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n Sophocles’ play “Antigone”; written in 441 B.C., Antigone is a woman of impact, and her choices as a upstander affect the other characters. She was righteous in her pursuits to restore justice with her choices, that are taken because of Kreon unjust ruling. The first move was his, when she lawed the burial of Polyneices, whom is unhonored for being soldier of the enemy. Her choice to secretly bury him affected not only her life, but also Kreon and his family. She impacted her own life with her choice also to kill herself, and the lives of others.

Antigone is an upstander for her ability to say things without feeling fear or guilt. And when she’s got her mind on something, she will risk everything to have the right thing be done. For example, …show more content…

He is clueless with power, and isn’t considering other’s opinions. In the time since Oedipus, he has become absorbed with power, though frankly it’s ironic how before he wanted nothing to do with being king. Hubris in power has changed him and he is quickly changing into Oedipus. Tiresias comes back because he’s aware of what has become of Kreon, and gives a serious warning when he says, “Few courses of the racing sun remain before you lose a child of you own lions and give him back, a corpse, exchange for corpses" (Episode 5). What he’s telling Kreon is that because of his hubric ways, his son will perish along with Antigone if she dies in the tomb. Kreon must make things right again, in order to save Haemon. Though Kreon makes a mistake, by choosing to bury Polyneices first, he leaves the possibility for Antigone to kill herself wide open. Any if things couldn’t get any worse, when they arrive to find Antigone dead, they also find Haemon heartbroken and mourning for her death. Kreon came too late to save either one of them, because Haemon storms towards Kreon in rage with his sword, but stabs himself because he would rather die with her than to have a father like Kreon. His wife and son taken away by his mistakes, and that leaves Kreon is left alone. With his hubris for power, he has not gained glory, but shame and uncleanness. He

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