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Creon's Tragic Death Of Sophocles Antigone

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Antigone was justifiable in her action to disobey the proclamation that Creon created. Creon is immoral in the condemned burial of Polynices. Antigone is moved by her religious perspective, family ties and passionate aspects to go against the law of the land that makes her actions just in what she did rather than unjust.

The Gods’ law was more crucial than any mortals law. Antigone’s view on the gods being of a higher power made her decision non-defiant since she only broke a mortals law not the gods. “ It was not God’s proclamation that final injustice. That rules the world below makes no such laws.... The immortal unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were, and shall be, Operative forever, beyond man utterly.” (60-64: 982). Death is not a punishment to Antigone since she obeyed the gods rather than a mortal which makes her actions just in the eyes of the immortals. The family ties also making the actions of Antigone justifiable. …show more content…

The proper burial of Eteocles and not a burial of Polynices was unfair since they both murdered each-other. This is beytral to her and is outrages so no law is to be followed if it included her family. “ My brother too... His own brother equal in blood.”(111-113:984). Family is more reasonable than a law prohibiting peace of the family. Without a burial Antigone is hurt and can not think straight in her decisions so it is justifiable for her to disobey Creon and bury him to let his

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