In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is aware of the deadly consequences of burying her brother Polyneices against the king’s order. Yet she goes forward with it anyway because she can’t bear to let her brother's corpse rot and serve as food for scavenging birds. What theme of the play does her action reflect?
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The questions talks about the decision and duty about civil law versus morality.
At the same time Antione’s decision to bury his brother against the orders of the king supports the theme of civil law and how it goes against morality.
Antigone had to choose the rest of the society’s orders and law and sacrifice his own likings and disliking.
He disobeyed the king’s order to save the memories of his brother.
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