Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Question of the Week (9/10/10)
What do you think of Antigone as a person? In trying to bury her brother, is she "doing the right thing for the wrong reason" as the writer T. S. Eliot claimed? Your post should be at least 5 sentences, NOT including your response to a classmate's reflection. Posts are due by the end of school Tuesday.
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I think that Antigone is a very courageous person. She wants to stand up for her family even when the consequences are death. Antigone is almost stubborn. I would actually say that antigone is doing the right thing for the right reasons. She thinks that her brother polynieces still need a proper burial, even though that he was the commander of the opposing army. I think that either both get a proper funeral or none get a proper funeral, because Eteocles got the thron even after the switching agreement, but polynieces was just an enemy.
ReplyDeletei think in saying that she is doing the right thing for the wrong reason, it is implying that burying her brother would be the wrong thing to do. i think that in Antigone's eyes it is absolutely the right thing to do, and their king is the one making the wrong decision. she is very supportive of her family, though i question the fact that she is so close-minded against her sister when they are arguing about whether or not to bury Polyneices. the prologue reveals a lot about Antigone as a character, showing that she is stubborn, but also strong in both character and body. she knows that burying her brother is the right thing to do, and is willing to sacrifice anything to get to it. Although she is also very headstrong, seeming to charge through without really thinking about it. if she did indeed bury her brother and was then killed, by being stoned, she doesnt seem to be thinking about what that could do to her sister, Ismene, especially because Sophocles has revealed about Ismene that she is rather weak and i wonder whether or not she would be able to handle that situation well.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Karthik. i also think that Thebes was a little bit prejudiced in thinking that Eteocles deserved a proper burial and not Polyneices, where they really both did something that should have been looked down upon in society - Polyneices turned against his own nation, yet Etecles was kind of asking for it in the first place.
I agree with Karthik that Antigone is very brave, but i think she is also being a little rash. I am not sure that Polyneices was a very good person though. Actually none of Oedipus's children seem like real gems. Etoecles killed his brother for power,Polyneices attacked his own city for power,Antigone is manipulative and tries to pressure her sister into something that she is obviously not comfortable with, while Ismene refuses to bury her own brother and help her sister in an endeavor which means a lot to her. I also agree with Karthik on the idea of neither brother being honored. Buried maybe, but neither should be treated as heroes. Also I think Antigone should think about what she is about to do. I think she should try talking to her uncle, and if Creon does not change, then do something more dramatic. Also, she should try to see it from Ismene's side. If Antigone completes her plan and is killed, Ismene's only family will be the uncle who killed her sister and dishonoured her brother. If Antigone does not consider her sister's future, she has not thought this through enough.
ReplyDeleteAntigone as a character is extremely strong willed. Antigone seems to be to set to change her mind and agreeing with Nathalie, when you have a situation where the persons mindset is so strong you can't affect the decision they have made and it may become dangerous to other people. Also I think that antigone is doing "The right thing for the right (not wrong) reason" because antigone is burying her brother; even though Creon has said anyone who disobeys the law will be stoned to death, the right thing and she is doing it to honor her family; the right reason. I feel that Antigone is being very honorable with her actions and that she has faced the decision similar to Achilles where she would either live a long life and die a normal woman or live a short life and die an honorable woman.
ReplyDeleteAntigone has a very strong character. She is determined, and knows what she wants. Unlike her sister, she doesn't follow rules and listen to people just because they have authority over her. I like that Antigone has more "spunk" than many people, but in the case of burying her brother, I completely agree with T. S Elliot. Repeatedly in the text, she claims that she will bury her brother to defend her family but that isn't the only reason. In fact, she says that she wants people to see she has done it, and know that it was her . I believe that it is right for her to have buried her brother, but I think that it wasn't for the reason that people before me have stated. I think that Antigone's main objective was to prove to her sister that she was brave. I don't think it was so much that she wanted to bury her brother, but I think that she wanted to show Creon that he couldn't tell her what to do. It is for that reason, I think, that T. S. Elliot said what he did.
