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... believes is right. This could be likened to standing against the Nazi's. As It was likely that if you were to stand up to the Nazi's you would be killed or sent to a concentration camp, like how Antigone was sent to death. That for the good of your country you should follow the orders and the punishment will be easier on everyone. For example; 'CREON. For whom then if not for them and not for Polynices either? ANTIGONE. For nobody. For myself.' This may reflect the feelings of those in the resistance movement. They may have felt that although their deaths may not change anything, that it was either a worthwhile cause or better to die than to put up with the regime, the latter is the attitude most applicable to Antigone as she does not seem to believe she will change anything. Toward the end of Antigone's life, ...
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