Antigone Reflection

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Throughout the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, we are presented with various themes and ideas about the ancient way of life. Some of these themes stand out more than others. One thing that struck me in this play is the theme of death. Should there even be a question about the burial of a family member? Is there a fine line between law and the right thing? These are the issues in the play that disturb me the most and what I plan to talk about in this reflection.

It's a simple concept really, love someone, do anything for that love. In this case there is no exception, although Creon seems to think there should be for the benefit of social balance. I can not believe how Creon can be so fixated on what Polyneices was, a rebel against


his home land, that he can not let that go and understand why Antigone wants to bury him, for love of family. So Creon wants to punish her for simply burying her brother. For one thing, he's already dead so he poses no threat to the land anymore. There should not even be a problem there. If Creon thinks that it would be a dishonor to have him buried in his home land that he betrayed, he is not thinking of how he is in turn dishonoring Antigone and her wishes.

I understand that some people would look down on Creon if he let Antigone bury him there, but most would probably not care, for now he is at peace and can do no harm. At one part in the play, a blind prophet Teiresias even tells Creon that the people and the gods wont like the deci

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Approximate Word count = 503
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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