Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus. Antigone lives in a village called Thebes. The play Antigone shows Sophocles' dramatic abilities. Sophocles is a famous Greek writer who defines the golden age of classical Greek drama in the 5th century BC. In the prologue of Antigone, Antigone begs her sister for her life. Antigone asks for Ismene's help in burying her brother Polyneices (“Antigone”). After the death of Oedipus, Polyneices and Eteocles are supposed to share the throne. Eteocles never allowed Polyneices to ascend the throne. Then Eteocles becomes angry and attacks Thebes (Sophocles). At the end of all the chaos, both brothers end up dead. Antigone's uncle Creon announces that Polyneices will not be allowed proper burial services. Regardless of what her uncle says, Antigone proceeds to bury her brother (“Antigone”). Antigone asks her sister Ismene for help with her brother's burial. Ismene then refuses to support her sister with her action and talks to Antigone about such a reckless act of disobedience. With Ismene's conversation, Antigone argues that the display of Polyneices' corpse is not only a ridiculous affront to society, but a sin in the eyes of the gods. Therefore, he continues to bury his dead brother in open defiance of Creon's orders. This demonstrates an act that you consider to be your absolute moral right. Upon learning of Antigone's attempt to bury Polyneices, Creon states that his sanction of punishment will be carried out. Tiresias, the blind prophet, warns Creon of the path he is taking. He continues to confront his niece. Both Antigone and Creon are adamant. Instead of immediately sentencing her to death, Creon decides to arrest Antigone for a while. Antigone is then chained and thrown into a cave... middle of paper... desaver.com/antigone/study-guide/section6/>."Antigone." Criticism of classical and medieval literature. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. vol. 80. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 17, 2012..Bain, David M. "Sophocles: Overview." Reference Guide to World Literature. Ed. Lesley Henderson. 2nd ed. New York: St. James Press, 1995. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. January 18, 2012.Cropp, Martin. "Antigone's Final Speech (Sophocles, 'Antigone' 891-928)." Greece and Rome 44.2 (1997): 137+. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 18, 2012.Linee, Patricia. "Antigone's flaw." www.nhinet.org. National Institute of Humanistic Studies, 29 July 2010. Web. 14 March 2012. .Sophocles . "Antigone." eNotes. eNotes.com, 2012. Web. 17 January 2012. .