Antigone...

Summary of Story…
‘Antigone’ is a Greek tragedy set in Thebes, after the death of King Oedipus. His two sons, Etocles and Polynices are supposed to equally share the throne but instead Etocles refuses to allow his brother to rule so he banishes him.
Polynices soon returns accompanied with an army from Argive (a Greek city). Civil war commences in which both brothers are killed.
The story of Antigone begins when the new king Creon is put into power and takes over the throne. The new decree made by Creon states that because Polynices betrayed his own city, his body was to be exposed and not buried for all to see. Etocles meanwhile will be buried on full military honour.
Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the two dead brothers. Antigone is determined she must bury her brother Polynices but Ismene disagrees and refuses to have anything to do with it.
Antigone knew what had to be done. Even though in doing so she would be risking her own life. Standing and going against King Creon was not something that anyone would usually do.
Whilst burying her brother Polynices, Antigone is caught and is taken directly to King Creon. Creon decides that both Antigone and Ismene are to blame. Ismene realises that she was wrong and wants to share the punishment equally with her sister. Together, the chorus and Antigone persuade Creon to let Ismene go, as she is innocent.
While Ismene is freed, Antigone is sentenced to starve to death in a cave with no way out.
Antigone’s cousin and fiancé arrives to speak with King Creon. He threatens that “Antigone’s death will cause another.” Creon is enraged and is unsure of exactly who will die.
An old blind man Tiresias arrives to peak with the King. He speaks to him of a prophet of which Creon does not believe.
Haemon sets out to save Antigone but is too late, he finds her hung in her cave. She had committed suicide just like her mother.
Eurydice also kills her self out of grief for her sons death.