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AntigoneAntigone and Ismene are sisters. They have two brothers who just killed eachother and both died. Creon, whos very powerful, honored one and shamefaced theother. The dishonored brother being left outside, unburied, and prohibitedanyone to cry or sympathetic on the dead body. Antigone who came from a loyalfamily could not stand to probe her brother died unburied, so she asked her sisterto go with her to steal and bury the brother-body. Unwillingly, Ismeneaffrighted of the law and did not agree with her sister. So Antigone steal andbury the body by herself. When Creon pick out this, he was very upset and order thearmy to get the one stole the body. They catch Antigone and take her to Creon.Antigone has not affraid of the execution which Creon would give. Ismene, hersister came and said that she had a share in this matter. But Antigon claims toher own motivation. Haemon is the only son of Creon. He has not agree withwhat his father commands. They argue about who is right to g ive commands.Because Haemon had locomote in love with Antigone so he ran a way when his fathergave order to kill Antigone. But hence, Creon orders to take Anigone to alocked-tomb. A blind illusionist named Teiresias go with a boy visit Creon and toldhim what he did was price. At first Creon did not agree, but then afterTeiresias gone. He realized what he did was wrong so he called his servants torelease Antigone. But it was too late, a messenger came with the bad news thatCreons son had killed himself. The story did not stop there, another austerenews came to Creon that the queen is dead. When Creons wife heard the news ofher own son killed himself, she put violence upon herself and died. Now Creonopens his eyes and see who is right to arbiter. He had gibe a lesson of wisdom ina hard way.The Antigone has many arguments and it is hard to fingure out which one is themain one. In the beginning is the argument between Antigone and her sister.And then the argument between Creon an d Sentry. When Antigone was catch, sheargue with Creon. After that Creon argue with his only son. After Antigonegone, the phopphet came and argue with Creon.In my own opinion, the main argument was about who has the right to judgepeople. Creon said he is the highest and he has the right to tell people what