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Belief: The Will of the Gods
Vocation is the fulfillment of a job because it is morally right. ... In this case, Antigone’s vocation is following the laws of the gods. She believes it is morally right to bury the dead because the laws of the gods state this truth. She puts the gods first and the state second which later leads to her death. ...
Antigone believes that the gods laws are the most important. She says, “Nor did I think your edict had such force that you, a mere mortal, could override the gods, the great unwritten, unshakable traditions. ...
She doesn’t think one man should be able to change the gods laws even if that man is the king. ... She believes everyone in the state should follow the gods before they follow the king. ...
Antigone stands up to Creon saying, “These laws-I was not about to break them, not out of fear of some man’s wounded pride, and face the retribution of the gods” (509-511). ... She says, “I alone, see what I suffer now at the hands of what breed of men-all for reverence, my reverence for the gods!
Approximate Word count = 857
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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