Antigone Main Plot Points

Who are Eteocles and Polynices sons of?

oedipus

Who is Creon?

king of Thebes

Who are the daughters of Oedipus?

Antigone and Ismene

Why does antigone want to bury Polinices?

she believes it is her duty to honor him by the divine law

Creon sees Antigone performing funeral rights, does she back down from her position?

no she remains defiant

Who is Haemon?

Antigone’s fiance

Why does Creon want to kill Antigone?

he believes she has gone against the laws of the nation

What do the thebeans think?

they think Antigone is right but don’t want to stand up to the king’s authority.

what does Tiresias tell creon about killing antigone?

that it will be a bad idea

does creon relent in his want to kill antigone?

yes

what happens to antigone?

she kills herself

what happens to haemon?

he kills himself

what happens to eurydice?

she kills herself