Antigone is both the daughter and sister to Oedipus. She along with her sister, Isemene, have been caring for their father and tending to his every need since his exile from Thebes. She is viewed as being a brave young women.

Faithfully she shows her loyalty and respect for her father by taking full responsibility for him. Anitgone refers to her father as dear to her by stating in the story "and we share your pain, your fait is ours" (Colonus 1257). By saying she shows her love of understanding and serves empathy for her father's harsh life. Due to what he did in the past, just the fact that he loves her more then anything gives her reason to be loyal and always there to help him no matter what the dange

When Polynices enters in the location of Athens, Antigone takes it as a chance to help mend things between Oedipus and Polynices. She ment to make them be peaceful to one another, and to perhaps lay the past to rest. She wanted to try to help her brother out by being faithful to her position, as a sister to him, by getting Oedipus to at least talk with him. Her loyalty for her brother stands within the desire to respect the fact that Polynices has come back, but has only come back to get his birth right to the throne. It had angered Oedipus, but Antigone was out to only make peace and help her brother.

While being there to care for her father everyday, she put herself in danger of being caught by the new king of Thebes, Creon. He was held accountable for Anitgone and Ismene by request from Oedipus himself. She knew of her father's great need, so she battled the hardshi

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