ReplyDeleteI do see, however, that Jeremiah and Nathalie have good points of view. She could have been burying her brother for honest reasons, not to bring "fame" to herself. My interpretation is different, and I see that their opinions are valid.
I'd like to add, and I forgot to say this:
ReplyDeleteNot only does she want to show her sister that she can do this, but she wants to show the citizens of Thebes.
Antigone is a strong willed character, but she is not the most levelheaded person. I think that she wants to be loyal to her family by burying her brother even though she is disobeying the law. This is the right reason for her actions. However, I think that she is making this rash decision not only to honor her brother but also to get revenge on her uncle for leaving Polyneices to rot in a field. She believes that Creon should have been loyal to their family even though Polyneices was a traitor to Thebes. Therefore, Antigone did this for both the right and wrong reasons. I agree with Natalie when she said that Polyneices was probably not a very good person, but Antigone believes that family is the most important thing.
ReplyDeleteI think Antigone is a very brave and courageous women. I think she values family more than anything in the world considering that she is might die to bury her brother. Through her eyes she is making the completely right choice to go through with this, if I was her I would spend more time thinking and planing how to bury him with out anyone seeing me or anyone figuring out that I had done it. Instead of going int to bury him with out a care in the world if she dies. But I can see if Antigone values family that much it wont matter to her that she dies. I would say that is a good choice for her to go through with.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with Jeremiah's point of view. "Antigone as a character is extremely strong willed." Once she has this idea about her brother she will not forget it until she buries him.
-Jordan Levin
I think Antigone is a very strong woman. She is one hundred percent sure that giving her brother a proper burial is the right thing to do. It doesn't matter to her that she has to fight with Ismene, her sister. Even more importantly, she is willing to suffer death by stoning when the citizens of Thebes find out what she has done. I agree with Karthik in that Antigone is doing the right thing for the right reason because in HER eyes what she wants to do is right. What really matters is what she thinks, not how she will be judged for her actions.
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is a vey strong-willed person who is very loyal to her family. I think that what Antigone thinks is right, is burying her brother, and I think that is the right thing to because I believe her brother is still just a person, and I believe every person, no matter who they are, deserves to have a proper burial after they die. I think that because Antigone is so loyal to her family, she is able to look past the betrayal that her brother committed. I don't think that Antigone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason, as the author put it, because I think that she is doing the right thing, and her reason for doing that is because she thinks her actions are right. I agree with Tomas as he says that what really matters is what she thinks. I feel like as long as her intentions are good, she is not doing something that can be criticized by others. If Antigone were not as bold, I don’t think her brother would have ever been buried.
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is very determined. She is very determined to bury her brother even if the consequence is death by stoning. Antigone is also very stubborn if she doesn't get her way. When she is talking to Ismene she is stubborn because she won't let her sister live down the fact that she is not going to bury her brother because its against the law. I also think that Antigone is doing the wrong thing for the right reason.She has the right intensions but she should not be burrying her brother when the consequence is death by stoning. I agree with lindsey that she is a strong-willed person who is loyal to her family, but I also think that she is not being very loyal to her sister Ismene by telling her that she will hate her if she does not burry her brother with her. I also think that Antigone is the only person that would even attempt to burry her brother.
ReplyDeleteAntigone is a very straight forward person. If she wants to get something done or do something, she will go ahead and do it. Unlike her sister Ismene who is to afraid that she will be killed if she burries her brother. Antigone does not care of the consequences that she will be given even if that includes her own death, she just wants her brother to have a proper burial instead of being left to be picked at by birds and decay in the middle of a field. I think that Antigone is doing the wrong thing for the right reason instead of doing the right thing for the wrong reason. I think she is doing the wrong thing for the right reason because it is wrong of her to bury her brother but it's for the right reason of him having that proper burial. I also agree with Karthik that Antigone is doing this right thing for the right reason.
