took bribes and were therefore corrupted.

Anderson

2024-09-10 12:53:34 UTC

I agree with Martin Luther King Jr. speaking of this topic. I believe this quote means that although law and order exists for the sake of justice, when these same laws fail it creates a structured border for social progress. He uses a simile, a dam blocking a river to the people's laws blocking their social progress. He also includes the words dangerously structured to show the feeble power a singular person may have or the sheer power of the governments laws.

Nathan H

2024-09-10 12:55:29 UTC

I think this quote means that without law and order in the world to abolish, and enlarge freedom, The whole entire world becomes chaos and things can become vile. I Agree with this quote because although Law may not always be fair, It helps place stability and balance in the nation and in the world. "Where there is no law, There is no freedom." I agree with the quote because without law things would not be in a proper way and the world could not stay stable without fairness.

sunnie daie

2024-09-10 12:55:50 UTC

I believe that this quote means that a unfair law can be considered violent and bein arrested for those laws is not right . I agree with this quote because being arrested for a law that's not fair is entirely not ok. And the people who make those unfair and unjust laws mostly have the aim to hurt people. Like the Jim Crow laws made in the in the late 19th centuries.

Nana

2024-09-10 12:56:22 UTC

The way on how this quote is connected to Antigone is that it is related to the law. The law is what keeps this place organized and in order. In the quote, it says "the end of the law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom."

Shara Conde

2024-09-10 12:57:07 UTC

I believe this quotation means that the law isn't meant for people to not do whatever they wish to do, but if there is no order there is major disorganization. I agree with this because in this quote this sentence says, "where there is no law, there is no freedom". I think that means that if there is no law people would just do whatever they want to do without them getting in trouble and that would just cause a huge mess everywhere.

Cristal F

2024-09-10 12:58:27 UTC

This quote means that law seems like its a mechanism perfected so no one is injust, but that is far from the truth. Law is a game of luck, only few will ultimately get justice from it. I completely agree with this quote as it fully encapsulates what truly happens in a court of law, at the end of the day one person will be favored over the other. The author is essentially stating that if you meet all the standards and have a bit of luck, the law will be in your favor. A real world example we have of this is people who meet certain social standards, like being rich, but also having a bit of "luck" then the court of law will favor in your side.

Mrs. Jacobs

jessicajacobs6 — 2024-09-10 13:03:35 UTC

What this quote is stating is that someone who knows the law is unjust and still breaks it with good intention, they must be willing to accept the penalty. I agree with MLK Jr. that every action has a consequence, good or bad. If you are willing to accept that consequence and break an unjust law, then do so with pure intention in your heart. Whatever you are fighting for, it must be worth it and worth the penalty.

Cayla Allen

2024-09-10 13:09:19 UTC

The quotation means that law and order does exist for the purpose of justice. And,if somthing does go left then there may be some repocussions in the future. I agree with this because it makes sense and somtimes when somone or somthing doesnt go the way the law says then thre would be repocussions. Its just my opinon. Do you think their may be some repocussions if somone doestn go by what the law says?

John Fordyce

2024-09-10 13:11:37 UTC

I think the quote means the law reflects what the people think is right or wrong. The laws that we have should align with most peoples views. I agree with this quote because if the laws don't reflect others views people could be punished for legal things or get away with illegal things. If a crime like murder was accepted people could do lots of crime unpunished. If selling items was frowned upon people could be getting punished wrongly.