Antigone: Do the Right Thing Antigone did the right thing by defileing Creon's strict orders on burying Polynices because the unalterable laws of the gods and our morals are higher than the blasphemous laws of man. Creon gave strict orders not to bury Polynices because he lead a rebellion, which turned to rout, in Thebes against Creon, their omnipotent king. Antigone could not bare to watch her brother become consumed by vultures' talons and dogs. Creon finds out that somebody buried Polynices' body and sent people out to get the person who preformed the burial. Antigone is guilty and although she is to be wed to Creon's son, Haemon. He sentences her to be put in a cave with food and water and let the gods decide what to do with her. He was warned by a blind profit not to do this, but he chooses to anyway, leaving him with a dead son, a dead wife, and self-imposed exile. Antigone had good reasons for her actions. She did obey the rules of her gods, which were that any dead body must be given a proper burial, with libatations. This would prevent the soul from being lost between worlds forever, along with wine as an offering to the gods (page 518- side note). Nor could Antigone let Creon's edicts go against her morals (lines 392-394). She chooses to share her love, not her hate (line 443). She couldn't bare to see one family member be chosen over the other because of what a king had decided was right, which she contravened. Why condemn somebody who stood up for what they believed in and is now dead for it anyway? Bringing homage to the family was very important to Antigone (line 422-423). The gods' laws come before mortal laws in Antigone's point-of-view, which is how I believe also. In death, you will answer to your god and no man will have control of your fate in the world that lies hereafter. Therefore by obeying the gods, hopefully, will result in a happy afterlife, which are what most people strive for in ancient times and now. If man does not honor you for noble efforts, your gods' will. Antigone's act was honorable. She stood up to the highest of powers so she could honor her brother, knowing the consequence would be death. Most likely she figured there is only a certain amount man can do to you, so she might as well stand up for not only her family and beliefs, but her gods as well (lines 377-389).
Also, women at that time were not considered equal citizens, but Antigone’s actions left people to rethink the extent of the equality in Athenian democracy. In Antigone, King Creon gives an edict against burying Polynices since he was seen as a traitor. Despite death being the punishment for breaking this edict, Antigone goes ahead and buries Polynices. She feels that, as a citizen and her sister, it is her right and responsibility to do so. Creon was undermining the principles of democracy by taking away peoples’ freedoms based on his personal opinions.
The story of Antigone deals with Antigone’s brother who’s body has been left unburied because of crimes against the state. The sight of her brother being unburied drives Antigone to take action against the state and bury her brother regardless of the consequences. The concept of the Greek afterlife was far more important and sacred than living life itself. Everything they did while they were alive was to please the many gods they worshipped. They built temples for their Gods, made statues to symbolize their Gods, and had a different God to explain things that we now say are an act of mother nature. Antigone percieved her actions to be courageous and valid, and Kreone, the King, percieved them as blasphemous. The entire story focuses on deciding who’s right. The question arises, "Did Antigone take proper action?" Was it right to go against her Uncle Kreon’s wishes and go ahead and bury her brother that was to be left out for the vultures? Would it have been better just to leave the situation how it was? The fact is, Antigone did the right thing. She was acting out of divine influence so to speak. Since divinity and humanity are shown to be colliding forces where divinity out weighs humanity in ancient Greece. Antigone was justified in her actions.
Antigone's decision contrast from Creon. Such as her burying her own brothers body . He thought that it was against the man law . But In her mind she believes in the law of God. He disagrees and tries to put her to death but he said “ the death won’t be from me”. He knows that If he killed her the City would hate him . Haemon says “ The city is upset about the
What Antigone did goes against Creon and this is where his difficult decision comes in. “Creon represents the regal point of view, while Antigone is just the opposite. The primary conflict arises when Creon declares that no one be allowed to bury the body of Polynices, one of Antigone's brothers who was slain in battle. Antigone, who cares for her brother very much, wants to see him properly laid to rest, so that his spirit can find peace. Unf...
