Sophocles Antigone: Who Made The Better Argument?

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“Antigone” Analysis Who made a better argument?

In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles it has been a long time since the fall of Oedipus and his

kids have all grown up, but after a war between Etocles and Polynices they have both fallen. Creon

refuses to bury Polynices saying he is a traitor, this in turn upsets Antigone and she decides to bury

Polynices. When Creon finds out Antigone buried him they get into an argument which brings us to the

important question, who made the better argument? After analyzing both arguments I think that Antigone

made the more convincing argument and here’s why.

I think that Antigone made the better argument because she appealed to

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