antigones motives??

Question

i have just been reading antigone by sophocles and can someone tell me what her motives are in doing what she does? - i feel there are more than one

Answer 1

"It is not merely on religious grounds that Antigone opposes Creon: everything that she has and feels is thrown into the conflict--her religious beliefs, her love for her brother, her physical revulsion against the horror, her loyalty to her family, her indignation that a comparative outsider should presume to interfere in a rite that concerns only the nearest of kin."

"Antigone draws attention to the difference between divine law and human law. More than any other character in the three plays, she casts serious doubt on Creon's authority. When she points out that his edicts cannot override the will of the gods or the unshakable traditions of men, she places Creon's edict against Polynices' burial in a perspective that makes it seem shameful and ridiculous. Creon sees her words as merely a passionate, wild outburst, but he will ultimately be swayed by the words of Tiresias, which echo those of Antigone. It is important to note, however, that Antigone's motivation for burying Polynices is more complicated than simply reverence for the dead or for tradition. She says that she would never have taken upon herself the responsibility of defying the edict for the sake of a husband or children, for husbands and children can be replaced; brothers, once the parents are dead, cannot. In Antigone we see a woman so in need of familial connection that she is desperate to maintain the connections she has even in death."

Answer 2

i just finished reading that.
i think her intentions were to please the gods, respect her brother, and get GLORY for being a martyr.