Antigone and her sentence

Why does the sentry bring Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed? Is the death penalty a fitting punishment for Antigone's crime? Explain. How does she defend herself?

The sentry brings Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed because if the sentry did not find the person who had committed the crime then Creon would have killed him. In that time, people lived more on the motto of every man for himself. The sentry is a perfect example of that motto because he was concerned about saving his own life and not the life of Antigone. I do not think it is a fitting punishment for Antigone's crime because I do not totally understand the importance of the burying ceremonies. However, for that time it is probably a reasonable punishment, but I still think it is too severe of a punishment. I think they could have made the punishment imprisonment. Antigone does not really defend herself. When Creon asks if she did the crime she right off the bat says she does. She does say she knew that what she was doing was wrong, but she was doing what she thought was right. Antigone goes on a rant about how she never heard Zeus say these laws and that if her brother was not buried the gods below would be upset. She says the she did not know that Creon was more powerful then the gods and now could over rule the gods' laws. Antigone tells Creon that everyone in town is siding with her, but they are all to afraid of his wrath to actually speak their minds.

Antigone Question

Think about what we read in class today in Antigone and voice your opinion about why you think Antigone decided to take a stand against her uncle, King Creon, and support her dead brother, Polyneices.

I think Antigone decided to support her dead brother, Polyneices, and not listen to her uncle, King Crean, because I believe Antigone loves her family dearly and it appears as if she loves them even more then her country. I believe that Antigone sees her brothers on the same level and that they bother deserve the same treatment. When her uncle said that Polyneices was not to be buried because he was a traitor, Antigone became angry because she did not feel as if the one brother was better then the other and as if her uncle was going against her family. She is a strong girl who is stubborn and will not back down on what she believes. After she decided to support her dead brother, nothing seemed to make her change her mind, not even her sister Ismene or the punishment if she get caught.

Antigone

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