She believes that no mortal, like Kreon, has the right to keep her from her own. Even if this leads to Antigone dying during the burial, she still will not disgrace the law of the gods. Antigone believes that Polyneices deserves to be buried. Antigone states, “Kreon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors . . . but Polyneices, Who fought as bravely and died as miserably” (prologue. lines 15-18). Antigone speaking these words to her sister Ismene, makes her point of view very clear. To Antigone it did not matter which sides her brothers were on because they were both family and worthy of respect. When Antigone was faced with being confronted she defended herself and told him, “your edict, King, was strong, but all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of God” (scene 2. lines 59-61). Antigone’s loyalty to the gods is crystal clear. Antigone will not bargain herself and twist to a King’s law even if it means disobeying the law of the gods. She is obviously making an proper demand based on family devotion and the gods’
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Ismene told her, “They mean a great deal to me but i have no strength to break laws that were made for the public good.”(p.66-67) She meant that even though her brother means a lot to her she wanted to obey the laws because she believed that laws were there for a reason. Antigone says back to Ismene, “That must be your excuse, I suppose.But as for me/I will bury the brother I love.”(p.68-69) She meant that she was going to bury him out of love, because he was her family. Ismene feared the government so she'd rather let her brother walk the river instead of go to the after life than be loyal to her family. Antigone said that whether she died or not, she was going to die in honor of her
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In Antigone, her brother Polynices, turned against his own city by attacking his own brother just so he could become king. On this day, both brothers died. One, Eteocles, was given funeral honors, but the other, Polynices, was not. This decision was made by Creon, Antigone’s uncle and the current King of Thebes. Creon said “He is to have no grave, no burial, no mourning from anyone; it is forbidden.'; (Pg. 432; l. 165) He also announced that anyone who should attempt to bury him would be put to death. After hearing this decision, Antigone said that Creon couldn’t do that and that the Gods would want Polynices to have a proper burial, therefore Antigone promised to her sister Ismene that she would be the one to defy Creon and bury her brother; and she didn’t care if the whole city knew of her plans. After being caught in the act, she was taken to the palace and when asked by Creon why she did it. Knowing the punishment that would come from it, she replied by saying that she didn’t think Creon had the power to overrule the u...
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Antigone says to Ismene “We have only a little time to please the living But all eternity to love the dead. There I shall lie forever. Live, if you will; Live, and defy the holiest laws of heaven.” Antigone is not concerned about her own life, and is more worried about pleasing the holiest laws of heaven. Creon’s law dictates that Antigone will be punished if she chooses to bury her brother. Antigone disobeys Creon’s law because she is following the law of the gods, and by not following the law of the government due to moral objections to it Antigone is in the process of committing civil disobedience. The only thing left for Antigone to do is for her to accept her punishment for disobeying the law of the government and Antigone will have committed civil
In Antigone, Creon becomes king of Thebes after Polynices and Eteocles commit fratricide in battle. Antigone commits her ‘crime of reverence(74)' by burying Polynices after a direct order from Creon dictating that everyone leave him on the ground, unburied. Creon first accuses the council of elders of being stupid and old (281) when they suggest that the gods were behind Polynices' burial. After this, he goes on a tirade against men who supposedly were not happy with his leadership and therefore paid off the watchmen to bury the body. Creon blames the watchman of burying the body for money and the watchman tells him that, "It's terrible when false judgment guides the judge (323)."
She knows from the start that burying her brother is punishable by death. Even when her sister Ismene will not help her, Antigone goes anyways. Antigone says to her sister “He is my brother and-deny it as you will- your brother too. No one will convict me for a traitor.” She refuses to betray her family no matter what the cost may be to her. She will not betray her own blood. This is ironic though because by burying the body she is still betraying her family because Creon is her uncle. She tells her sister that Creon has no right to keep her from the body and that even if she dies burying him that she will die in glory. Her death will be glorious because she did what was right by her family and by the gods. She holds the divine law of the gods highest in her mind even when she knows that denying the civil law will only bring more tragedy to the city of Thebes. Antigone’s loyalty to her family drives the story and the tragedy that takes place. Without Antigone’s desire to bring honor to her brother then there would not be a family feud with
Antigone takes a risk that no other would even consider. She stands proud in her decision with no denial because she knows she is right. Antigone's disobedience was justified on the basis of family, religion, and peace.