Listen, we all know that family comes first. Except in the court of law! Antigone buried her brother knowing that she was going to get punished for this crime. She may have thought she was being loyal to her family by burying her brother, but she was being disrespectful and disloyal to her uncle Creon, our king. Because Creon violated the laws of the state I have no choice but to prosecute her for her crime.
Antigone knew what she was getting into from the beginning. She knew that she would get prosecuted for such a crime, but carried through anyways. This is shown in paragraph 5. "For Creon this mater's really serious. Anyone who acts against the order will be stoned to death before the city." Therefore the consequences must stand. We can't let crimes like this just slip by. We need to show that we have a strong economy; when people are breaking laws like this, they must be punished.
Antigone even tried to get her sister, Ismene, involved with her plan to bury Polyneices. Ismene had some common sense and refused to help her sister. This is shown in paragraph 16. "I'm not disrespecting them. But i can't act against the state. That's not im my nature." She knew the punishments and the dangers of breaking the law.
I understand that Antigone was just trying to bury her brother because she was staying loyal to her family. But at the same time she wasn't being loyal to her family, because her uncle is our king, Creon. This shows disrespect and unforgivable sin. She needs to learn from her wrong doings and be punished for the things she has done.
Antigone buried her brother even though he was going against their own city, Thebes. She knew the consequences of what she was doing but ignored them. She disrespected her family and even tried to get her sister involved with burying Polyneices. Because Antigone violated the laws of the state, I find her guilty for burying her brother.
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