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Antig hotshotAntigone and Ismene are sisters. They have two brformer(a)s who just killed eachother and both died. Creon, whos very powerful, honored one and dishonored theother. The dishonored familiar being left out(a)side, unburied, and prohibitedanyone to cry or sympathetic on the dead body. Antigone who came from a loyalfamily could non stand to see her pal died unburied, so she asked her sisterto go with her to steal and bury the brother-body. Unwillingly, Ismeneaff effectiveed of the law and did not agree with her sister. So Antigone steal andbury the body by herself. When Creon get laid this, he was very upset and order thearmy to get the one stole the body. They catch Antigone and take her to Creon.Antigone has not affraid of the execution which Creon would give. Ismene, hersister came and state that she had a share in this matter. But Antigon claims toher own motivation. Haemon is the only countersign of Creon. He has not agree withwhat his father commands. They argue about who is respectable to give commands.Because Haemon had fallen in love with Antigone so he ran a way when his fathergave order to kill Antigone. But thence, Creon orders to take Anigone to alocked-tomb. A blind prophet named Teiresias go with a boy interpret Creon and toldhim what he did was wrong. At first Creon did not agree, but then afterwardsTeiresias gone. He realized what he did was wrong so he called his servants to button Antigone. But it was too late, a messenger came with the bad news thatCreons male child had killed himself. The story did not stop there, another terriblenews came to Creon that the business leader is dead. When Creons wife heard the news ofher own son killed himself, she put effect upon herself and died. Now Creonopens his eyes and see who is right to judge. He had learn a lesson of wisdom ina hard way.The Antigone has many arguments and it is hard to fingure out which one is themain one. In the beginning is the argument between Antigone and h er sister.And then the argument between Creon and Sentry. When Antigone was catch, sheargue with Creon. afterward that Creon argue with his only son. After Antigonegone, the phopphet came and argue with Creon.In my own opinion, the main argument was about who has the right to judgethe great unwashed. Creon said he is the highest and he has the right to tell people what