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Textual Analysis Of Antigone

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The story of Antigone, is about a brave young woman who wants to bury her dead brother against King Creon wishes. She watched her immediate family name get tarnished. Antigone also witness the destruction of her father, mother, and two brothers all because of fate. Antigone is extreme about her emotions which governs her every move. The people of the city all agree in secret that leaving this young man body to rotten in the street is ridiculous but Antigone is the only one brave enough to stand against the king even if that mean being put to death. Antigone teaches us that we must always stand up and do what is right even when you are standing alone. I interpret line 995-1004 as Antigone expressing that if she was married and her husband

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