... that citizens must obey the law to keep peace in the community, even though we may disagree with it. For example, Creon has no real desire to put Antigone to death. Creon knows that Antigone is far more useful as an ally to Thebes then a martyr. Although Creon does not want to, he ... determined so she feels like she has nothing to lose. It seems that she has prepared herself for death, and has no care for the affect on the state of government or causing anarchy throughout the community. Antigone's actions have caused a disruption of peace in the community, although that was not apart h...

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... should not make assumptions about whether or not something is right or wrong, unless the answer to that is apparently clear. Antigone believed that the actions she took were done for the right reason, because they adhere to the law of the Gods. In opposition to that, Creon believes that the actions ... strong beliefs (Segal Sophocles 65). Charles Segal says in Sophocles' Praise of Man and the Conflicts of the Antigone: She chooses the divine command over the human compulsion, and rejects life with it's compromises for the absolutes of death. Indeed, in her terms these absolutes are, par...

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... that position. By tragically losing all, one is forced to feel sympathy toward him, and for always doing what he thought was right, and be loyal to what he thought would farther and protect his kingdom. Antigone possesses the qualities everyone admires. She is defiant, strong-willed, rebellious, brave, loyal, and ... qualities with cruelty, authoritativeness, loyalty, and pride. By the end of the play Antigone is exonerated for having buried her brother Polyneices and also for going against the law that was set by Creon. Even though she had excused for her actions, she still lost her own...

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... case you have forgotten. Nobody is going to be able to say I betrayed my own brother." Despite the consequence of death, Antigone follows through with her beliefs and gives her brother the proper ceremony for a dead soldier. By carrying through with her beliefs, Antigone not only shows her strength and courage, but also her commitment to her family. Family is very important to ... downfall. At the beginning of the play, she talks with her sister, Ismene, about giving their dead brother a suitable burial. Antigone asks for Ismene's help and explains to her the consequences of breaking th...

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... other side of the story. They now have the internal conflict of choosing between the law and tradition. After the presentation of Antigone's and Creon's reasoning for determining whether the act of burying Polyneices was the right act to do, the chorus first supports Creon. "Man the master ... leaning toward siding with the gods due to the citizens' utmost respect of their laws, leaving empathy for Antigone hard to express. After weighing out the rational arguments about the justification of Antigone's actions, the chorus still ends up torn when action has decided to be taken. They tempo...

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