In antigone, antigone defies king creons order by burying polyneices honorably. this defiance enrages creon, who is unwilling to tolerate any opposition to his orders. what theme of antigone do the above events reflect?
In antigone, antigone defies king creons order by burying polyneices honorably. this defiance enrages creon, who is unwilling to tolerate any opposition to his orders. what theme of antigone do the above events reflect?
I believe the theme of Antigone that the above events reflect is the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order.
She felt the need to give her brother a proper burial, regardless of the laws Creon may have imposed on the citizens.
Choices ? if this is plato then i wuld go with c ; i had this question not to long ago, Antigone is brought before Creon, and states that she knew Creon's law but chose to break it, expounding upon the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man. She is choosing the path of morality over civil law and order.
The above events reflect the theme of the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order.
Antigone buried Polynieces as she wanted that the family should do the burial rights after the death. Creon didn't want Polynices' body to go through the privilege of burial because he considered Polynices as a traitor. Creon is the king of Thebes who is arrogant and who never turns back. Also, he is obsessed with the civil laws and cannot bear anyone disobeying it. He is stubborn, full of pride and only believes in his words and decisions. This is very well known to the audience that it is Antigone who has buried Polynieces but the other characters are unknown of this.
got the answer from Kalahira
Explanation:
The theme of Antigone that the events above reflect is the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order. Antigone felt that it was her duty to bury his brother and provide him with a decent death because he was shamefully left to rot in the streets like a traitor he was. She disobeyed Creon's orders because her morals told her to do so, even though it ultimately led to even her untimely death.
so it's the third one ^
In my opinion, the correct answer is C. the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order.
Creon's act of banning Polyneices' burial is understandable from the perspective of a king, who wants to protect his authority and punish all who would challenge it. He is a statesman and protector of the law, which means he must always punish an offender, or it would encourage many more people to break laws. However, Antigone's view is different. She thinks there are higher, divine, ethical laws, that are above any particular interests of state and the king, even if he is her own uncle. Her act depicts her bold determination that won't give way to any earthly authority.
I just read this book literally , Antigone did what she felt the Gods thought was right. She lives by example of her God's! She did for her brother.
The theme explored here is the clash between an individual and the society.Antigone who is an individual clashes against Creon who as the king represents the state, that is the society. He punishes her for not obeying him, that is, for not behaving in the way the society should work.
The theme explored here is the clash between an individual and the society. Antigone who is an individual clashes against Creon who as the king represents the state, that is the society. He punishes her for not obeying him, that is, for not behaving in the way the society should work.
The correct answer is C. the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order. Antigone had a choice - either to obey Creon's civil law, or to listen to her heart and follow her own morals when it comes to the burial of her brother whose body is just left to rot unburied. She decided to go with her gut and fight for her brother's burial, which unfortunately led to her demise.