Antigone The People Are Siding With Her

As the play begins antigone vows to bury her brother polynices body in defiance of creon s edict although her sister ismene refuses to help her fearing the death penalty.

Antigone the people are siding with her. Antigone is motivated by a strong moral conviction that her brother must be honored in death and in doing so she must please those that are dead as her time among the dead will be much. Haimon says that people are siding with antigone creon will look bad to the public and antigone didn t bury her brother to purposefully break the law how does haimon argue for antigone. Creon declares both sisters mad and again condemns them to death. Antigone laments her fate and the fact that she will never experience the joys of marriage.

Creon is angered and won t listen to his son. The chorus in antigone departs significantly from the chorus in aeschylus seven against thebes the play of which antigone is a continuation. Here the chorus is composed of old men who are largely unwilling to see civil disobedience in a positive light. What does haimon tell king creon about the people of thebes allegiance to him.

The chorus in seven against thebes is largely supportive of antigone s decision to bury her brother. Creon with the support of the chorus of elders repeats his edict regarding the disposal of polynices body but a fearful sentry enters to report that antigone has in fact buried her brother s body. Whose point king creon s or haimon s does the choragos support. In this case it s staying loyal to her brother polynices and to the laws of the gods.

The mention of her father and his fate stirs antigone to more intense mourning. In answer antigone withdraws her request of ismene to help her. She considers it madness to break his martial law and bury polynices. Ismene emerges from the palace weeping and says that she will share the guilt with her sister.

The chorus tells her she went too far in her protests and wonders if she is continuing to suffer for the sins of her father oedipus. She further laments the horror of her coming death. They are siding with antigone anyways. How does the city feel about antigone s crime.

Antigone speaks to her sister ismene early in antigone. In antigone written by sophocles antigone s uncompromising pride loyalty and determination all directly lead to her downfall. Antigone is a very strong headed person and she does what she believes is correct in the eyes of the gods. Antigone refuses to let her do this arguing that she acted alone and insulting ismene for her cowardice.

She risks her life to fulfill his wishes remaining loyal to both her culture and the gods with this act.