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It starts off outside the palace gates of Thebes. Antigone and her sister Ismene are talking about the tragic deaths of their brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, during battle for the Theban kingship. Because there was no winner, their uncle Creon became king. Antigone tells her sister of the troubles that have hurt their family, including their parent's deaths.
"Don't you notice when evils due to enemies / are headed towards those we love?"
Now another problem has aroused, Creon will not allow Polyneices to be granted the proper burial rites. Creon considered him to be a traitor of the city and will expose his body in shame. He has created a degree to not allow this.
Antigone is asking her sister to join her in secretly burying their brother as it is the law of the god's that all dead mortals should be properly sent off. Ismene disagrees and believes breaking the decree will cause them to be in more trouble. She believes they should stay proper like woman and let......

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