Antigone Viewpoints

Creon tried to shut Antigone down by arguing that what she did was wrong, but it was useless. Antigone stood her ground and remained loyal to her family and beliefs. Some of Creon's counterclaims were the fact that it was the law and she should’ve followed it no matter who it was that she was burying. Antigone returns this by saying that Creon doesn’t have the power to change what the gods want. In the passage, Antigone states, “Nor did I think your edict had such force that you, a mere mortal, could override the gods, the great unwritten, unshakable traditions.”

She was committed to honoring her family and that is why she felt Polyneices deserved proper burial rites along with Eteocles. She took the idea to bury him to Ismene. Since it was against the law, she did not agree. Antigone responds to her by saying “That must be your excuse, I suppose. But as for me, I will bury the brother I love” (65). She argues that Creon is not enough to stand in her way (35) and Polyneices has the right to be buried being that he fought as bravely as Eteocles. So, Antigone took it upon herself to bury Polyneices. A sentry brings the news to Creon and soon Antigone follows. When taken to Creon, she fights that he is disobeying the laws of heaven. She argues, “Your edict, King, was strong, but all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of God" (360-363). She stressed to Creon that even though he holds a powerful position of authority, divine law will always come before civil law. Along with her upholding of the laws of heaven, Antigone expresses how her love for a brother is stronger than any other. She gives one last plea: she would not have defied Creon if the unburied body were her husband’s or her child’s. Both of those could be replaced, but a sibling whose parents are dead is suitable to accept such punishment. She would rather die with honor than live with the guilt of her brother’s soul left to wander the earth. With Polyneices left unburied, she feels she would have

One of the ideas that had always fascinated readers was the idea of good and bad, light and darkness, kind and evil. Ever since children could comprehend stories, they come in contact with many books that revolve around the idea of opposite forces such as the Three Little Pigs, Cinderella or Rapunzel. They are taught to find the “bad guy” , the one who opposes the actions of the main character. As they grow up, and read more complex texts such as the Harry Potter or the 13 Treasures series, they continue to label characters as "evil" and "good” using the terms “protagonist” and “antagonist”, not quite understanding that it is all dependent on perspective. In Antigone, the contradicting opinions between Antigone and Creon collide, resulting in the tragic conclusion of the play.

Burying your loved ones is the tradition that you partake in after death right? There are two options that come with this occurrence, but there is never a threatening interference that limits you from even attempting to make the decision. In the tale of Antigone,completing this action twice is a ruthless crime that you absolutely deserved to be punished for. Creon, the man in charge who is subordinately against this crime demands for Antigone to be killed IMMEDIATELY … or else. Antigone, who is passionate in burying her brother because she feels that it is unfair and the absolute right thing to do, pushes forward with her actions. Consequently, Creon is flabbergasted by the women’s actions that are known to be “betrayal to the Gods”, and becomes infuriated. Nonetheless, Antigone’s infringing actions differ greatly from Creon’s which causes him to become cruel, and depenses an uprising conflict.

Love makes people do unreasonable things. There are different types of love, such as, family, relationship, and friendship. Most people think that love is an essential for the human body because love makes people do excellent things. They argue that people need love to inspire themselves. But really when people love another person, it brings pain to them because people go into a different planet, it means when they are loving someone too much people do not see the truth because the love that they feel for this person is blinding them. For example, in Antigone the character Antigone breaks the law to bury her brother. She claims that “I am going now to make a grave/ For our brother, whom I love” (78). She does not care about Creon’s law because Antigone just wants to follow the truth according her wishes about god.

Antigone was a Greek tragedy that ended in Antigone’s death along with her brother’s. In the beginning of the of the tragedy we learn of her brother’s death “Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral, and it was right that he should; but Polyneices, they fought as bravely and died as miserably, they say that Creon has sworn No one shall bury him,” (LN 15-20). King Creon’s decision for not giving Polyneices a proper burial is because he was a traitor. However, that was Antigone’s brother and she felt besides Polyneices actions, he still deserved a burial. Antigone has lost her parents and just has her sister Ismene left so, despite the order handed down by Creon, Antigone feels that it’s still appropriate to give her brother a proper burial.

