Antigone


 * ANTIGONE**



Antigone is from Greek mythology by @Sophocles. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta.She makes a few appearances in @Oedipus Rex by @Sophocles.

** Characters **


 * Antigone
 * Creon
 * Ismene
 * Haemon
 * Nurse
 * Jonas
 * Chorus
 * Eurydice
 * Messenger
 * Second Guard
 * Third Guard
 * Page
 * Tieresias

** Setting **
It is set in Thebes during the mythical past of Ancient Greece.

=Genre=

This play is a tragedy. Tragedies are a form of art based on human pain that offers it's audience amusement and meditates on death, loss, and suffering.

** Mythology Summary **
Antigone is the daughter of an accidental marriage between her father Oedipus and her mother Jocasta. Jocasta is actually Oedipus's mother whom he accidentally married in @Oedipus Rex. Due to a prophecy, Oedipus was destined to kill his father, King Laius. After Oedipus has died in @Oedipus at Coloneus, A war between the brothers Polyneices and Eteocles erupted and both brothers die in combat leaving Antigone's uncle Creon to rule. Creon makes a decree that anyone that is to bury Polyneices will be executed. Antigone, overly passionate and stubborn, defies this decree and burys her brother Polyneices. After buring Polyneices and getting caught, Creon refuses to let her off the hook. The people who all love Antigone are frustrated by this. Antigone who is in prison, dies. Then Eurydice kills herself along with Haemon who stabbed himself alongside Antigone's body. Creon, a now broken man, is left alone knowing his actions have caused these deaths.

**Major Conflict**



The major conflict lies between Antigone and Creon. Despite Creon's orders to not give Polyneices a proper burial, the only thing Antigone strives for is to be respectful of her brother and lay him at peace. Throughout this play they could both be described as stubborn and unwilling to put themselves in the other's shoes.

** Rising Action **

The rising action develops when Antigone makes the choice to burry Polyneices, and forget about Creon's commandments.

** Climax **

The climax occurs when Creon concurs to pardon Antigone for breaking the law and burying her brother, not knowing that is too late and Antigone has already presumed taking her own life.

** Falling Action **

The falling action arises when Creon discovers that Antigone has committed suicide. When Haemon attempts to murder Creon, he ends up only killing himself. Lost and distraught. Eurydice, Creon's wife, ends up taking her own life also.

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