Divine Law In Antigone

The play antigone evidently demonstrates the contention of common law and divine law.Here divine law is spoken to by antigone while mainstream law is spoken to by ruler Creon. Aside from this there are different characters in the play who maintains Antigone in the play the contention is not of identities but rather of ideas– the contention of standards. The ruler bolsters mainstream law while others underpins the religious soul that is divine law. In any case is the standard of the god in which after death everyone is secured with all customs and honor expected to a person after his downfall And the second run is the rule of the state which was made by the master Creon, according to it the Polyneices should revealed from every one of those …show more content…
He is sincere, energetic and caring. He is loyal and cautious about the welfare of his nation. Eteocles, one of the siblings of Antigone, died for nation. Hence, the ruler requests to cover him with state honor. His respectable deeds will make him live in the heart of man. On alternate hand, Polyneces, another sibling of Antigone, came to battle against his own particular nation and kicked the bucket. His wrongdoing is reprehensible. Along these lines, the ruler disallows to cover his dead body even tumbles to be eaten by the creatures.

Creon regards (considers) his judgment to be correct. Since, he is cautious about the welfare of his nation. The individual, who is destructive to his nation, can never be called companion. As indicated by him, Eteocles is the companion of nation while Polyneces is the swindler. A patriot and a traitor are never got the same honor. Along these lines, Crion is innocent in his perspective.

Divine law is clearly something hard to get it. The ruler turns out to be so ignorant concerning his power that he never paid regard (consideration) to other's recommendation. Toward the end of the show, he came to understand the estimation of the heavenly law. In any case, he was past the point where it is possible to dodge the …show more content…
The discipline for overstepping the divine beings law is not demise but rather as per the Greeks something much more unceasing. The character Tiresias whose expectation realizes the possible fitting internment of Polyneices was Portrayed as astute and man brimming with reason. Tiresias endeavors to caution Creon of his absurdity and lets him know the divine beings are irate. It was an incredible sin submitted by the ruler, yet at the same time the lord dismisses the notices of Tiresias. She realizes that in the event that she covered her sibling than the result would be demise of her, however she covered her sibling. She was sure with her deeds. she knew that the deeds done by her would lead to her death but still she performed all the rituals so as to free the soul of her brother. This depicts her true love for her family. Antigone was resolved. She cherishes their siblings both similarly and in addition equivalent honor for Polyneices. She is excited to acknowledge her passing cheerfully in the event that she covers her sibling. She says-why, demise is welcome. For me to meet this fate is little distress; But when my mother's child lay dead, had I dismissed him and left him there unburied, That would have brought about me despondency. She believes that covering her sibling would be radiant for her. What Polyneices did was may not be right however at the end of the day he is the sibling of Antigone and that is the