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Antigone by Sophocles: The Exodos

Question 3 • SS - TX-English II B

How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law?

Answer
A
Creon acts according to the law, not the conscience of advisors, and is punished.
B
Each character chooses familial loyalty over civil obedience and is punished.
C
The deaths of Haemon and Eurydice fulfill the prophecy.
D
Creon sentences Antigone to death even though Haemon asks him to reconsider.

Explanation

Creon insists that his law must be obeyed, rejecting advice grounded in conscience and family duty. His decision to punish Antigone leads to the deaths of Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice, and he is left to suffer the consequences. Thus the play resolves the conflict by showing Creon punished for putting civil law above moral conscience. Choice A best expresses this outcome.

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