Antigone and her Sentence

Why does the sentry bring Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed? Is the death penalty a fitting punishment for Antigone's crime? Explain. How does she defend herself?

The sentry brings Antigone to Creon despite knowing she will be executed because he wants to make sure his life is the not on the line. He wants to make sure Creon knows that Antigone (his niece) was the criminal and not to take his life away for something he did not do. The death penalty for Antigone's crime is really preposterous because she is his niece and should accept that she was burying her brother in respect. King Creon shoudl consider the situation from her point of view and put himself in her shoes. Antigone, being the strong-mined and incorrigble young girl she is, defends herself by saying that she does not remember Zeus announcing the certain laws she violated. Antigone also said that she was surprised that her uncle's word was more powerful than the gods'. However, she also said that if she must die, then let it be; she will die anyway in life. Antigone metioned that she cannot side with hatred and her nature sides with love (this means that even though her brothers had a feeling of hate for each other, she cannot join in that hatred feeling. However, she will join in the family love they have for her.).

Is Antigone a Stong Girl?

I think that Antigone sided with her dead brother because in her eyes, he is equal with her other brother Eteocles and deserves a proper burial as well. Her uncle, King Creon, has a decree saying that the traitor (which is Polyneices) should be left to be eaten by the vultures, dogs, et cetera while Eteocles receives a proper funeral. Antigone is also very strong-minded and is determined to give Polyneices the respect he deserves even though he did go to war with his brother and Thebes. However, Eteocles was selfish in giving up the throne. His actions led to the war and the death of him and his brother Polyneices. I believe Antigone was brave and loyal in supporting Polyneices. I cannot wait to see what is going to happen next in the story!!:)

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