Why does Antigone feel it is her duty to bury Polyneices? Why doesn’t Ismene?
Antigone feels that it is her duty to bury Polyneices because he is her brother, and it was a sacred duty to bury the dead so that they could pass the river that encircles the kingdom of death. She disobeyed Creon’s commandment, but followed the sacred/religious laws. Antigone is mourning over the loss of her brother. She thinks that he is important enough to be buried. Ismene wants to follow the law. This is seen in line 64, “I will bury the brother I love”- Andre’s and line 58, “It is the dead, not the living, who make the longest demands.” Ismene doesn’t feel the same way, because he’s considered a disloyal, dead Theban for having sided with the enemy. Creon denies Polyneices’ burial. Because of that, Ismene refuses to go against Creon. …show more content…
What is the implication?
Ismene means she is unwilling to do the right thing if it means standing up to a man especially Creon. She means that, in this time, women were beneath men and put under men. Men were the leaders and women could not really do anything. This statement relates to Antigone’s saying her crime is holy because this is like the first time a woman has done anything. Antigone states that even though the burial is considered a crime in her uncle’s eyes, it is her god-given duty to burn him. The implication is that the crime is punishable by death.
Why does Creon refuse to bury Polyneices? What does his fear indicate? Creon threatens to torture the sentry before killing him if his order is disobeyed. What does this indicate about his ability to
Antigone feels that it is her duty to bury Polyneices because he is her brother, and it was a sacred duty to bury the dead so that they could pass the river that encircles the kingdom of death. She disobeyed Creon’s commandment, but followed the sacred/religious laws. Antigone is mourning over the loss of her brother. She thinks that he is important enough to be buried. Ismene wants to follow the law. This is seen in line 64, “I will bury the brother I love”- Andre’s and line 58, “It is the dead, not the living, who make the longest demands.” Ismene doesn’t feel the same way, because he’s considered a disloyal, dead Theban for having sided with the enemy. Creon denies Polyneices’ burial. Because of that, Ismene refuses to go against Creon. …show more content…
What is the implication?
Ismene means she is unwilling to do the right thing if it means standing up to a man especially Creon. She means that, in this time, women were beneath men and put under men. Men were the leaders and women could not really do anything. This statement relates to Antigone’s saying her crime is holy because this is like the first time a woman has done anything. Antigone states that even though the burial is considered a crime in her uncle’s eyes, it is her god-given duty to burn him. The implication is that the crime is punishable by death.
Why does Creon refuse to bury Polyneices? What does his fear indicate? Creon threatens to torture the sentry before killing him if his order is disobeyed. What does this indicate about his ability to