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone did make the right decision to bury her brother whether if it was for the right reason or not. Even with Ismene disagreeing with her, she still went through with the burial and that takes more courage than most people have. If Antigone ever gets caught, I think she has the right to do whatever she wants with Polyneices' dead body. She seems to be a very stubborn person who is loyal to her family, even if they're not loyal to her. The consequence for burying her brothers body is worse than the reason Polyneices died in the first place. If I were in this situation I don't think that I would have as much courage as she did, but obviously nothing was going to stop her from her decision. I agree with hannah that Antigone is not being loyal to Ismene, while she is trying to be loyal to her family as a whole so her intensions are good but the outcome is not.
ReplyDeleteAntigone, by burying her brother, is doing the right thing for her family. She is staying true to them and giving her brother the burial she thinks he deserves. She is doing the wrong thing though because she will be breaking the law in order to do it. I don't think Antigone is really considering the consequences. I think she knows she will be killed if she gets caught, but it hasn't really sunk in. I don't think Antigone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason as the author said, but that she is doing what she feels is best, which would be viewed by different people as either right or wrong. I think she is doing it for the right reason though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karthik because Antigone is being fair to the brother that got cheated out of the throne and in Antigone's eyes, it is the right thing for the right reason.
Antigone is a very strong person because she follows her own rules and does not let the thoughts of other people phase her. The Prologos introduced us to many of Antigone's characteristics, but her strength to stand up for her dead brother against her sister was what really caught my attention. One thing that makes her so strong is that she believes she is strong. Anyone has what it takes to be that way, but many people do not believe in themselves. For example, Antigone's sister, Ismene, believes that she is weak and there is nothing that she can do about that, for she is a woman. You are what you make yourself to be, and Antigone knows that she is a strong and courageous woman. I do not agree with T. S. Eliot when he says that she was doing "The right thing for the wrong reason," because I don't see what the wrong reason is. In the eyes of Creon it is seen as the wrong reason, but not to Antigone, or me for that matter. It does not seem fair to let one of the previous kings of Thebes to rot in a field while the other gets buried like a hero. Trying to bury her brother shows that Antigone is strong enough to be willing to die for the ones she loves. While I strongly believe that Antigone is doing the right thing by burying her dead brother, the consequences of doing so make her seem a bit reckless. To be stoned to death in front of your entire city is a cruel and harsh punishment for wanting to do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cathleen when she says that Antigone is strong willed, but not very levelheaded. Although Antigone wants to honor her brother the best she can, it is still not a very good decision to go against the law of the King, especially when you could be condemned to a long and painful death.
I think that she is doing the right thing for the wrong reason. I think that she is doing it somewhat out of family loyalty, but also somewhat out of what she wants her public perception to be. I think that she wants to be known as a corageous, brave, woman who died helping her brother. I think she is doing it somewhat out of family loyalty, but mostly out of a desire to be a martyr- she wants to not be remembered as a child of incense, but instead as a hero who challenged the authority. I think this because it seems as if she was trying to force ismene to tell on her. I wonder if ismene doesn't tell on her whether she will tell everyone or not. @ karthik- why do you think polyneices was the enemy? somewhere in that chapter, creon says that polyneices came back even after exile- would he have been exiled if the switching thing was still working?
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I think Antigone's character is very strong and couragous. I like her daring attitude towards burying her brother even though the consiquence may be death. I can tell by the way she pushes Ismene that she is very stong willed, and doesn't give up easily.I like the fact that even though her brother was a traitor she still wants to bury him. Personaly I think that he should not have had a burial because he died and because he was greedy. If he had won the battle and taken over, I would have more respect for him and would have wanted him to have a burial.But because of his failure I think he should be left to die.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with j-lights when they said that Antigone only wants to be a martyr. I feel she is doing this purely out of respect to her brother.
~AUSTIN TATE
I think that Antigone is very caught up in the moment at this part of the story. It seems like if she stopped and thought about what she was planning on doing that she would realize how serious it is. I think that no person even if they were very loyal would purposefully accept being stoned to death. I think that Antigone needs to stop and see what she is getting into.
ReplyDeleteSo in the end I think Antigone might be the type of person to take something very seriously at first but then tone down as time passes.
