Antigone and Her Sentence

Why does the sentry bring Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed? Is the death penalty a fitting punishment for Antigone's crime? Explain. How does she defend herself?

The sentry brings Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed because he says that he would never want to do this again since Creon scares him, but since he found Antigone doing the burial rituals, he wants to not be blamed for anything. He says to question her, make his judgement, it is up to him, but as for the sentry, he is off the hook and there is nothing more he can do. I do not think that the death penalty is a fitting punishment for Antigone's crime because all she was trying to do was give her brother a proper burial. She would have done this for her other brother, but he is already buried. She defends herself by saying that she never heard Zeus say anything about the laws. She said that she would rather die young because she would be miserable anyway if her brother was not buried. Antigone shows no signs of fear.

Antigone

Today in class, we read about how Antigone sided on Polyneices's side. I think that Antigone decided to take a stand against her uncle, King Creon, because since Polyneices is her brother, she feels that she has an obligation to her dead brother. Because she has no one left in her family to arrange proper rituals (burial), it is up to Antigone, to do this. Because Antigone is going against her country, she is very brave. Antigone knows the consequences that would happen if she was caught. She believes that no one will find out.

I agree with Kathryn's statement because Antigone believes that both brothers deserve to be buried. I also agree with Mary's statement because she is going completely against her uncle's decree, and he is not going to stop her.

Antigone

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