Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer: civil law versus morality

Explanation:

The theme of the play that is reflected by the action of Antigone is civil law versus morality.

Morality has to do with the principles regarding distinction between doing what is right and doing what is wrong. In this case, the fact that Antigone went against the order of the king and buried her brother as she couldn't bear seeing the corpse of her brother rot.

This explains the theme civil law versus morality.