analysis of antigone

Title: analysis of antigone
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analysis of antigone

Antigone Antigone is Greek Mythology written by Sophocles that is different from most other writings of this specific time. Antigone is a play that is in a trilogy with Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In his play, Sophocles deals with topics such as rebellion, mutiny and pride. The protagonist that drives this action is Antigone, daughter of Oedipus. Throughout reading the drama feelings of compassion for the characters are very much around but we …showed first 75 words of 799 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 799 total…Antigone and feel that this story is a tragedy but at the end I wonder if Creon did not do the right thing. After all, Antigone did defy his wishes and the law. In our society today people are put to death every day for the same thing and usually we do not think of them as heroes, but as people whom received a just punishment for going against the law, just as Antigone did.

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