I disagree with many people because of the way they say that Antigone is very strong willed or courageous. I think as the the story continues she will seem to change
Antigone has a lot of heart. She is extremely passionate and gets things done. Before I knew why her brother wasn't given a burial I completely agreed with the idea that she was doing the right thing. Now, the line is a little less clear but I still believe that he deserves a burial. Even though he went against his city, he rightfully should of been in power and she was respecting the brother she loved.
ReplyDeleteMike has a good point. Antigone could just be upset and act upon that feeling. But she is still brave. She change things and change is important.
I think that Antigone is stubborn and does not often change her mind. She loved her brother and wants to give him a burial. I do not disagree with the fact that he should have a burial, but I think she is not acting in the most prudent way. Ismene may be weak, but her thought process is more self-preserving. Antigone said many times that she did not care about whether she died or not, and that she wanted her sister to tell the world that she had buried Polynieces. I think that Antigone is doing the right thing by burying her brother, but is going about it the wrong way. If my brother was denied burial rights I would want to do have him buried without having myself stoned.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with the fact that she is brave, with her father, mother, and two brothers dead. I think she is simply past caring. All she wants is to give her brother his last right, and whether she lives or dies is of no consequence.
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ReplyDeleteMs. Piro, this is chelsea B from this class and many others I hope your well I’d look forward to hearing from you and I wanted to thank you for all you taught me!
DeleteAntigone is very driven and loyal woman. By the way she speaks to Ismene (her disagreeing sister) about her plan to burry her brother, she is determined and courageous. No matter what Ismene says, she will stand her ground and burry her brother. Antigone has a lot of determination and passion in her character, she does what she thinks is right and nothing can stop her, not even death. Antigone thinks she is doing the right thing by burying her brother Polynieces (who didn't get a proper burial because he portrayed his brother Eteocles). Though he was a traitor to Thebes, he is still her brother and she thinks all of her family should have a proper burial traitor or not.
ReplyDeleteErica, I agree with you on your thoughts about burying Polynieces, before I found out why he didn't have a proper burial I totally thought she was doing the right thing, but now that I know why, I am a little unsure.
A reoccurring point is keeping the honor within the family and doing Polyneices justice, but is Antigone really bound to her ancestors? All the family we know her to have alive is her uncle and her sister. Antigone is set out to prove to both of them that she is the stronger person. She even says " Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way." I think she is being quite selfish planning to bury her brother without talking to her uncle first or thinking things through. After all Creon has his reasons, being the new king he has to be seen to the people as someone in control, a leading figure-head. Her sister is obviously scared and uncomfortable with breaking the law, but Antigone sends her into guilt trip. There is something behind the stubbornness and the "must," Antigone said, that is driving her to bury her brother. If her brother was exiled how could she have kept such a close relationship with him that she would try to manipulate her own sister and be willing to put herself to death? She is just going to create a scene. Along with Polyneices will she be labeled as an enemy and a traitor as well?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Zola and her explanation for Antigone's reasoning. I think that performing something as simple, but complex in this case, as burying her brother does not balance out with the consequence of death. If Antigone is trying to be noticed, to me it seems like everyone would see her as a traitor, not the hero who buried her brother. Obviously she doesn't care about that though, but I still believe there has to be another reason or a drive behind all this.
I think Antigone is extremely brave but also full of herself. She's willing to die to bury her brother but she gets annoyed with Ismene when Ismene wont help her because its breaking the law to bury their brother. Antigone thinks she's better than her sister because she's willing to risk her life to bury her brother. Just because her sister doesn't want to die doesn't me that she isn't as upset that he died as Antigone is. I know that Antigone is only trying to honor her brother, but that doesn't mean she has to hate her sister for abiding by the laws. Antigone did the right thing by wanting to bury her brother out of respect for the family though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nathalie that Antigone was rash about beleiving that her brothers were great people. They killed each other over a throne. Polyneices attacked his own city and Eteocles betrayed his brother. Neither of them were great people if they could do that to each other.
