Antigone is an ancient Greek, tragedy play written by Sophocles. Oedipus had 4 children named Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polyneices. Eteocles and Polyneices killed each other and Eteocles received a proper burial, while Polyneices was left for the birds in a field. The King, Creon, has declared the if someone is to move the body they will be put to death. Antigone and her sister Ismene must decide what to do. Antigone and Ismene differ in their priorities and views of authority
Familial Honor is more important to Antigone than it is to Ismene. Antigone’s priority in life was to fix her brothers burial, while Ismene’s was to stay alive. Antigone knew that moving her brother’s body would have her put to death. Ismene wanted to move
