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Does Antigone deserve to be punished for burying her brother?

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Answer: In this situation, Antigone is right in going against the king's law because in burying her dear brother, she honors the promise she made to him before he died, she pays respect to the laws of God and not the laws of mere mortals, and she shows her commitment to family by displaying her unwavering loyalty towards them

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