Examples Of Moral Integrity In Antigone

Moral integrity is defined as the quality of being honest, fair, and doing what is right based on what you believe in. In the Greek tragedy, Antigone, a character's’ moral integrity is a vital component of the story. The quality shows strengths, weaknesses, and what someone is willing to do on behalf of what they believe in.
Antigone is not only the leading lady of this story, but she is also one of the most important characters. Women during this time wore robes, rich wore long robes and poor wore short robes. This can infer that clothing distinguished the rich from the poor. Antigone always believed that anything and everything should be done properly. She was also very persistent with her decisions, and sometimes wanted the help of her

“Ismene, I am going to bury him, will you come?” (qtd. in Mirrors & Windows, Prologue, 31) My inference of this quote is that Antigone wants her sister, Ismene, to help her properly bury their brother. She wanted to give her brother a proper burial to honor him, despite Creon’s opinion that “traitors” should not be honored. After burying Eteocles, King Creon found out and punished her. “[To Guards] You, there, take them away and guard them well: For they are but women, and even brave men run When they see Death coming.” (qtd. in 2, 164-166) Creon plans on punishing both Ismene and Antigone, but they aren’t trying to avoid the consequences. Even though Ismene had no part of the crime, she wants to be equal part of the punishment. “Do you refuse me, Antigone? I want to die with you: I too have a duty that I must discharge to the dead.” (qtd. in 2, 137-138) The narrator shows a wider range of opinion. “ When laws are kept,

Men during this time wore robes: rich wore long robes, poor wore short robes. I can infer from my research that clothing distinguished the rich from the poor. He is the King of Thebes, and believes that no matter how ridiculous the rule, it must be followed. The laws Creon followed were what made a city stronger, not anything that seemed to be the slightest bit logical. “You will give no support whoever breaks this law.” (qtd. in 1, 50) He is saying that no matter who breaks this law, they will be punished. Once the law was broken by Antigone, Creon was very quick to jump to a punishment. “ I will carry her far away Out there in the wilderness, and lock her Living in a vault of stone. She shall have food, As the custom is, to absolve the State of her death. And there let her pray to the gods of hell: They are her only gods: Perhaps they will show her an escape from death, Or she may learn, through late, That piety shown the dead is piety in vain.” (qtd. in 3, 142-150) From what Creon said, you can infer that he is going to lock her in a cave with no food or water, and she will starve to death. After talking to the prophet, Teiresias, Creon finally accepts that he was making the wrong decisions from the start, and decides to let Antigone out of the cave. “It is hard to deny the heart! But I Will do it: I will not fight with destiny.” (qtd. in 3, 102-103) He is resilient to let her out, but he will not ignore what is fated to