Antigone Role Analysis

The position of Antigone has been chosen not because it is easy to defend, but because it is the right thing to do. There was not one adequate reason to defend Creon; no one should defend a coward like Creon. Yes, he is a coward because he feared what his contemporaries would think if he was proven wrong by a female. Thus he continued being an ignorant and walked the path of eventual dismay and ruin. The position of Antigone will be defended on premises as such as fundamental human rights, the power of the state and its government, the role of the citizens in a given state, and the willingness of a government to incorporate its citizens’ wishes into laws etc.
The state should always work for the people and not the other way around. The people should influence the laws of a given state or country, no the government. It is also imperative to note that the state should respect and defend its citizens’ personal matters. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the character that champions these beliefs is Antigone. She displays tremendous courage and self-belief. In this play she is presented with the dilemma of personal matter that causes conflict with the state law, in which case she denies the law to …show more content…
Antigone wanted to act upon one of the basic rights, the right to bury her fallen brother, but Creon would not have it. He was seduced by the power of his throne and by his ego to decline Antigone, and it ultimately led to the destruction of his personal life. Antigone should be admired for being fearless and for her will power. She stood her ground, did what she promised, and did not shy away from any repercussion or punishment by lying; she is the hero of this tragic of a story. On the other hand, Creon showed how selfish, stubborn, and unintelligent he truly is by being ignorant. A leader of any sort could and should take notes on what not to do by examining what Creon actually