Project Gutenberg 2017-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 262 Sophocles -496 -406 Σοφοκλής Sófocles Sophokles Koskimies, Kaarlo 1851 1918 Antigone Reading ease score: 50.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Antigone" by Sophocles is a classic Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The play revolves around the central character, Antigone, a determined and principled young woman who defies the edict of King Creon, her uncle, to honor her deceased brother with a proper burial according to divine laws. The themes of familial loyalty, civil disobedience, and the conflict between human laws and moral duty are explored throughout the narrative. The opening of "Antigone" introduces us to Antigone and her sister Ismene as they discuss the aftermath of the brutal conflict between their brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, which has left them dead. Creon, now the ruler of Thebes, has decreed that Eteocles will be honored with a burial, while Polyneices will be left unburied as punishment for his betrayal. Antigone, feeling a deep moral obligation towards her brother Polyneices, plans to bury him despite Creon's prohibition. As she expresses her intentions to Ismene, the reader witnesses the stark contrast between the sisters' differing views on loyalty to the family versus obedience to the state, setting the stage for the inevitable tragedy that will ensue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Tragedies Antigone (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature 195348 195281 2024-09-22T14:05:10.615716 2023-09-23T12:08:37.415477 text/html text/html 195341 195274 2024-09-22T14:05:10.892752 2023-09-23T12:08:37.591495 text/html text/html 137284 2024-09-22T14:05:17.218698 application/epub+zip 139002 2024-09-22T14:05:12.943710 application/epub+zip 139002 2024-09-22T14:05:11.643730 application/epub+zip 229291 2024-09-22T14:05:20.065702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210991 2024-09-22T14:05:16.351724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193005 2022-09-24T20:53:39.362212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157668 157652 2024-09-22T14:05:10.268892 2023-09-23T12:08:37.176471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 152797 2017-04-12T14:05:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62680 2017-04-12T14:05:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18684 2024-09-22T14:05:20.198661 application/rdf+xml 9342 2024-09-22T14:05:12.229833 image/jpeg 2550 2024-09-22T14:05:11.952740 image/jpeg 135260 2024-09-22T14:05:10.909727 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog hu.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia