Antigone Vs Creon Analysis

In Antigone, Antigone buried her brother, Polyneices, against Creon’s law. Creon warned the city of Thebes that if anyone were to bury Polyneices, a stoning would take place as a punishment in front of the public. Antigone, Polyneices’ sister, went to her sister asking for her help in burying her brother and when she refused to help, Antigone went ahead and buried Polyneices herself. Once Creon found out what Antigone had done, he sent her away to the middle of the woods in a closed tomb where she then hung herself. The burying of Polyneices ultimately caused Antigone’s death. While Ismene and Antigone may have differed in their opinions on burying their brother, they both had good intentions. Ismene and Antigone differ in their opinions for burying their brother. After attacking Thebes against his brother, Polyneices died, his body left to the birds and bugs in the middle of the woods. Creon then declared whoever buries Polyneices, will die by stoning in front of the public. Antigone goes to her sister with concern for her brother and says, “Ismene, I am going to bury him. Will you come?” (Sophocles 693). Ismene then got upset and responded, “I must yield to those in authority. And I think it is dangerous business to always be meddling.” (Sophocles
Antigone clearly wanted to bury Polyneices so that he should have a peaceful afterlife. Wanting to do this, she would be breaking Creon’s law saying that no one should bury the man who went against his own city and brother. Even though Antigone would be breaking the law, her intentions were still appropriate in the situation. Contrary to Antigone, Ismene refused to bury her brother when the option came about, also due to Creon’s law, except here, she wanted to follow the law. Ismene also has good intentions for her brother, but she wanted to follow the law because her life was more important to her than her own brother’s