I think Antigone is very hard headed. But at the same time i think she's a very wise woman and knows what she's doing. I think she knows in the back of her mind "If i do this it would most likely end with me dead." As a person she seems to be very family oriented and just wants the best for everyone and obviously feels very strongly about the way her brother is being treated. Antigone is very strong willed and wont give up on getting her sister to join her in their brothers buriel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with cathleen in the sence that Antigone is strong willed and making a very rash disision to burry her brother, while knowing what the consaquences will be.
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ReplyDeleteI think Antigone is a good person for standing up and doing what is right by helping her dead brother. I think she is very strong for putting her family first in front of her own life. She has a very headstrong personality in not caring what anyone says to make her stop. She is also very headstrong and stands up in what she believes in. If I were in that position I would do whatever it takes to help my brother, even if it jeopardizes my own life. She might be portrayed as a bad person for manipulating her sister into trying to help her but overall it's all for the right reasons. I also agree with Karthik about Antigone's courageousness and her stubborn personality .
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ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is a very brave person and is also very confident. I agree with the author, T.S Elliot, that Antigone is doing the right thing but for the wrong reasons. I do believe that the right thing to do in this situation would be to bury Polyneices. However, I don't completely think that Antigone is buring him just to stay loyal to him or defend her family. I think that Antigone is doing the right thing but it is not completely doing it for her brother. I think that she is trying to prove something to the people.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Zola and her reasons why Antigone is doing the right things for the wrong reasons. I agree that Antigone might just be doing this to prove that Creon can't tell her what to do.
I think that Antigone is a very stubborn and manipulative person. In some respects, I would say that she wants attention, but that only seems like a minor part of her personality. She won't tell people that she buried her brother because she purely wants attention for doing what she thinks is right, she wants her sister to tell so that people think poorly of her sister for not helping or stopping her. I think that by burying her brother, Antigone did the right thing for the right reasons, she believed that her brother deserved to be buried because he was her family, the side he fought for in the battle wasn't important. Polyneices was important to the city; he would rule at intervals and because of that he deserved a proper burial. Who's to say that Eteocles wouldn't do the same thing at some point during the rule of Polyneices? Antigone did the right thing for the right reasons.
ReplyDeleteSydney said that Antigone is very family oriented, which I agree with, and also that Antigone wants the best for her family. I disagree with the latter because she tries various manipulative tactics on Ismene to try to get her to help. It seems more like Antigone is very family oriented, but will hurt the people who stand in her way.
I think that Antigone is brave by deciding to go bury her brother with the consequence possibly being death. I also think that Antigone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason. Like Brenna said, I agree that Antigone is doing the right thing by burying her brother, but I think that she is trying to prove something to someone, or accomplish something that we haven't read about yet. Antigone seems so set on going to bury Polyneices. This means that either Antigone has extremely strong family morals, or has something else that she is trying to prove or do. I agree with Mattson about how she seems to be a bad person about trying to manipulate her sister, but if I were in her position i would try to get someone to help me too.
ReplyDeleteAntigone is definitely doing the right thing. If I were in her position I would do the same thing. She just doesn't want her brother to go with out a burial. I think that if she doesn't do it, it would be dishonorable to her family. This makes her a brave person. I also agree with what Brenna said that she is trying to prove something. i think that she is trying to prove that she is strong to Ismene her sister. Maybe she is trying to prove that she is better than Ismene.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think that Antigone is a not sure what she's doing right now. I believe that she has let her emotions get the better of her. People do crazy things out of passion and don't think right. That's exactly what I think Antigone is, crazy. Like Choragos said in Scene 1, "Only a crazy man is on love with death."
ReplyDeleteI do think that she's doing the right thing for the wrong reason. I think that she should be loyal to her family, but she's going about it the wrong way. She should understand what her brother did was wrong and obey the laws. I feel that she is just flying by the seat of her pants and not stopping to put the situation into perspective. I think if she did that then she would understand why Creon did what he did and that she should leave her brother alone.
I really like what J-lights said. That she's doing this act out of her desire to be a martyr and not so much out of family loyalty. I totally agree that she's trying to make herself a hero instead of a child of incest.
