Antigone Moral Development

In the play Antigone, a girl named Antigone buried her brother, Polynices, which was a very controversial event that happened in Thebes, Greece. Polynices was considered a traitor for committing treason against his own city. Creon, the king of Thebes, declared Polynices didn’t deserve the right to be buried because of his treason. Even though Antigone knew it was a religious crime that Creon wouldn’t take lightly, she still decided to bury her brother in honor of him. Creon, in response, sentenced her to death.

In the Greek play, Antigone written by Sophocles, Antigone’s brothers Polyneices and Eteocles were at war between each other because Polyneices wanted to take over the crown fought against his own city and Eteocles was protecting his city and they kill each other The king, Creon which is also their uncle declared that Polyneices shouldn’t be buried because he is a “traitor”. Antigone did the right thing when she risked death for her brother Polyneices; she did so to honor family and her gods.

During the play Creon has a few more conversation one being with his son, Haemon, and during their “talk” his son says “Then she won’t be the only one to die. (Sophocles 19”) which he stating that if Antigone is going to die he is going to die with her. Creon just feels anger towards his son but, is unexpecting of what is to come of Antigone’s death. Afterwards he had a discussion over the topic with Teiresias which led to convince Creon that he was wrong with his decisions and needed to let Antigone free with his own hands.

Creon not allowing Polynecies to have a proper burial is when the real tragedy of the play takes place. As a result of Creon’s orders, Antigone defies him and buries her brother. When Creon discovers what Antigone did, he sentenced her to death.

Just like Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Sophocles’ Antigone displays the compartments of what makes a play stand out as a tragedy. In short terms, Antigone intends to bury his brother, Polyneices, who had passed away leading a war. According to the gods, burial marks eternal peace for his and her soul. However, Creon views Polyneices as a traitor, and doesn’t deserve a burial. Despite Creon sentencing Antigone to death, many characters opposed his actions, such as Antigone herself, her sister Ismene, her husband and Creon’s son Haemon, the blind prophet of Creon, Tiresias.

At the beginning of the play Antigone decides that her morals are more important than civil law. When the play starts off, Antigone’s brothers have just died in battle against each other. One of her brother’s Eteocles has been given full military honors in his burial. While on the other hand, her brother Polyneices has been decreed a traitor. Creon declares that no one is to bury Polyneices or they will be sentenced to death.

In the prologue of the play, Antigone, by Sophocles, Antigone and Ismene (sisters) are debating between burying their late brother, Polyneices, and the consequences they may end up facing. In Antigone’s eyes, family comes before the law of burying a traitor. When disputing between the burial, Antigone says, “...but Polyneices, who fought bravely and died as miserably, - they say that Creon has sworn no one shall bury him…” (Prologue.17-20) Antigone just wants to put her brother to peace, but Creon refuses to allow anyone who tries to ruin the well-being of his new society to be buried. She believes that Polyneices fought just as bravely as their brother, Eteocles, and his spirit deserves to be put to rest instead of lying in the public square.

Later on in the play, Creon finds out that the body had been buried, he was furious. Creon orders one of the Guards to find whoever buried the body, or the guard would face death himself. When the Guard finds the culprit, Creon questions her, it was Antigone, and she wasn't denying what she did. Creon and Antigone argue back and forth about her choices, Creon even because in her Ismene, who falsely claims she was part of the disobeyance. Creon decides to spare Ismene and to imprison Antigone in a cave. Tiresias, the blind prophet, warns Creon that the gods side with Antigone. Tiresias spoke that bad things will happen to him for his injustice. At the end of the play, a Messenger comes to tell Creon that Haemon, his son, has killed himself. When the messenger told Creon’s wife, Eurydice, she disappears. A Second Messenger later arrives to tell Creon Eurydice has killed herself. In her last breath, she cursed her

In the play of "Antigone" by Sophicles, sisters of a royal bloodline head back to Thebes, in which they they then find out both of their brothers are deceased. Creon- the main antogonist in the play- has arranged a proper burial for one the brothers but has banned the other one of a burial. This becomes the main protagonists goal- Antigone- to bury her other brother.

In the play Antigone, the female main character finally returns home from a lifetime of wandering with her father only to come home to find out that her brothers die, and that she has to bury them. The only exception is that her brother Polyneices has been denied a burial by Creon; yet she still goes against the law and buries Polyneices anyway. This is ultimately Antigone’s downfall because she is unable to accept the burial is illegal, and to add more turmoil she ends up getting locked in a cave as punishment.

‘’Antigone is a story about Antigone, a woman who suffers the dead of her parents and brothers. The story focuses on her seeking proper burial for one of her dead brothers who fought against his own city. Creon the king, honors one of the dead brothers for fighting for his city and declares death to any who dares give burial rites to the brother who opposed the city. “As for Polyneices, who perished so miserably, an order has gone

There are many different moral levels that people have. People use reasoning that can be identified with a particular stage on Kohlberg’s moral development hierarchy. The higher stages of morality are not usually achieved, according to Kohlberg. In a play called Antigone, one character, name Antigone, has a high level of morality. In Antigone, written by Sophocles, he conveys various moral hierarchy stages through character traits, reasoning, and moral development within this character

What’s the overall message that Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle are trying to portray to their audience.? Well, after reading the play and being able to analyze the story a little more in depth, I came up with two probable answers. First, I think the author’s trying to describe Antigone as this antagonist, who’s against all odds throughout the play. She’s a young girl who refuses to let anyone tell her what to do. Her self-morals of loyalty and courage outweigh any consequence that’s willing to come her way. Antigone ends up pushing her limits by finally forcing Creon to punish her by sticking her in a cave and locking her in there, but in the end Creon changes his. He finally understands what needs to be done; He finally kind of sees eye to eye and allows Antigone to bury her brother. So, in the end, I interpreted this as the author telling us don’t give up for what we believe in, no matter how big or small of a stretch it is, because in the

At the beginning of the play, Antigone and her sister Ismene are having a conversation about both of their brothers being killed within minutes of each other. Antigone then proceeds to tell her sister that King Creon has issued a new order that no one shall bury one of her brothers Polyneices. Her other brother Eteocles was buried with full military honors, but Polyneices is considered a traitor, so he is not allowed to be laid to rest. If someone were to bury him, they would be sentenced to death by stoning in the public square. Antigone wants to give her brother a proper funeral and wants her sister to

It was soon discovered what Antigone had done. Creon her to be executed and was imprisoned in a cave. Her fiancé, Haemon, son of Creon, begged his father to let her go. He finally agreed but he was too late, Antigone had hanged herself. Haemon was devastated that his love was dead, so he committed suicide. At the news, Creon's wife and Haemon’s mother, queen Eurydice, commits suicide fulfilling Creon’s fate of being responsible for his family’s death. Antigone lines 1335-1336 “From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape”.