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timurjin
19 days ago
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Discuss how these excerpts from the play help to illustrate the theme of morality versus law in Antigone.

English
2 answers:
Lady bird [6.3K]19 days ago
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Plato Answer:

In the first excerpt, Antigone perceives Polyneices as a "sinless sinner" who, although labeled a traitor by state authorities, is celebrated by the deceased. She resolves to honor her deceased brother through burial because she understands the temporality of life compared to the permanence of death. After her passing, she will be responsible to her brother whose afterlife she will share. Thus, Antigone opts to complete her moral obligation of interring her brother and adhering to divine laws, which leads her to reject Creon’s unjust laws.

In excerpt 2, the chorus alludes to Oedipus’s "guilt" involving patricide and incest, acts that were heavily condemned by ancient Greeks. Both patricide and incest are perceived as unnatural and as violations of societal laws. The chorus questions whether Antigone is facing repercussions for her father's deeds. Furthermore, they remark how Antigone, by courageously opposing Creon’s edict, contradicts "high Justice" and seals her fate of death. Nevertheless, the chorus overlooks the motives behind Antigone’s disobedience. She consciously chooses to defy the law in pursuit of a just and moral course.


hammer [6.4K]19 days ago
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In both excerpts from the play, the theme of morality is juxtaposed with law in Antigone. It highlights the conflict between Moral or Divine law and Human law. Additionally, pride emerges as another theme, as we see individuals crafting laws that replace divine mandates, believing them to originate from divine authority.


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