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In the play Antigone, the two main characters, Creon, the King of Thebes, and Antigone battle a philosophical war concerning their ideals. The conflict arises when their ideals that back up their actions on the burial of Polyneices clash, creating a contradiction between morals. When Creon comes to rule in Ancient Greece life is full of complicated questions centered on the expanding field of science. Religious freedom is encouraged to be exercised and as a result, many new ideals and beliefs surfaced. Because of the bad decisions that Creon makes, he loses his wife, son, and his happiness. Antigone feels that Creon disregards the laws of the heavens by ordering it unlawful for anyone to provide a proper burial for her brother, Polyneices. Antigone's reasoning is set by her belief that if a person is not given an adequate and proper burial, then that person will not go to heaven. Creon's order is taken personally to Antigone and his edict invades her family life as well as the gods. From Antigone's perspective, she feels that Creon betrays the ideals of the gods by not allowing her too properly bury her brother. Antigone believes that the burial is part of a religious ceremony and Creon has no right in denying
death. And there let her pray to the gods of hell: They are her only gods: Perhaps ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By declaring that Polyneices can not have a burial, Creon goes against the gods and the citizens of Thebes' beliefs. This is an unfortunate decision because, in the end, Creon loses his wife, his son and his happiness. "I will go. -Bring axes, servants: Come with me to the tomb. I buried her; I will set her free. Oh quickly! My mind misgives- The laws of the gods are mighty, and a man must serve them to the last day of his life[,]" Creon says after changing his mind (5.103-109)! The citizens of Thebes support Antigone but are all too afraid to say or do anything about it; Creon finds out about this from his son Haemon. By denying Antigone the right to bury her brother Creon causes his own downfall because. in the end, Creon three important things in his life. "I will carry her far away, out there in the wilderness, and lock her living in a The contradictions between the beliefs of Antigone and Creon are emphasized throughout the play. Antigone follows a more divine law, the laws of the gods, while Creon tries to protect the integrity of his city-state. After Creon weighs the decisions and ideals he decides to let A
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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