At the beginning of this play, three characters have to make a decision about whether to obey the rules. Ismene and Creon decide that they must follow the law, even if (for Ismene) it means not honoring her brother’s dead body, or (for Creon) that he has to put his son’s fiancée to death. Antigone decides that it is better to break the law, even if the consequence for her is death. What would you do in their situations? Describe a time where you or someone you know had to decide whether to follow your conscience or obey the rules. What did you (or this person) do? Looking back, was it the right thing to do? How do you know?
Olivia Tangeman
1/28/2024 11:20:04 am
If I was in that situation, I would do what Antigone did. Maybe try to be sneakier about it. In a race my friend decided to stop going and help another kid who had gotten hurt. She got disqualified but she helped the other girl, so she was fine with it. It was the right thing to do.
elliott herr
1/28/2024 04:59:52 pm
I would like to think I would risk my life to bury the body, but I'm not sure what i'd do. I would break the law to save or help a loved one. Once during a math test, a friend asked me to help him witha question. I wasn't allowed to, but i gave him the answer. I don't know if I did the right thing.
Elise
1/28/2024 10:58:30 pm
If I was in their situation, I would abide by the law. I'd hate Creon for it, but the brother is already dead, and at that point, you shouldn't sacrifice your life for his burial. I do have a personal experience of choosing between law and morals. Back in St. Anthony's, one of my friends was struggling with mental illness, and she had a notebook that she would write in. We were at school, and she decided to doodle a comic in the notebook, which had a gun in it, so the teacher took the notebook away and put it in her desk. My friend was afraid the teacher would look through the notebook and see her writings, so i did what I thought was the right thing and snuck into the desk during lunch and tore out the writings. Looking back on it, I wish I left it, because she really needed help, and the teacher would've reported her troubles to the school councerlers.
Brian Fox
1/29/2024 07:49:03 am
If I was in Creon's situation, I would allow the fiance to live. And if I was in Ismene's situation, I would still honor my brother's dead body.
Liyah
1/29/2024 12:11:06 pm
I would burry my brother if I was in that situation and I would not care what the consequences are. If I know it is the right thing to do then to honor my brother I would do it. I know my brother wouldn’t want me to die just to burry him but I wouldn’t be able to just let his body rot.
sophia temple
1/29/2024 02:14:17 pm
i would do what atigone did. even though your not supposed to bury them i would beause ts my brother and its the right thing to do Comments are closed.
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