Antigone Antigone, written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles in 442 BC, is a tragic play named after its most tragic figure. Antigone, is the story of a woman who stood for what she believed in, and died for what she felt was right. Antigone is arguably the most tragic figure in the play; however, this play could also have had several different titles due to the tragic events that occurred to many of the plays characters. …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…because, through no fault of his own, he hangs in a precarious balance between obedience to his father and the State, and obedience to the higher powers of the gods and of love itself. Because he chooses to honor what is most high, and give in to his emotions over all reason, he dies alongside his bride. As you can now see, maybe Haimon would have been an ideal name for this play as well.