I think Antigone strongly believes in herself. She knows she is doing the right thing, as in burying her brother Polyneices and she is sticking to what she thinks. Antigone is very brave because she has strongly made her decision and won't back down. Even though it is such a high risk for burying Polyneices , Antigone is very family oriented so she is sticking to her decison.
ReplyDeleteI agree a little with John about that she doesn't know what she is doing right now because she might be caught up in the moment and going way too far about burying her brother, knowing the consequences. I also agree with conner how it would be dishonarable to her family if Antigone doesn't bury her brother correctly.
Antigone is a strong willed and a loyal sister. She is doing the right thing for the wrong reasons as T.S. Eliot said. She is burying her brother for him, but not entirely, she also wants the attention of showing the citizens of Thebes that she stands up to the king. She is definitely a very outgoing person. She is also very loyal to her family by showing that she is not afraid of death for doing the right thing for her brother. I also agree with what Karthik said about how polyneices deserves a burial even though he was the commander of the opposing army because he was once there king and still a lot of people are loyal to him.
ReplyDeleteI admire Atigone, because she is so confident in herself and her actions. She makes it clear when she tells her sister, Ismene to tell others what she is doing for her brother, that she doesn't care what people think about her. Even if I don't agree with what she is doing to honor her brother, I think it is the right thing to do because she feels strongly about it. She is bold in letting her sister tell people what she is doing. If I was in her position I don't think I would do that for my brother, especially after all the things he has done to the people of her city. I agree with Brenna in saying that the love for her family may not be the only reason Antigone is doing this. In a way, I could see Antigone as maybe being jealous of Creon, because she is no longer in the royal family. But either way, I see her as an extremely strong woman.
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is doing "the right thing for the wrong reasons" but only partly. I think that a part of her is burying her brother because she loved him and he was her brother and she wants to be loyal to family. But in doing that she is not being loyal to Eteocles. I don't think she meant to but in burying her other brother she has betrayed Eteocles. I also think that the other half of her is not doing this because he was her brother but because she wants to show everyone that she is not backing down. I think that that part of her is saying to do this because she also needs to show everyone that women have power and she needs to show her sister that. I agree with Zola, in that I think she's trying to show people what she can do and I also agree with Karthik in that she seems like a stubborn person. Which came sometimes be a good thing, and sometimes be a bad thing. IN this case, I think it's a bad thing, it might even get her killed.
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is doing the right thing, but in some cases also the wrong thing. She is doing the right thing by being devoted to her family. Although she is not being very considerate of others, and how what could happen to them if they are blamed. She also is breaking the law. I think that this is also a bad thing because it is 1, illegal, and 2, I don't think you would break the law if somebody in your family was murdering your best friend, or in this case, brother. I wouldn't because they are committing a crime, and also killing somebody that you care about.
ReplyDeleteI think thank Antigone is a good person. She's doing the right things for the right reason's, not wrong one's. She's caring and respectful of her religion and of her family. She believes he should of had a proper burial just as his and her brother did, and I agree completely. She doesn't care about the law, because as I would agree, family comes first to anything! I agree with Rocco's statement as well, but I don't think Antigone is wrong. I think breaking the law for a brother's life of eternity in the afterlife she be a proper and well cherished one.
ReplyDeleteI find Antigone a brave person. She's not afraid to do anything so belives in. She's pretty confident in herself, enough to risk her life to do something she BELIEVES to be right. I think she IS doing it for the right reason. I guess i wouldn't know what I would do under those circumstances but it seems once her mind is made up, its finished. She is obviously the stronger one of the sisters and that comes with responsibility. She keeps her family close and will do anything for them. That, to me, is not wrong at all.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Sofia. I don't see how she betrayed her other brother by wanting a proper burial for Polyneices. I'm sure if the roles were switched she would've wanted Eteocles buried right. No matter what, they were brothers, and she was their sister. She believes in doing anything for family. I think in a way, she knows no limits and doesn't care what people think.
