Antigone Case

Antigone's Bravery

Have you ever heard of a woman who is so brave that she will do anything to get what she desires? In the play, Antigone by Sophocles the main character, Antigone displays various traits of being brave. Antigone is a brave character in this play because she does anything in her power to bury her brother Polyneicus even though it is illegal and forbidden by the King.

At the beginning of the play, Antigone, Antigone shows that she is very brave and courageous. After Antigone and her sister Ismene find out about Plynecius's death, Antigone says, "Ismene I am going to bury Polynecius. Are you going to come?" (Sophocles 1022). This quote shows that Antigone is not of Creon's edict and power. Antigone is also courageous because she does not care about the consequences that will happen to her if she gets caught. Antigone also knows that she is doing the right thing by following God's moral law code over Creon's. After she is caught burying her brother Creon speaks to her about what she has done wrong and she tells him, "Your edict, king, was strong, but all your strength is weakness against the immortal unrecorded laws of god." (Sophocles 1035). This quote shows that Antigone is brave because she knows that Creon will punish her but she knows that she is doing the right thing by following Gods law over Creon's. Antigone also shows courage because even though her sister Ismene

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tells her not to go she does anyway just so her brother could have a proper burial. To conclude, Antigone is brave and courageous because she follows what she thinks and not what everyone else tells her to do.

Antigone is a king-hearted person and has not committed a crime with her decision of giving Polynecius a proper burial. For instance, when Creon asks her if she has done the crime she replies, " I deny nothing."(Sophocles 1035). When Creon asked Antigone what she did, she just was honest and owned up to what she did instead of trying to hide it. Antigone owns up to what she has done because she knows that she had done the right thing. That is the reason why Antigone is a kind-hearted person. Furthermore, when Antigone knows that Creon will put a death sentence on her, she