Question

In a response of 2–3 paragraphs, answer the following questions: 1. What are the beliefs of Creon, Antigone, and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast. 2. What is the conflict of Antigone? 3. What is the theme of Antigone? 4. How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers.

Answer 1

In a response of 2–3 paragraphs, answer the following questions:

1.     What are the beliefs of Creon, Antigone, and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast.

The first difference is their gender. Creon as the male ruler is responsible for the health and wellbeing of the entire city. He is to make sure that everyone is all right and is in proper care children as well as elders. Creon always made sure to follow protocol when it came to religion-based affairs, and always contacted Tiresias. Antigone, as the female, on the other hand was placed in the department of house chores and family burial sites. She was in charge of making sure the house was in proper order and that burials were in the rightful order.

2.     What is the conflict of Antigone?

The main conflict in Antigone had to be the debate on the laws of man or the laws of god.

3.     What is the theme of Antigone?

The main idea of Antigone was revolved around fate choosing for you or self-made choices. While Antigone made the choice to defy and ignore everyone of Creon’s’ orders, fate on the other hand was responsible for a significant amount of loss in the poem.

4.     How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers.

One of the main conflicts were Antigone vs. society as well as society vs. the state. In the poem, Antigone finds herself in conflict with the society or the state only because of the new king’s, Creon, law which she finds highly unfair and offensive.

 Hope this helps!

Answer 2

1. What are the beliefs of Creon, Antigone, and Haimon about laws? Compare and contrast.

a.       Creon believes that his law on earth over rules the law of gods whereas Antigone and believes no one is above or can contradict the law of the gods. Haimon is stuck between these two philosophies because he loves Antigone, But, Creon is his father. Ultimately, he takes Antigone’s side of beliefs which creates a conflict of interest. Now, he is in the position of picking sides.

They do have a lot of beliefs, different beliefs actually, but first we have to know who they are first, and why their beliefs are needed in our lives today. Antigone known as the elder daughter of a king, Creon, known as a tyrant who considers that the state is his private property and Haimon.

2. What is the conflict of Antigone?

a. Creon has declared that the body of Polynices may not be given a proper burial because he led the forces that invaded Thebes, but Antigone wishes to give her brother a proper burial nevertheless. Antigone is brought before Creon, and admits that she knew of Creon's law forbidding mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, claiming the superiority of divine over human law, and she defies Creon's cruelty with courage, passion and determination. After the incident, Creon orders Antigone to be placed in a cave. After that Harmoin kills himself along with Antigone.

3. What is the theme of Antigone?

a. The main theme of Antigone is that the laws of the gods are more essential than any law of man. Creon, who took over the rule of Thebes after the civil war. Creon comes to the agreement that Polynices should not be buried. Creon wants him to deteriorate in the open air as a punishment for his obstruction of justice and to set a bad example for others.  

4. How does the conflict help develop the theme you identified? Be specific and use evidence from the text to support your answers.

a. Antigone vs. culture, as well as culture vs. the state, were one of the primary disputes. In the poem, Antigone finds herself in conflict with society or the state only because of the new King's, the Cretan, law, which she finds extremely unfair and offensive.