I disagree with Hegel. Creon wanted to establish a new law as quick as possible simply to revel in his own power. He wanted to test what it felt like and this was the fastest way he could do it. Antigone was right, everyone has the right to be have a proper burial. You can not justify denying one based upon lies and threaten someone into siding with you.

I agree with Hegel's interpretation. Creon doesn't want one of Antigone's brothers buried because he was a traitor, while Antigone wants him buried because he was her brother. I believe that both sides are justified for their actions, but Creon's was justified in the wrong way. Creon said it was because Antigone's brother was a traitor, while in reality, it was because of his pride and his greed for power.

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I have to say I disagree with Hegel's interpretation. Creon basically laid down that law to show off his power. It had nothing to do with Thebes and did nothing to benefit the country. All that act did was satisfy his pride and arrogance. Selfishness isn't justified. Antigone's act was much more genuine, for she loved her brother and didn't want him to be disgraced. However, who's to say she didn't do it party because she wanted to defy Creon due to her own arrogance. It doesn't really seem to be right vs right, or right vs wrong, but more pride vs pride.

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I do not agree with the philosophy, the story of Antigone was not right against right. I belive only Antigone was right, it is only humane for humans to be buried, but Creon was wrong. He had no right to take the right of burial from someone..he was only huungry for power and wanted to look powerful. Therefore he was wrong in his doings. Th ephilosophy was obviously wrong.

I do agree with the interpertation because what is right or wrong is different to every person. Antigone thought that what she was doing was the right thing since she was being loyal to her family but Creon also thought that being a headstrong leader was the right thing to do. In both cases the characters saw their actions as morally right which lead to the conflict in the play.

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I believe that the interpretation is incorrect. The play shows more right against wrong.Creon was wrong in claiming that one of Antigone's brothers was a traitor, and one was a hero. They both were fighting for the throne, and they died equally at fault. It was also wrong of Creon to leave one body unburied, and it was right of Antigone to bury it. I saw no hint as to both sides being right.

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I do agree with Hegel's interpretation because both Creon and Antigone, in their own way, are right. In the play, they both stay true to what they believe and do not back down. As king, Creon is obligated to stay true to his word. He cannot just create rules and not enforce them. If he did that, then no one would take him seriously as a king. He also has unlimited power, so he is able to do anything he desires. Creon's choices and actions are right, but so are Antigone's. As a sister, Antigone has every right to give her brother a proper burial. She believes that family comes first. Antigone risks her life to give her brother the proper burial that she believes he deserves. She, as a sister, has every right to do what she did. Both Creon and Antigone are right because what they both did was morally correct. I believe that Hegel's interpretation is completely true.

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I believe the interpretation is correct. This play is a tragedy between the clashing forces of right and wrong. In the play each side was justified in it's actions. Creon was angry and upset by all of the previous events and he believed not burying the brother was the right course of action. However, Antigone's perception on the matter was different, so she also felt like her actions were justified.

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I think that it was a tragedy between right and wrong. Antigone buried her brother because he deserved it. She didn't do anything wrong. Creon, on the other hand, was a horrible ruler who came up with the dumb rule in the first place, and gave Antigone improper punishment for what she did. Antigone did right while Creon did wrong, so that makes it between right and wrong.

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I do not agree because Creon was wrong. He went against the customs and tradition of his land merely becasue he was in power. Only after his own self being threatened doews he heed to the pleas to rethink his desicion of killing Antigone. Creon is very self-centered and way to prideful so i do not believe that he was right in this situation.

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I don't think this representation is correct. I think the play actually shows expamles of what not to do (Creon) and the right thing to do (Antigone). I don't see how there is a "right against right" action I really only see how there is a "right defeats wrong regaurdless of the consequences".

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I disagree with the interpretation because it was not right of Creon to leave the body unburied. So far this book has been the complete opposite because Antigone represents right and Creon represents an evil, corrupt ruler. This is more of a classic good versus evil play.

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I believe that this interpretation is wrong. There is no excuse for what Creon has done because it went against not only what the people believe but also what their gods have decreed. Antigone was doing the right thing by burying her brother, but by intentionally condemning the boy to Hades, Creon has broken the law of the gods and is in the wrong.

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No, I do not agree with this interpretation. I believe that Creon's opinion on the subject was not justified, because all bodies of those that have passed away should be buried and respected. Despite their past wrongs, death should be a place where spirits can come to rest, not be tortured as they were in their past life.

I believe that this interpretation is correct. Everyone has their own reasoning of whether or not something is right or wrong. While Creon thought he was doing the right thing, Antigone thought otherwise and did what she believed was right for both her and her brother. Just like in today's world, everyone has their own opinions of what is morally right and wrong. While someone may think one thing is wrong, someone else might believe it to be right.

And does anyone know if part of the assignment is commenting on someone else's post?

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In the play, Creon is very proud and power hungry. He does not act upon moral reasoning, but rather acts upon greed. This is what motivates him when he decreed one brother unfit to bury as well as when he sentenced Antigone to death. These were ways for him to exercise his power, not for him to do what is morally right. I think even he sees that what he has done is wrong, but is to proud to do anything about it. There is a very defined good and evil in this play, a battle between right and wrong.

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I do not believ this interpretation is right because the dead should be buried, no matter what. In the play, Antigone was right for burying her brother. This is only natural and appropriate for common society, i think even back then. Creon's punishment to let him rot is quite inhumane.

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The German philosopher Hegel stated that the play Antigone represents the tragic collision of right against right, with both sides equally justified. Do you agree with this interpretation? Why or why not? This post is due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 24th.