Examples Of Violation In Antigone

The tragic act of violation and large capacities for suffering are shown throughout this story. These elements are part of what make Antigone a tragedy and are manifested well. The first example of violation we see is when Antigone buries her brother, despite Creon’s law against burying a traitor. Antigone violates Creon’s law due to her love for her brother and her respect for the Gods. She knows that she will die if she is caught yet she does not even deny the crime when she is accused. Antigone also violates her sister Ismene’s concerned warnings about the outcome of her actions. Creon is guilty of violation as well. He violates the rules of the Gods by forbidding anyone to bury Polyneices. Creon also violates Teiresias prediction that killing Antigone and
Creon even goes as far as to violate the wishes of his own Son who is betrothed to Antigone. Creon seems to be the best example of a violator in this story. He goes against his advisors, his own flesh and blood, and even the Gods themselves just to show off his power. The number of characters who suffer in this story is astonishing. This is obviously expected because Antigone is a tragedy, but these wounded characters unfortunate situations still touch my heart. Antigone has not only lost her father, she also is grieving her two brothers and her own mother. She then has to witness as her brother Polyneices’ body and name are disrespected by her city. Poor Ismene is going through the same dilemma and has to suffer even more. After all she has lost, she loses her sister who is her closest friend and her kin. These two sisters’ capacities for suffering are tremendous. Haemond’s capacity for suffering parallels Antigone and Ismene. He loves and respects his father but still has to go through the gut wrenching process of going against him. Having to verbally insult your father over your endangered fiance would wound anyone's very soul. He then