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  • Essay / Every decision counts: Antigone - 1214

    David Hume once said: “Where men are most certain and most arrogant, they generally err most and have given free rein to their passion, without appropriate deliberation and suspense, which alone can protect them from the grossest absurdities. Hume expresses at length how arrogant people are; they don't pay attention to other ideas because they want to be the only one right, which can lead to ignorance and terrible actions. Dismissive people don't always know what's best and don't think rationally about the consequences their actions can lead to, which can lead to horrible behaviors and outcomes. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles, Creon creates a law forbidding the burial of Polyneices, Antigone's brother, and anyone who disobeys will be put to death. Antigone does not allow this, so she goes against her verdict and is sentenced to death, which leads to the tragic ending of the play. However, Antigone and Creon share responsibility for this tragedy because they are intolerant of other beliefs, make rash decisions, and are haughty about their own beliefs. Even though one is right and the other is wrong, they both share responsibility for the tragedy because they are intolerant of other ideas or beliefs. After Ismene refuses Antigone’s idea of ​​burying Polyneices, Antigone asserts, “I will bury him; and if I must die,/ I say that this crime is holy: I will lie down/ With him in death” (I.Prologue.55-7). Antigone does not listen to Ismene's thoughts about what might happen if they buried Polyneices. Ismene does not want to bury Polynices because she does not want to receive the death penalty neither for Antigone nor for herself since all the members of their family are death, except the two of them. However, Antigone doesn't listen... middle of paper ... or worse. Antigone and Creon cause the deaths of Haemon and Eurydice because they are intolerant of other beliefs, make rash decisions, and are haughty about their own beliefs. They haven't thought carefully about what their actions may lead to, because all Antigone is focused on is bringing justice to Polyneices while Creon only thinks about how he is the king and how he is always right. In An Unforgivable Secret, JEB wrote: “The choices you make, whether good or bad, follow you forever and affect everyone on their path in one way or another. » Every decision in life affects them and others. Even the smallest actions can have a huge impact on someone, which is why one should think carefully about what their actions can lead to, as they can affect other people, like how Creon's law affects the death of Antigone, Haemon and Eurydice..