Antigone

Her fight against state law shows her conviction and the extent to which she values herself since she will stand up for her own morals. I feel most comfortable matching my views and interpretation with Bowra’s. He even goes as far to say that Creon is forced to realize the power of the social and religious imperatives that Antigone obeys. Knox continuously portrays Creon as stubborn, severely tyrannical and defiant; it is clear that he personally sides with the actions of Antigone. The presentation, the views that the readers take and the feelings that are forced all give the play unparalleled substance. He believes that she is wholly in the right and that in such a case, human law must yield, despite her reasoning being one-sided. She begins with claiming that Antigone’s struggle is a more controversial struggle than Creon’s. Antigone relies too deeply on her conscience to consider Creon’s side. The conflict, according to Bowra, built good contrast – the real arrogance of Creon vs. Again, this issue of “one-sidedness” resurfaces. However, what matters more to him is the means by which the resolution to the conflict was reached. He says that she is not “reduced to recognize that her motive is purely personal,” as Creon is. She parallels Antigone to Creon saying that she has simplified the world around her removing conflicting values.