The Divine Right of Antigone. Essay about Sophocles' Antigone;. Discusses why Antigone's choice in disobeying Creon was just and right.

The Divine Right of Antigone <Tab/>The play Antigone is truly a fascinating play, and in some ways more interesting than Oedipus the King, which I read in High School. The character of Antigone reminds me strongly of Oedipus, she is intelligent, fast to make judgements, and like Oedipus, she is followed by tragedy. However, the strongest aspect of Antigone and her tale is what really brings her similarity to Oedipus …showed first 75 words of 1099 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1099 total…find me an accomplice to a criminal. <Tab/>Towards the end, even the most stalwart believer in the laws supremacy falls to Antigone's side. The gods, Tireseas, the Chorus, even Creon's family oppose him. Antigone's decision was definitely correct in her decision to obey her moral laws over the laws imposed by Creon. Creon made a rash and foolish decision, and his stubborn defense of this decision lead to his downfall.