1. Critical Analysis
Devotion to her brother and beliefs that her actions would be held sacred by the gods drove Antigone to attempt a proper burial for Polyneices. ... In reality, Creon is so absorbed in his own interests and pride, he would never appear inferior to a woman even if it meant killing Antigone, Haemon's bride, by closing her in a stone tomb to die. ...
1.1 Summary The cast sits about palace. The Chorus descends from the top of the staircase and introduces the players to the audience. It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. With the rise of the curtain, she began to feel the inhuman forces drawing her from the world of those who watch her now. They watch with little concern, for they are not to die tonight. ...