Antigone

<p><em>Antigone</em> is the <strong>third play in the Theban trilogy</strong> following <em>Oedipus Rex</em> and <em>Oedipus at Colonus</em>. However it was <strong>written first</strong> and stands alone as a powerful tragedy.</p><p>The play follows <strong>Antigone</strong> the daughter of <strong>Oedipus</strong> as she <strong>defies King Creon's orders</strong> and risks her life to <strong>bury her brother Polynices</strong> whom Creon has declared a traitor. This act of defiance <strong>sets up a dramatic conflict</strong> between <strong>loyalty to family and obedience to the state</strong> leading to <strong>catastrophic consequences</strong>.</p><p><em>Antigone</em> remains <strong>one of the most influential tragedies in history</strong> inspiring countless works on <strong>resistance justice and moral duty</strong>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>