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Sophocles Antigone: Ideas Of Greek Ideology

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The archaic play, Antigone, effectively expresses and communicates its ideas of Greek ideology and mythology. Antigone is the third, commonly referred as a tragedy, of three Theban plays and is a continuation of Oedipus at Colonus. The play starts off with Antigone and her sister deciding to return to Thebes to help their brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, avoid the prophecy which predicts they will kill each other in battle for the throne of Thebes. Upon Antigone’s arrival in Thebes, news reaches Antigone that both of her brothers are dead. Eteocles has been given a proper burial while Polyneices has been named a traitor to the country. Antigone’s uncle who inherited the throne, Creon, issued a royal decree banning the burial of Polyneices.

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