Antigone risks her life to bury her brother, Polyneices, who she loved dearly. As she pleased the Gods, she was punished by a King, Creon. Antigone was the main character or heroine in this tragic tale. She is a tragic character because we feel pity and fear for her.
Sophocles wrote this play so we, the audience, would feel sorry for the protagonist, Antigone. We feel pity for her because she is being punished by King Creon, sentenced to death, standing up for what she believes is good and right in her eyes and in th e eyes of the Gods. Antigone knows it is better to follow the laws of the Gods that disobey them and follow the law
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