Antigone Creon, the new king of Thebes, condemns his son's disobedient fiancι, Antigone, to death for her religious beliefs that disagree with Creon's order. He uses her to set an example for the entire city of Thebes, for she is the first person to ever deliberately disobey Creon's order not the bury her late brother, who has been declared a traitor of the city. "Imagine it: I caught her naked rebellion, the traitor, the only one in the whole city. I'm not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I'm going to kill her!"(731-34) Creon believes that if he does not follow through on his word the people of Thebes will not respect his authority as king. In determination to gain respect from the people from Thebes, Creon decides to take Antigone's life, which ironically leads to his demise. Only two people attempt to convince Creon that he has made grave mistake....

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