As I see it, Antigone had every right to perform a burial for Polyneices. She was not trying to deliberately upset or disobey Kreon, but she knew she had to do what she felt was right in her heart. She was aware of the consequences and she still followed through with it, therefore, it clearly meant a lot to her. Burying her brother, respecting the gods, and standing up to Kreon demonstrates her true defiant character for staying loyal to herself and to family, no matter the outcome. It could not have been easy for Antigone to challenge Kreon who is her uncle and also the King of Thebes. This showcases how strong and courageous she is for not being afraid or ashamed to tell Kreon what she's done. A quote by Antigone on page 40 and lines 499-507 of Sophocle's play states "Then what's delaying you? For there is nothing in your words that's pleasing to me-may there never be! And naturally you disapprove of mine as well. Yet how could I have won more glorious renown than by the act of placing my own brother in a tomb? These people here would say my action pleases all of them, if fear did not lock up their tongues. But this is one of kingship's many blessings-that it can both act and speak just as it wishes to." After Kreon discovers that Antigone is the one responsible for the burial of Polyneices, Antigone is essentially telling Kreon that she knows he disagrees with her actions, but she has no regret and he should just take her away and kill her because she is content and proud of herself for

She takes it upon herself to bury him. Her sister, Ismene, doesn’t agree that Antigone should bury him. Ismene doesn’t think that it is the right decision to make. Antigone still goes through with her plan even though her sister doesn’t agree with her. While burying her brother, Antigone gets caught by the Guard.

Antigone and Ismene differ in their opinions on burying there brother. Antigone wants to do it for religious reasons and in respect of her brother. She says “It is the dead, Not the living, who make the longest demands: We die forever…”(Sophocles 694) She says this because she will have to face him and the gods in death and death is forever life is not. Ismene thinks differently she thinks it can't be done and that the punishment is to server. She says “But think of the danger! Think what Creon will do!” (Sophocles 695) She is scared of the punishment not only for herself but for her sister to. Antigone and Ismene's opinions only differ because of the fear Ismene has of death.

We read that Creon has issued a law that if anyone buries the body of Polyneices they will be sentenced to death. Antigone plans to bury her brother regardless of the law set into place. She is going to try and do it in secrecy and to avoid detection. She asks her sister, Ismene, to join her in the burial, but she refuses. At this point in the play the you realize the fear setting in. Ismene believes

Even though Antigone exhibits a blamable pride and a hunger for glory, her disobedience is less serious than those of Creon. It is evident that Antigone’s actions are driven by a love for her brother, and a desire to please the gods. While Creon’s actions are

     Antigone's decision to bury her brother caused harm to many people. First, she tried to convince her sister Ismene to help her. She did this by trying to make Ismene feel guilty if she did not; stating it was Ismene's brother too. She says after Ismene tells her she is on a hopeless quest "If you say so, you will make me hate you and the hatred of the dead, by all rights, will haunt you day and night."(Act I: Scene I: Line 57) This threat brings Antigone farther apart from the only living family member that she has left. She has her mind set so much on burying her brother that she will stop at nothing, not even threatening her opposing sister to do it. Since Ismene has been through the same

As the play begins Antigone is just meeting up with her sister and is telling her about the decree of King Creon. Antigone and her sister, Ismene, had two brothers who had killed each other on the battlefield. One of their brothers, Eteocles, was buried with the military honors of a soldier’s funeral, and yet the other, Polyneices, was to be left out to be food for the carrion birds since he died fighting against the city of Thebes. King Creon forbade publicly for anyone to bury the body of Polyneices under the penalty of death. Antigone is now determined to bury her brother and wants Ismene to help her. Ismene does not want to go against what the king has ordered and is fearful of what may become of her if she

Even if he believes he is right and his son should obey him, he doesn’t show an ounce of sympathy for Haemon, who loves Antigone. Creon details his thoughts on the importance of the rule of law over other loyalties, and his belief that to allow any anarchy or, seemingly, freedom would threaten the state. Creon’s method of executing Antigone is interesting. By entombing a living person, Antigone, and denying burial to a dead person, Polynices, Creon’s laws seem to go against common sense, tradition, and nature itself. Creon does not keep a cool head, as a wise leader should, or look for a way to compromise. He is as stubborn as Antigone, as if this were a street fight, he feels he could never back down.

Antigone says, “I will do my part,-and thine, if thou wilt not,-to a brother. False to him will I never be found,” as well as that it is wrong for her brother to have been left above ground, “unwept, unsepulchred, a welcome store for the birds, as they espy him, to feast on at will.” In Greek times, these customs of burial were even more important than they are today, because of beliefs about luck, religion, and what would happen to the spirit or the family if the body was left unburied. This is why it was used as a punishment by Creon, and was so hurtful to Antigone that she was willing to risk her life to undo it. Ismene explains to Antigone the reasons that she will not take part in such a proceeding. Herein lies another example of the tragedy aspect of this play, as Ismene reminds Antigone of how her father, mother, and both her brothers had already died. Anyway, Ismene said she wouldn’t go with Antigone to bury her brother, and initially tries to talk Antigone out of it, but then simply wishes her luck and promises she won’t tell anyone. In the next scene, Creon explains, “Polynices,-who came back from exile, and sought to consume utterly with fire the city of his fathers and the shrines of his fathers' gods,-sought to taste of kindred blood, and to lead the remnant into slavery,” and that is why no one can grace him