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beings. It shows how hard it is to listen to other people when we are wrong, how you
have to face the consequences of your actions, also to think before you act and ponder
the outcome of your actions. The story is an insight to the truth about human nature.
When we are wrong about something we have done or said, it is hard to admit we’re
wrong, and listen to others. Antigone started the whole conflict of the story, when she
believes that giving her brother a proper burial is worth risking her own life. She
ignores her sister who sees the situation from a different point of view, seeing that being
killed for someone who is already dead is not a noteworthy thing. Ismene is
ignored when Antigone is wrong, and she pays for it. Creon is unwilling to listen
when he finds out his niece risked her life to bur
. . .
In conclusion, the play like most others in Greek theatre, is meant to entertain,
enlighten, and educate. If you
want to make good decisions, think before you act.
Creon as well did not listen to his son, who –like the people of Thebes- believed that
what Antigone did was heroic, and right. Creon doesn’t think about
the negatives of not giving Polynices a proper burial. It teaches morals such as not being stubborn and listening to
others; to face the harsh reality of life, when we do something wrong; also to be wise and
think before acting upon, so that we won’t have to face a bad consequence.
It is wise to ponder important decisions before we do them. He saw Antigone as a family rebel, and had her left to die. She would have eventually been freed
had she suffered longer for her crime, had she endured the pain a bit longer, but instead
she hanged herself by her own clothing. y Polynices because his judgement was
wrong. Instead he blames it on his role
as king, and later complains that he never wanted to be king, as if trying to imply the
problem on someone else who is non-existent.
>>>>>87%<<<<. He believes that he made the right judgement by not letting Polynices have a
proper burial as punishment. He doesn’t think that someone from
his own family will die defying that law, that he could anger the gods, that more
people will die because of his actions. In the mean time when she was in the cave, there are
protests to free her as well as signs from the gods. But aren’t
these negative traits which we need to experience to really learn? Facing consequences,
admitting we’re wrong, examining actions that were not pondered.
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