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Antigone's Belief Ismene's Belief Our Belief

What does it mean to Already in the first Ismene believes that I think that to be an
be an individual in few pages we see to be an individual in individual in a society
society? how Antigone is society is to follow is to not conform to
angry about the the laws, since they societies norms and
Kings new decree, were made for the not go with the
she is upset that no public good. She "School of fish”, even
one will mourn her basically thinks that if there will be many
brother because they to be an individual in people who will
cant bury him, this society is to do disagree with you.
shows how she what’s right for the (Isabel)
doesnt want to greater good, even if I think that to be an
conform to society it means personal individual in society
and follow the kings sacrifices (lines 51-52 means to take a role
law. And eventually and lines 64-65(?)) within it, and to make
she will break that decisions about what
law and bury her we believe to be able
brother weather or to take actions (Debora
not her sister will + Miho)
help. (Line 15-25)
What is more Antigone places Ismene thinks that I think being an
important-- belonging family at a higher belonging to a group individual is more
to a group or being an value, saying that if is more important. important then
individual? Ismene doesn’t help Because in line 63 it belonging to a group.
her bury their brother, said, “To break laws If you agree with the
she’s a traitor to the that were made for group I think there is
family, showing her the public good.” so no problem in being in
value of loyalty to a we can see how she a group, but I think
group (line 26-27) cares more about there is no need to be
being in a group then in a group og you do
having her own not agree with it.
belief. (Miho + Isa+ Debora)
What is the In lines 31 and 32 I think Ismene thinks The responsibilty of
responsibility of the she explains how she that the responsibility being an individual is
individual? will bury her brother of an indivisual is to to alsways stick with
because she loves follow the law. your morals and what
him and it is her (line 48) you belive in, and not
responsibility that he let anyone or anything
is mourned correctly. change you from that.
(Isa + Debora)
Which takes Antigone believes Ismene believes that I think the rights of the
precedence- the rights that indvidual rights an individual’s individual is more
of the individual or take precedence over promary important because if
one’s responsibility responsibility to responsibility is to the law is saying going
toward society? society. She thinks follow society and its agains the individual
that her brother rules. She fears her right then I think we
deserves a proper own death because of should not just follow
burial and she has the breaking the law, it, we will need to
right to give him one, more than giving her show our view to the
even if it’s illegal. brother a good burial government officials
Lines (52-63) as she would deserve so that they can
to be able to do, change it or do
being his sibling (line something about it.
34). She also straight But we should try to
up says that she has follow the laws and
to “yield to authority” fulfill the
in line 50-51 responsibility towards
society as long as it
doesn’t go againt the
rights of an indivisual.
(MIho + Isa + Debora)

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