From Antigone s point of view I see where she gets off on wanting to break the law. Even though the king made the law where she cant burry the one brother that betrayed his country, he shouldn’t be mad enough to where he kills her over it. Even if Polynecis went against his country, it was for a cause. I would probably do the same if my brother tried to seize all the power for himself. My opinion on what Antigone is doing to burry her brother, I am all for it.
But I can also see where Creon is coming from with this law and his anger about wanting no one to burry the body of Polynecis. He can’t come off soft to his kingdom and let a traitor be buried, so as his punishment Creon is not allowing his soul to go to heaven. This really in a complicated pickle, considering after Antigone “buries” Polynecis, Creon wants to kill her, but he can’t because his son Haemon is going to marry Antigone.
What Inseme is doing though “I” think is really stupid. When her sister Antigone is taking the full fall, why should she want to go down with her? I understand that from her point of view she may feel diffidently about Antigone than I do but still, if I had a get out of jail free card I would take it, Not get executed
Kenny -
ReplyDeleteHere's a thought about Ismene: At this point, if she lives, what's left for her? Both of her brothers are dead (they killed each other), her mother is dead (suicide), her father is dead (exiled himself to the desert after gouging his eyes out because he married his own mother), and her sister is about to be dead (executed by her uncle). The only family left to her is the same uncle who put her sister to death.
Besides not having much left to live for, there's also the need to share in people's suffering and their glory. I can sort of understand why Ismene would want the credit (and the punishment -- or martyrdom that goes with it) even though she didn't act.
Antigone is disgusted by her, because she wouldn't ACT because she was afraid of death, and now she wants the punishment of death, anyway. Sometimes, the crime may be worth the punishment.