1. Antigone - Classic Tragedy
... Antigone is a classic tragedy written by Sophocles, one of the three of the ancient Greek tragedies whose plays have survived. It was written in on before 441 BCE. The play starts when two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, who were both leading opposite sides in Thebes' civil war when they were both killed in battle. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, declared that Eteocles will be honored ... are what she holds most sacred. She demonstrates that she couldn't care whatsoever about the laws of man. This is why the two responses of Creon and Antigone would be completely opposite. The clash ...
- Word Count: 1944
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School