What Is Creon's Commitment In Antigone

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“Antigone” by Sophocles is a play about Antigone, who has a conflict with her uncle, Creon. It all started when Antigone brother Polynices was killed in a battle fighting against his brother, and his burial is prohibited. Creon refuses to make any exemption based on the fact that they are family. There is a lot of disagreement between Antigone and Creon, and this is the main theme of the play.
In the play, Antigone has made a commitment that she will be faithful to her brother, Polynices. Her instinct and tough feelings will discourage her from listening to the commands of Creon, and this will lead her to be against some of her family members and to respect the other side of her family. Antigone dedication leads her to a destruction of …show more content…

Antigone is willing to do it alone. Antigone’s becomes dominant and she risks losing relatives that she will never be able to see her again. Regardless of Antigone’s love for her sister, her love for her brother is stronger because she is respectful about the death of her brother and expects special treatment, in spite of the fact that he is dead. If this weren't true, then Antigone would have surrendered after she had seen the guards and Creon had warned her of the consequences. Ismene is not given the same penalty as Antigone. This is because she was not as dedicated as Antigone seemed to be but was caught at the scene of the crime. Ismene’s obedience to authority demonstrates her failure to have a significant role in her family. She obliges what is said and what is coded, but Antigone does not do this. She would rather be thrown in jail and be killed than to be mistreated for doing what she believes to be the right thing to do.
In Sophocles’ play “Antigone” shows an example of a family being committed and having responsibilities towards one another. Antigone has showed that she has a powerful role to bury her brother, Polynices, and is willing to lose her life and the loved ones around her. Due to her strong will and aspiration, she fights for what she believed in and would not give up. Her determination keeps her going, and in the end it leads to the death of her and the destruction

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