Would
you die for a love one? Would you risk
your life for glory? The question of why
Antigone needs to bury her brother is unclear. Antigone knows that her brother,
Polynecies, has betrayed his home of Thebes.
But why did he betray those who loved him? The burial of a love one is to benefit the
living. The living need to find closure
after seeing the dead buried. Antigone can
only see one of her brother, Eteocles, be buried. Eteocles died a hero who fought to defend his
city, against his traitorous brother. Is
it right for a traitor to be shunned?
Should Polynecies have a proper burial?
I believe that Antigone is right in burying her brother. All the dead should be respected, and have a
proper burial.
Is Antigone stupid for putting her
life on the line? Does she need to be
killed for burying her own flesh and blood?
The fact that Antigone accepts her death baffles me. She wants to feel the power and glory of
accomplishing the forbidden burial. How
is there glory with being buried next to a traitor? I feel that Antigone actions are ignorant. No glory ever comes from dying
next to a man that is hated by all.
Antigone should find the closure and satisfaction of burying her brother,
because it is what Polynecies deserves.
Leaving a body out to be destroyed by wild animals is barbaric. She should find happiness in having a proper
burial.
Antigone’s decisions to just feel
glory by dying is moronic. Is Antigone
able to make a realistic decision?
Antigone being only a woman makes me question her knowledge and
strength. Does she have the strength to
face death? Creon comparing Antigone to
a man made me question her femininity. She
chose death to achieve a speck of glory.
She found the closure she needed by burying the “honorable” brother, but
she finds glory by burying the traitor?
I do not understand what propels Antigone towards her idiotic
decisions. Is it the lust for power that
drives most men to death and failure?
Antigone accepting her death makes her stupid, not glorified.
Shannon asked the question, "should Polynecies have a proper burial?" I believe that the answer to this question is yes, Polynecies should have a proper burial. As Shannon stated, burial ceremonies are performed for the living, not the dead. The fact that both of Antigone's brothers died at the same time and she is only able to see one of them have a proper burial is unfair to her. Antigone is clearly a character who deals with a lot of suffering. Antigone states, "how many griefs our father Oedipus handed us down!" In my opinion, it is only fair that she receives the closure associated with a proper burial for her brother.
ReplyDeleteAnother valid point that Shannon makes is that regardless of the circumstances, the dead should be respected. The play states that Polynecies was "dishonorable." Although this is true, I believe that Antigone deserves to see her brother have a proper burial.
Love makes you do crazy things. Even though Antigone implies that if her parents were alive she could, you cannot replace a family member or anyone, really. To Antigone, Polynecies is not a traitor; it is her brother. It is the guy she has known for most of (if not, all of) her life. Antigone says, “There is nothing shameful in honoring my brother” (559) If her loyalties were not with her brother and, instead, with her uncle, who stole her throne, I would be worried about Antigone’s actions.
ReplyDeleteAntigone has self-less love for her brother. Even though Creon has declared Polynecies should not be buried, Antigone needs to honor her brother whatever the consequences. I do not think Antigone is stupid but brave. It is not rational, but love makes you do crazy things, even love for a family member.
I do not understand why Antigone would not have the strength to face death. We are all going to die, regardless of gender. Antigone would rather die for what she believes in than live knowing that she could have defended her Polynecies’ honor (traitor or not). If Antigone was right in burying her brother, why is she stupid for facing the consequences of her actions?