In Antigone, Antigone says both to Creon and to her sister Ismene that she is destined to die because of the curse on the family, so she is happy to at least die a death with the honor that will come from burying the body of her brother Polynices. Antigone's perception of fate and destiny is directly tied to her recognition of her father's wrongs. However, Antigone may have still made the same decision regarding the burial of her brother had her family not been cursed. Antigone says over and over again throughout the play that her major reason for burying her brother's body is because she feels required to follow the law of the gods which states that each person must receive a proper burial in order for his or her soul to enter the underworld. Antigone says that the laws of kings do not trump the laws of the gods, and she plans to act in a manner of common human decency. Her perception of her life as being fated to end early is more of an afterthought, not the motivating factor behind her decision, so it is likely that Antigone would have made the same decision even if her family had not been cursed.
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