Topic > Moral Dilemma in Antigone - 721

For example, like my father Creon was the king and authority of Thebes and required people to follow his laws “This is my will. Take care to do your part” Creon wanted traitors not to have a proper burial and made sure that his people respected his law. However, Antigone like my older brother did not want to follow the law newly established by Creon "Creon is not enough to hinder me" Antigone did not care what the law was, she would give her brother a proper burial even if it meant deceiving the king. As for me, I was like Antigone's sister Ismene, who does not want to challenge the authority of King Creon “Bury him! You just said that the new law forbids it” Ismene wanted to remain faithful to the king, just as I had chosen to tell the truth and remain faithful to my father. As a result, Ismene was treated like a stranger by her sister "Go away, Ismene: I will soon hate you, and the dead too" Antigone angrily said the above statement to her sister, just as my brother did. he doesn't want anything to do with me after I got us in trouble. I gain my father's trust but lose my own