Question

What is Antigone’s ultimate goal? A. to bury Jocasta B. to bury Eteocles C. to bury Oedipus D. to bury Polyneices Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

Antigone's ultimate goal is to d) bury Polyneices, her brother, who was denied a proper burial because he was a traitor.

Answer 2

Antigone was known as the women who wanted to bury her brother properly. Her logic was : Just because Polyneices became a traitor, he still needs the minimum amount of respect, in other words, she meant that he needed to be buried like a human being.

So, the answer would be: D. to bury Polyneices