Wednesday, November 30, 2011

ismene, antigone, and creon! who is right?


            I agree with Antigone. Your family is your family; forget the rules or laws that were made. You are entitled to respect and give a proper burial for her own brother. It is asinine that Creon can put her to death and punish her over putting her brother to rest so he can respectfully go to the underworld. That is their religion and Creon does not have the authority. However although Antigone is absolutely right by the means of religion and her own self-beliefs Creon is right by law. Antigone’s father put a spell over the brothers that they were both going to die. One of the brothers could be properly buried but the other had to be left without being buried or touched and left for the birds to eat him! Both people are right and wrong in some ways. In the midst of both of these characters having their reasoning, ismene is also facing consequences. Although she had nothing to do with the burial or tampering with the brother, she at the end said to Creon that she had done the crimes as well as her sister Antigone. That in itself was enough to punish her as well. It was stupid of ismene to say she did something like that when she knew she would face consequences if she had nothing to do with it and didn’t break the law in any way.  All three characters believe there should be different things happening with them. Ismene is only saying she did it so that she doesn’t have to live without her dad, sister. And brothers. And Creon is in a tough stop because Antigone is scheduled to marry his son! Plus Antigone had to make the choice of family or law. All of these characters are facing though choices and situations ahead!

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