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Looking at Death through Antigone’s Eyes- Obey the Gods or the King In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, the main character Antigone is faced with a horrible tragedy; her two brothers have just died fighting each other and now one of her brothers, Polyneices, is not given proper burial rights by the king, Creon. In Greek times, when a man dies there is a great deal of respect and praise given, and a proper burial is …

…the gods created far before she was ever born, and those can never be tampered with or changed. She is so strong willed and passionate about these views that any man would dream to have a caring, supportive person like her to be there for them in a time of need. If only Creon had listened to Antigone earlier, but then you would not be able to call the play, Antigone, a true Greek tragedy.