Antigone: the obedience of one's morality According to the Bible, after Jesus was arrested by religious leaders, the apostles, his closest followers, fled to his side. The apostle Peter was later recognized as one of Jesus' companions by the people who helped arrest him. Peter, however, denied even knowing Jesus three times. Peter believed that if he remained faithful, he would be granted eternal life by God, and he knew that denying Jesus was a grave sin. However, the fear of his accusers led him to make mistakes and stray from what he believed was right. Today, many of us have been told to "do what you think is right, no matter what the cost." However, human weakness often causes one to falter, as Peter did, in an attempt to protect himself. While many people counsel others with the above motto, few will use it to the extent insisted upon in Antigone, to the extent the apostle Peter should have applied it. Antigone is an outstanding example of someone who did what she thought was right. , while she was among fools, many difficulties and people who were discouraging and not very courageous. While we may not defend Antigone's selfless actions, or we may not have the strength to do something similar, we should follow the principles behind her actions. Antigone believed, like most people of her time, that the soul of a dead person could not rest unless that person's body was buried. Creon, the king, ordered that the body of Polyneices, Antigone's brother, be left to rot unburied because he had died attacking the city, a traitor. This presents a big problem for Antigone; he feels he must obey the laws of the gods and bury his brother, but the penalty would be earthly death. Antigone's moral values ​​were so important to her that she was willing to die to uphold them. He thought that his reward (or punishment) after death would reflect the nobility of his decision and that the reward would last much longer than his earthly life. However, Peter believed the same thing and had complete confidence in his beliefs, but he did not act on them. He was too overwhelmed by the present and the possible suffering of then. It is human nature to fear death, and this overwhelmed Peter's desire to adhere to all divine laws. This was not the case with Antigone; no doubt it ever occurred to her what she should do.