Antigone is resolved to go out and bury her brother even if it means death. ... Creon is resolved to put Antigone to the death as he believes that she has broken his law. ... Antigone has rebelled against the restrictions of patriarchal dominance. ... Antigone's cause has received divine support, but too late. ... Antigone commits suicide and by this action ensures the punishment of Creon. ...
The seven extant plays are Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King), Electra, Ajax, Trachiniae (Maidens of Trachis), Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus (produced posthumously in 401 BC). ... Next probably are Antigone and Trachiniae (after 441). ... All seven extant tragedies are considered outstanding for their powerful, intricate plots and dramatic style, and at least three - Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, and Oedipus at Colonus - are generally regarded as masterpieces. ... Antigone bestows the rites of burial upon her battle-slain brother Polyneices in defiance of the edic...
In most cases the protagonist's suffering is so severe that he is destroyed by it, and very often the protagonist's entire destruction is made explicit in his death (Antigone, for example). Characteristic of the tragic catastrophe is the fact that not only the protagonist comes to be destroyed, but very often innocent people are also involved in the tragic happenings and lose their lives (for example, Creon's son and wife in "Antigone".) ...
