In this section, Antigone encourages Ismene to help bury their brother, Polynices. He died a terrible death and Antigone believes he deserves a proper burial no matter what everyone else says about the way he died fighting against the city. Creon has specifically asked that no person mourn or touch his corpse and to “leave him unburied for the dogs to tear.” Ismene agrees to do one thing for Antigone in her master plan: to not tell anyone what she is going to do. Creon becomes king because he inherits the throne. Eteocles, Ismene and Antigone’s good brother, died fighting for the city is given a proper burial.
By: Sophocles Sometimes pride can cause a person to break the law. The story of Antigone written by Sophocles shows the effects of pride. Pride is demonstrated clearly in the play of Antigone. King Creon makes and refuses to change a law that no one can bury the body of Polyneices, Antigone's brother, Antigone breaks this law and is sentenced to death, which also leads to the death of Haemon. The pride of Antigone, Creon and Haemond moves the action of the play.
Anyone who buried Polynices would be punished by death. Creon does this to demonstrate to his people that anyone who tries to overthrow the king, as Polynices did, will be punished. He does this to protect his position as king, and the position of Thebes’ future rulers. Antigone decided to go against her uncle’s rule and bury Polynices. One might argue that Antigone acted not to disobey her uncle, but because she cared for her brother.
Creon sentences Antigone to death. An example of a tragic flaw for Creon would be when he said, “Whatever you say, you will not change my will” (759). This shows tragic flaw because Creon is stubborn with Teiresias and he doesn’t want to free Antigone. Antigone is determined to respect the God-given laws regarding the dead. Antigone risks losing her life, and Creon risks losing Cadmus, which was the founder of Thebes.
Antigone’s refusal to lay down and follow the king’s command shows an aggressive side of Antigone. By returning to the body a second time to perform the funeral rites, provides the reader with a view into Antigone’s railing against one of the essential rules laid out in her culture. The reader is provided with a traditional look into gender roles through the character Ismene. Ismene is more subservient and docile than Antigone. Ismene mentions that she is unable to defy the State, while Antigone feels that she must break the law in order to honor her brother.
It is true that this isn't what comes in return for the death of Caesar. However, Brutus's intentions were just. He states in this quote that they will take Caesar's blood and cry peace and liberty because in Brutus's eyes killing Caesar would bring about peace in Rome. “Remember March, the ides of March remember: Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake? What villain touched his body, that did stab, And not for justice?”(4.3.18-21) In this quote, Brutus is saying that no man who partook in Julius Caesar's downfall did so for self gain.
He is the ruler of a state and is trying to protect his state and his people. By doing what he did he may have struck fear in the eyes of other potential enemies. Also, Creon did not see the point of burying not only his enemies but a traitor to his state. He thought that Polyneices did not deserve a burial because of what he did. While I can understand this it is still wrong.
(page 35-36) Differences: Antigone belives in following the god wishes, while Creon follows the the rule of the city Antigone: "The sacared laws that heaven holds in honour." (page 5) "Was I so stand before the gods' tribunal for disobeying them, because I feared a man? "(page 17) Creon: "lawful authority must be obeyed in all things, great of small"(page 24) Antiogne puts her family over everything while Creon puts his city over everything. Antigone: "And if I Have to die for this pure crime, I am content, for I shall rest beside him" (page 5) "Father, and you, my mother; you, my brother. For when you died it was my hands that washed and dressed you, laid you in your graves, and poured the Last libations."
King Creon lets it be known that Polyneices, Antigone’s brother, the traitor is not to be buried, but his sister Antigone defies the order because of the values she holds. For instance, Antigone believed that god’s law should come before everything. Creon believed that everyone should listen to the laws of man but Antigone doesn't agree with this because she believes that the laws of the gods should be held above
King Creon shows that he truly cares for Antigone and Haemon. He does this when Antigone is caught burying her brother Polynices .Polynices was supposed to rot for the choices he made so Creon felt that he should suffer the consequences by not having a funeral or being buried. King Creon tells Antigone that he had no intentions of having her killed, even though she did break the law by burying Polynices. Antigone makes a decision and sacrifices her life by burying Polynices as she feels it’s the right thing to do. King Creon finds this decision of hers silly because he wants her and Haemon, his son, to get married quickly and have children.