Describe the two kinds of laws and Antigone’s and Creon’s positions and explain which position is more appealing to you.

Write about the conflict between Creon’s decree and Antigone’s allegiance to a different law. Describe the two kinds of laws and Antigone’s and Creon’s positions and explain which position is more appealing to you. You must use at least 2 quotes from the play in your discussion of the two kinds of law.
Had you been in the original audience for this play in Athens, what would have been your reaction to this play? What political course might you have followed upon leaving the theater? That is, would you have been on Antigone’s or Creon’s side, or somewhere else?
Please note that you must include your quotes at the beginning and that they do not count as part of the word limit.

Part 2:
Write a position statement on at least one (you may write more than one) of the following characters in the play and their investment in the future health of the polis: Creon, Antigone, Ismene, Haemon.
How does your character propose to secure the health and stability of the polis? How does your character define that health? Use at least 2 quotes from the play in your statement to support your claim about your character’s stance in the play!
Please note that you must include your quotes at the beginning and that they do not count as part of the word limit.

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