I. SUBJECTAntigone is a comedy about a woman who disobeyed the king's order not to bury her brother. The play was written by the famous Greek tragedian Sophocles in 441 BC. The story took place in the city of Thebes and the time period is not mentioned. The main characters introduced in the play are Antigone, Ismene, Creon and Haemon. The main focus was on Antigone and the consequences she faces after breaking the king's orders. At the beginning, the author introduces Antigone and her sister Ismene and their discussion about their recently deceased brother. The argument involved Antigone wanting to bury her brother and Ismene encouraging her to obey the king's orders. Antigone ignored her sister's advice and chose to disobey the king by burying her brother. The king learned of Antigone's actions and sentenced her to death. After listening to his people, he reduced her sentence to spend the rest of her life in an isolated cave. With the advice of a trusted prophet, he changes his perspective once again and decides to free Antigone. However, he arrived at the cave and was shocked to see that Antigone had hanged herself. The situation caused chaos among the people of Thebes. Antigone's death greatly affected the lives of many other people. The king's son kills himself after seeing Antigone, his future bride. In addition to her son's suicide, the king's wife learned the news of her son and ended her own life. The King is directly responsible for all the lost lives and heartbroken people, when he put his royal word above the word of the gods.II. THEMEThe theme of Antigone is that when state law is placed above religious law, it can corrupt and disfigure the minds of humanity. The... center of the card... tigone is between the two mentalities of the two conflicting characters. Sophocles bases Antigone on his position on the topic of human law versus religious law. The conflict between the two opposing characters creates drama throughout the story. Antigone could also be called a subgenre of tragedy. The tragedy “tells a series of randomly connected events in the life of a significant person, culminating in an unfortunate catastrophe, all treated with dignity and seriousness” (554). Antigone is one of Sophocles' many famous tragedies. It focuses on the tragic outcome that can occur if one is proud. Sophocles describes that pride can cause tragedy and disaster. In the story, Creon takes pride in his position as king and ultimately brings his city to ruin. “Tragedy” played an important role in the story.