Antigone\'s Devotion

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Antigone’s Devotion
In the Greek play, Antigone, written by Sophocles a young princess of the same name as the play is faced with the death of her brother and the King’s decree not to bury him. Antigone shows her many traits as a character by going against her King and Uncle Creon and standing up for what she believes to be right. By doing so, Antigone shows her strength’s, her stubbornness, and her devotion to her brother. She holds this attitude until the closing stages of the play in which she reveals her more dejected side after realizing her fate.
Antigone exhibits her strong will and bravery through her encounters with Creon and the possibility of death. From the outset of the play, Antigone shows her lack of fear of the King when she tells her sister Ismene that she is “…not afraid of the danger; if it means death, / It will not be the worst deaths-death without honor”(1231; Prologue). This establishes Antigone’s fearless mind-set regarding a meaningful death. Her encounters with Creon also shows the bravery in Antigone. She publicly questions his authority by declaring “Your edict, King, was strong, / But all your strength is weakness itself against / The immortal unrecorded laws of God.” By doing this Antigone infuriates the King and only makes certain her fate of death.
Antigone’s strong will can also be perceived as stubbornness, and this in part leads to her demise. Her total lack of recognition of Creon’s authority and opinion is her major shortcoming as a character. She follows her belief’s ignoring consequences other’s opinions. This is shown in her arguments with Creon and Ismene. Instead of listening to others’ solutions to her issue, Antigone would rather do things her way without taking into account repercussions. Antigone demonstrates her obduracy when Ismene tells her to keep the fact that Antigone buried Polynices a secret and Antigone replies that she doesn’t care if everyone fi...