Antigone and her sentence.

The sentry brought Antigone to Creon because he wanted Creon to know who did it, and so that Creon would not be stressing over who he thought might have done it. I do not think the death penalty is a fitting punishment. Creon has to put himself in Antigone's position. It was her brother, and she did not want to see her brother in the state that they left him in since he did not recieve proper burial. Creon has to imagine what he would do if it was his own brother. He may not have reacted in the same way that Antigone did, but he must understand that that is a hard thing to go through. Therefore, I do not see the death penalty as the right punishment. Antigone defends herself by trying to make Creon see it her way. She stood up for her brother, and that itself is a wonderful thing. No matter what happens to her in the end she did the right thing.

Opinion on Antigone

I think that Antigone decided to stand against her uncle because she stands up for what she believes in. She is a strong teenager who believes that her family comes before her country and that her brother should recieve a proper burial. I agree with what she did because I would do anything for my brothers. She felt as though it was unfair for her one brother to recieve proper burial, but not the other. I would not want to see my brother being eaten by birds and everything, so I agree with Antigone. It will cost her her life, but the love she has for her brother is more important to her.

Antigone

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