Antigone
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All Characters Antigone Ismene Creon Tiresias The Chorus
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Antigone

by Sophocles
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Lines 1-416
  • Lines 417-704
  • Lines 705-1090
  • Lines 1091-1470
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Blindness vs. Sight Theme Icon
    Blindness vs. Sight
  • Natural Law Theme Icon
    Natural Law
  • Citizenship vs. Family Loyalty Theme Icon
    Citizenship vs. Family Loyalty
  • Civil Disobedience Theme Icon
    Civil Disobedience
  • Fate vs. Free Will Theme Icon
    Fate vs. Free Will
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Antigone
  • Ismene
  • Creon
  • Tiresias
  • The Chorus
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Antigone's Tomb Symbol Icon
    Antigone's Tomb
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Antigone's Tomb

Creon chooses to execute Antigone by sealing her in a tomb alive. As Tiresias points out, Creon has ordered that a dead body (Polynices's) be left above ground and has ordered the entombment of a… read analysis of Antigone's Tomb

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