- Daughter of Oedipus
- Oedipus resigned the thrown and was thrown out of the city, Antigone went also to take care of him
- Found refuge in Colonus where Oedipus died
- Returns home to find her brothers fighting each other; Polyneices is attempting to capture Thebes, and could no take sides
- Brothers killed each other, no one was victor
- Creon takes charge and rules that Polyneices should not be buried since he attacked Thebes
- Antigone decides to defy this order and go to "bury the brother she loves"
- Allows herself to be put to death because she listened to the "laws of heaven"
Commentary: The theme of Antigone's life story is that she sacrificed herself to follow her beliefs and do the right thing for a person she loves. This loosely relates to to the movie Titanic, as Rose leaves behind her family and her life of wealth to save Jack and stay with him for as long as possible because she is in love with him.
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