Antigone Vs Creon

In the story Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone and her sister Ismene had an idea of burying her brother because it was the right thing to do. There’s only one problem with this, it is illegal to bury one. Antigone and Ismene are arguing about what their plan will be, Imene is still unsure though. Ismene decides not to go along with the plan, but she wouldn’t tell anyone about Antigone’s doings. There is a new king, Creon is approached by leaders and they expressed that Creon was old and that a younger man should rule. The Sentry explain to King Creon that they have discovered a body that was being buried but was abandoned. The leader explains to Creon that is the work of the Gods, Creon becomes furious because he believes there is no way that the Gods did this. Antigone is caught and brought to Creon and explains how she did it and didn’t deny any of it. Creon takes away his son Haemon’s bride because of the law, but Creon explains that he is more important than marriage. Antigone, the main character comes off as passionate, strong-willed, and rebellious.
Antigone would be described as brave, she knows what danger she is getting into, but she doesn’t care. When discussing the burial of her brother with her sister, her sister asks, “ …show more content…
While discussing her brothers burial with her sister, Antigone expresses her feelings about her brother. “I’ll raise a mound for him, my dear brother” (Sophocles 95). Antigone was caught by the sentry and brought her in, they explained to Creon what occurred, “ Soon as we saw we rushed her, closed on the kill like hunters, and she didn’t flinch, we interrogated her, charging her with offenses past and present- she stood up to it all, denied nothing” (Sophocles 481-485). When Creon talked to Antigone about all her actions, she didn’t deny a thing, “ I did it. I don’t deny a thing” (Sophocles 492). Antigone’s actions showed she was strong-willed, she didn’t care what anyone