I agree with T.S Elliot's statement. Although what she is doing is right, it is not for the right reason. I think that she is putting on this show because she wants to prove to herself and others that she is brave. She is a headstrong and canny person. Her motive isn't just to give her brother the decent burial that he deserves, she want's fame. She wants to be known for something when she goes. She definitely does believe in justice, and has a strong devotion to her family, but that is not her main reason. I would love to think that everyone put other people's inadequacies before their own, but that is not true. Antigone assumes that she is a better person because she is willing to risk her life in order to save her brother. But in contrast, Antigone is only human, therefore I don't believe she is only burring her brother for the right reason, but for the corrupt ones too.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Erica though when she says " Antigone has a lot of heart." If anything Antigone is compassionate about her family and what she believes in. Whether for the right or wrong reasons, she refused to back down from her statement and continued to follow through with her decisions.
There is no doubt in my mind that Antigone is doing the right thing for the right reason. She is putting her own life at risk to honor her dead brother. She is strong-willed, devoted to family, and brave which are all positive qualities when used the right way. It doesn't seem possible that she is doing this for any other reason than to give Polyneices the proper respect she felt he deserved. I don't think at all that she is doing this to earn fame or prove a point by just breaking a law. In her heart she feels she is doing the right thing, and although I agree with Jeremiah that people with such a strong mindset who can't be swayed can become dangerous, what she's doing is not harming anyone else. If Antigone gets away with this however, I hope she doesn't use it as a gateway to go against her new king's commands even further so.
ReplyDeletei think that if i was in her position i would do the same thing.at that time period i think she did do the wrong thing for the right person. she is a very strong person and knew her choice and what would happen.so maybe she should of toke more time so she would not get caight. i agre with emma
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is loyal to her family and when it comes to problems with her family she will be involved and wil act tough. In trying to bury her brother I think that she is doing the wrong thing for the wrong reason because she shouldn't bury her brother behind peoples backs because they will know about it and it will probably get her in alot of trouble for doing something that the king said was that her brother polyneices should not get a burial because he is a traitor to his people and he killed his brother because he wanted to be king and not share the throne with his brother. Antigone should not do this because she thinks that she should be all macho because she had two brothers and they were strong and tough but she is a girl and she should act more of a lady instead of acting like a guy and if she wants to act stupid and fight for the right of her brother I think that people should let her because its not going to proove anything. I think that she should just go to the king and say that its wrong to hold a burial for one of her brothers and not the other. Because they are both her brothers and they both died for there people. I agree with Carolyn
ReplyDeleteI think that Antigone is stubborn, yet wise. She knows what she wants to do, and she won't let anything get in her way. She is so dedicated to burying her brother that she ignores what is going on in the world. She doesn't care what the consequences are, even if they are death. She is so determined because of how compassionate she is of her family.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone has one or two really good points, but I agree mainly with Brenna. She stated that Antigone is trying to prove something. I am not sure what exactly that may be, but maybe that will unfold as we read further along in the book.
I agree with caroline, I think that she's instead of that she's "doing the right thing for the wrong reason." She's doing the right thing for the right reason because the law says she can't but she wants to barry him because family comes first to Antigone. She mad at her sister because she is not supported by her sister, Ismene. Antigone is very brave and she stands up for what she believes in. Although in Ismene's mind because they are women they are weak and they must obey the law even though she doesn't like it.
ReplyDeletei think that antigone is trying to do the right thing. she thinks that if she doesn't burry her brother then she is betraying him. i do not think that she should not want her to be burried but i don't agree that she is risking her life to do so
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I think Antigone is a very domain and determinded young woman is.
ReplyDeleteHonor for the family (to bury her brother)is for her more important as the law.
So she is doing the right thing in this ethical question according to her opinion. In the situation of her I would to the same thing, so I think she is doing the wright thing for the right reason.
I think that Antigone is doing the right thing, burying her brother is what she wants because he died in battle and should be buried in a spot that would mean something to him if he was alive. Antigone isn't breaking the law because she is forced to, or is being dared to, but because she wants her brother to rest in peace, not to be some rotten corpse in the middle of a battlefield with bugs eating him. Like Mattson said, she is trying to show the king that she is loyal enough to her brother so she can break the law to show respect for him.
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