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Prologue

Polyneices and Eteocles fight to

the death to see who will become the new king, and they both die doing so. But only one gets a honorable burial .

"Listen, Ismene:

Creon buried our brother Eteocles

With military honors, gave him a soldier’s funeral,

And it was right that he should; but Polyneices,

Who fought as bravely and died as miserably—" (15-18)

Scene 1

"slavery—Polyneices, I say, is to have no

burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him;

he shall lie on the plain, unburied; and the birds and the

scavenging dogs can do with him whatever they like." (40-42)

Creon didn't want anyone to burry Polyneices, because he believed that he was a traitor, and traitors don't get honorable burials.

Scene 2

Antigone got caught trying to burry her brother Polyneices.

"Creon. But this is Antigone! Why have you brought her here?

Sentry. She was burying him, I tell you!

Creon (severely). Is this the truth?

Sentry. I saw her with my own eyes. Can I say more?" (18-20)

Scene 3

Creon sentence Antigone to death for dis respecting his orders and laws he has set in place, while Haemon is arguing with Creon about her freedom.

"You’ll never marry her while she lives." (118)

"Then she must die. But her death will cause another." (119)

Scene 4

Antigone is accepting her fate (Death)

"Antigone. Then let me go, since all your words are bitter,

And the very light of the sun is cold to me.

Lead me to my vigil, where I must have

Neither love nor lamentation; no song, but silence." (49-52)

Scene 5

Creon goes to free Antigone finally realizing that the gods have more power then him, and he could lose everything because he thinks he so powerful, haemon finds out first trying to kill his father and miss and killing himself.

"—Bring axes, servants:

Come with me to the tomb. I buried her; I

Will set her free.

Oh quickly!

My mind misgives—

The laws of the gods are mighty, and a man must serve them

To the last day of his life!"(104-110)