According to Webster’s Dictionary there are two separate definitions for the word citizen. The definitions are as follows, “1: an inhabitant of a city or town; especially: one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 2 a: a member of a state b: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it.” The first of the definitions talks about the inhabitant having rights and privileges of a freeman. Antigone, was a free woman when she buried her brother, and the right to burying him was taken away by Creon to set an example. She hastily buried him, but she did it because of religious laws that the majority of the people in the time foll

from it. Antigone, was put in a lose lose situation because the “holy law”, which was perceived as law by the government, of burying your dead was cared out, but broke Creon’s edict at the same time by caring out the “holy law.” Antigone, as a citizen of Thebes deserved protection from the state, so that she may obey the “holy law” that was perceived as state law and bury her brother. There are many other reason than this that Antigone is still a good citizen.

In Antigone’s time citizenship entailed several different things. As a citizen of Thebes you were expected to obey all the laws of Thebes both religious and other and to have allegiance to Thebes and no other country. Antigone, had allegiance to Thebes, never fought against Thebes, and obeyed religious laws of the state. But by obeying the religious law she failed to obey a state law. It all comes down to the fact that the religious law that was upheld by the state conflicted with the state law made by Creon. Either way in the situation she would fail Thebes. Antigone, was put in a situation that was lose lose.

In conclusion in todays society and that of Antigone nobody could possibly be a good citizen if it entailed obeying every

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