Burial In Antigone
Antigone is the problem in this play, she wants to go against Creon's orders which declared that Polynices body may not be given a proper burial for helping the forces which invaded Thebes, but Antigone knowing this insists on giving him a proper burial nevertheless. She felt that she was right, and the Creon laws had no right to decide who does and who doesn’t have the right to a proper burial. Polynices fought because he was following his morals. For some reason, he was in favor with the other side Continuing on, knowing the consequences of her act, she will bury her brother because it is the will of the gods that a family gives its members a proper burial. And because of this, she will face the punishment of death for disobeying Creon’s order. For fighting against Thebes, but Antigone being an honor sister will give him a proper burial knowing what he did. Creon by doing this will let the city know that by unburied Polynices action will show others to think before thinking in betraying their city if anyone had the intention to do it. Also since he's the king, he needs to gain the respect of the people. When at the same time it was
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No one should take the right to put one body to rest in peace upon his or her death. However, Creon is only trying to make sure enforcing this law that no one goes against his city and people, and doing this if they are real believers, they will think about it twice before trying anything against Thebes. In other words, a traitor of Thebes will never have a proper buried like the Greek believes. At the confrontation of Antigone and Creon, Antigone makes clear to Creon that the laws of heaven are more powerful than his laws and she was right, but Creon can't let something like this just slide, because like I said it will send the wrong message to the citizens of Thebes. It is not very clear that Antigone had no sorrow for what she did nor will she back
No one should take the right to put one body to rest in peace upon his or her death. However, Creon is only trying to make sure enforcing this law that no one goes against his city and people, and doing this if they are real believers, they will think about it twice before trying anything against Thebes. In other words, a traitor of Thebes will never have a proper buried like the Greek believes. At the confrontation of Antigone and Creon, Antigone makes clear to Creon that the laws of heaven are more powerful than his laws and she was right, but Creon can't let something like this just slide, because like I said it will send the wrong message to the citizens of Thebes. It is not very clear that Antigone had no sorrow for what she did nor will she back