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English 10 period 1

Antigone Essay

Mrs. Bleeke

18 November 1999

Antigone Essay

Antigone is an admirable character in some aspects through out the play. Her pride

basically serves as a building block to her being admirable. Certain examples through out the play

prove this to be true ,but in some instances the end result is negative.

A big example of this was her willingness to bury her brother accepting any consequences.

To Antigone the Gods are more important than any subject ,and Creon seems to think that he

is at their level of standing just because he is king. Creon having this mental feeling of power says

that if anyone buries Polyneices they shall be put to death which basically is directly against the

Gods laws. Antigone's strong loyalty to the Gods and compassion led her to bury her brother.

Secondly she confronts Creon admitting what she had done and she does not show any

sign of fear. This is a......

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Approximate Word Count: 309
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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