Antigone The play Antigone was a play based on a Greek myth. The main characters are Antigone and Creon. In this essay I will tell you a short account of the play and the ways in which each character could be the tragic character. In the beginning of the play there has been a war between the Argive and Thebes armies. Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocle’s and Polynecies, killed each other. Eteocles was buried, but Polyneices was top lay in a field and be eaten by the animals. Antigone decides to bury him, but her sister, Ismene, will not because she doesn’t want to die for it. Creon punishes Antigone for it and is actually p....

Number Of Words: 587

Number Of Pages: 3

Join today and get unlimited access to our vast database of student-written essays and term papers. This paper along with over 45,000 other papers are available in our member's area right now. Full instant access is just seconds away! Membership Options Price 1 month  subscription $18.95 recurring        3 months subscription $34.95 recurring        6 months subscription $59.95 non-recurring