Moral Differences Between Creon And Antigone

The renowned Irish poet Oscar Wilde once spoke “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.” Oscar Wilde often talked about morals, and he reasoned that we only pass moral judgments on those who are outside of our inner circle. We as individuals view morality through a wide variety of beliefs, which is one of the more intriguing parts of relationships with diverse people. For example, in Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Ocean is easygoing and empathetic towards others, while in Antigone from Sophocles’s play, Creon is someone who will use all means vital to guarantee he is accurate because he can't imagine being wrong. Tensions between morals are also evident in the case study of Micheal Brown,

To bury Polynices, Antigone asks Ismene for assistance, when Antigone expresses “If love is my crime, I shall plead guilty and pay the penalty with my life.” Ismene responds concerned “Dishonor them? I don’t want to dishonor them. I just don’t see the good in disobeying the law…Oh, sister. I am afraid for you!” (388). Here, it is evident that Ismene and Antigone have different moral principles even though they are from the same family. This proves that even though people grew up together, they can still have different moral values since other things influence them as well. However, it seems as though they have respect for each other, even though they can see and understand each other’s opinions. Antigone is willing to “pay the penalty with her life” to leave an understanding that she was right. Ismene is willing to respect this, but Ismene is afraid for her sister’s life. Antigone is upset Ismene cannot help her bury Polynices, but Ismene has a valid reason not to and Antigone tries to accept that. The only way to work together when people think they are right with a different perspective is to have respect for them. It is important to try and understand them in any possible way. Sometimes, people with separate morals are the most attractive and interesting. This is the case in A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Shirin and Ocean somehow ended up eating pancakes in IHOP together. Shirin expresses that “I don’t understand why you are trying so hard to be my friend. I don’t understand why you keep showing up in my life (88).” Shirin is genuinely shocked and baffled that someone like Ocean could like her. She is very guarded and describes herself in a way that makes it seem like nobody likes her. However, Ocean is so attracted to her. Ocean sees all the right things in Shirin, and he embraces