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Antigone

The main theme for Antigone is that people sometimes have to learn the hard way from

their mistakes. This theme is expressed in the final four lines of the play. They read, There is no

happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are

always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise. These lines are an important part of

the play. They symbolize Creon's bad decisions, his defiance of the gods, the punishment he

went through because of his edict, and the wisdom he gained because of all his mistakes. "There

is no happiness where there is no wisdom" demonstrates how Creon not using wisdom in his

decisions affected him.

By declaring that Polyneices could not have a proper burial, he went against the gods and

the other citizens of Thebes's beliefs. This was not a wise decision on his part, and because of it

he lost his wife, his son, and his happiness. This......

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