Cindy Sheehan as Antigone

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I remember my high school teacher asked the class once -- "Do you think it was a difficult decision for Antigone to make to bury her brother?"


NO, it was not! Even though it was forbidden by law, it was an easy decision for her to make.

part of the story:

Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, the former king of Thebes. She is willing to face the capital punishment that has been decreed by her uncle Creon, the new king, as the penalty for anyone burying her brother Polyneices. (Polyneices has just been killed attacking Thebes, and it is as posthumous punishment for this attack that Creon has forbidden the burial of his corpse.) Obeying all her instincts of love, loyalty, and humanity, Antigone defies Creon and dutifully buries her brother's corpse.

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1. Let me guess - she has a bad end.

Just guessing.

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2. I'd prefer her as Clytemnestra

may Aggie bite the big one when he comes home from the verrrry long adventure.

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3. I love Antigone. Wonderful legend.

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4. I think of her as Auntie Mame

Life is a banquet and most poor fools are starving!

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5. lol

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6. In what way do you compare Cindy to Antigone?

I'm not following you. I'm all ears, though.

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7. Both Antigone and Cindy..

..seek to restore honor to the dead - Cindy to her son, Antigone to her brother.

Antigone is forbidden to bury her brother according to her tradition by the King (her uncle). She disobeys this edict and buries him anyway.

It just reminds me of Cindy Sheehan, because her question to the "president" is one of HONOR.

I think there are a lot of parallels, at least up to this point. Today, Cindy was arrested.

I just always liked the story, and the idea of doing what is RIGHT first, like Antigone (and Cindy) does.

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8. Makes sense. I like your idea because it provides a great answer

to those repugs who claim she is dishonoring her son by protesting the war.

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9. ...those old greek myths...

...haven't been around forever for no reason.


Yeah, the whole issue with Antigone was that by letting her brother lay unburied was a great dishonor to his memory.