Antigone

Antigone Antigone, in Greek legend, was the daughter of Oedipus. When her brothers Eteocles and Polynices killed one another, Creon, king of Thebes, forbade the rebel Polynices’ burial. Antigone disobeyed him, performed the rites, and was condemned to death for what she had done. Now the question arises, "Did Antigone take proper action'". Was it just to go against her Uncle Creon’s wishes and go ahead and bury the brother that was to be left out for the vultures' Would it be better to leave the situation how they are' Could she go on about life trying not to think of how she left her own blood out in the open' Could Antigone act as if she did not care' Afterlife to the Greeks back then was far more important and sacred than living life itself. Everything they did while they were alive was to please the many gods they worshipped. They built temples for their Gods, made statues to symbolize their Gods, and had a different God to explain things that we now say are an act of mother nature. It may seem rather foolish to us when we study their beliefs and compare them to modern day beliefs. I antigone, gods, creon, laws, because, way, even, back, right, made, life, greeks, people, now, ismene, go, fact, brother, while, thought, think, thing, sister, should, please, one, land, just, done, act, about, willing, take, states, speaking, same