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ANTIGONE
Title: ANTIGONE
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 881 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
ANTIGONE
ANTIGONE
In the story of Antigone, two very headstrong people's beliefs are matched up against
each other. Creon, the king, made it law that no traitor to the Kingdom shall have a proper
burial, instead they will be left laying on the ground to rot and to be eaten by the animals. This
was the case of Antigone's brother, Polyneices. Antigone's love for her brother was so great that
she went against the law, eventhough …showed first 75 words of 881 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 881 total…wrong ruling. Too much power
and control cause an increase in arrogance and can cause some people to make totally irrational
thoughts. If Creon had continued to rule, these events hopefully would have taught him to
consider what happens to the people with such harsh laws. Creon could have easily avoided all
this if he had actually thought about what might happen if one of the law breakers was some one
in his own family.
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