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Effects Of Love In Antigone

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HOW LOVE AND PRIDE CAN AFFECT OUR DECISIONS

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In Sophocles’ Antigone, there is a dramatic mix of love and pride. Two views will be argued in this paper. One will argue that Antigone was wrongly punished for her deeds and that Creon’s pride was all to blame. The other view is that Creon made a lawful and correct decision to punish. The love is displayed by Antigone, the main character, when she disobeys her uncle Creon’s order to not bury her brother. Creon’s pride would not allow him to stop the punishment of death he had sentenced upon Antigone. Out of Creon’s pride, he lost his wife, son and nephew. Although it could be argued that Creon made the correct decision based on following the law.

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Creon, her uncle, ordered that no one was to bury her brother for he was seen as a traitor. She could not stand to see his body torn and eaten by the wild animals, so she did her best to bury him. Sophocles uses specific diction, to show that Antigone was punished for not respecting Creon, by respecting her dead brother, in this excerpt, “my reference only brands me for irreverence!” (Sophocles 441 bc). It would have been difficult to decide to burry your brother whom you love very much, while knowing that you could lose your life for it. Antigone died for lack of respect for Creon, but out of respect for her brother, who was already …show more content…

He may have the belief that Antigone’s Love is foolish. He may believe so because Creon criminalized burying her brother and she buried him anyways knowing that the punishment was death. Ismene, Antigone’s sister says, “Oh Antigone you’re so rash – I’m so afraid for you!” (Sophocles 441 BC, pg.63). This signifies the possibility that Sophocles would have thought Antigone was rash and foolish in her decision making. If Sophocles did mean to convey that Antigone was foolish for her actions, then Creon would have made the right and lawful decision to punish

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