PLAY ANALYSIS OF SOPHOCLES’ ANTIGONE The play begins in front of the palace where Ismene and Antigon are discussing the death of their brothers Eteocles and Polyneices. Antigon feels strongly about burying Polyneices although her uncle, Creon, has forbade it. King Creon has delivered an edict stating whoever buries Polyneices, a traitor to Thebes, would be stoned to death. This initial incident is the beginning of Creon’s hubris.Shortly after he makes this statement, it is discovered that Polyneices had, indeed, been buried. In an effort to discover who violated his edict, his men uncover the body and lie in wait to find out who is behind the illegal burial. They eventually found Antigone, Creon’s niece, performing burial rites for her brother. Antigone does not fight her arrest and argues that Creon has no right to make such an edict as it violates the laws of the gods. Antigone says she would gladly sacrifice her life if it meant providing her brother with a proper burial. Creon sentences Antigone and Ismene, stating that it was surely collaboration. Ismene attempts to appeal to Creon’s sympathy, using the fact that Antigone is to marry his son, Haimon. Creon feels he must uphold his edict in order to maintain his power base. Haimon, his son, supports him publicly but privately is against his father. In an effort to dissuade him, Haimon speaks to Creon about the townspeople discussing the fact that no woman has ever died such a shameful death for such a generous act. Creon is enraged that his son is attempting to school him and claims Haimon has sold out to a woman.Creon decides to let Ismene go and reduces the penalty for Antigone from death to imprisonment in a stone tomb in the wilderness with food. Teiresias, the prophet, arrives at Thebes and delivers a prophesy to Creon. He states that Creon has brought disaster with his disrespectful behavior. He foresees the entire city in chaos with t...