AntigoneNotes

Antigone: A character chart

Character Description Action Motivation Antigone sister/daughter of Oedipus Bury Polynices Divine Law niece of Creon protagonist stubborn, foolish Ismene sister/daughter of Oedipus beg Antigone to Fear niece of Creon obey Creon’s law

Creon King of Thebes Deny Polynices burial Stability, power, pride(hubris) Husband of Eurydice Antagonist

Haimon Creon’s son Tries to save Antigone engaged to Antigone

Teiresias Blind prophet Predicts Haimon’s death Give Creon a chance to save his son, Antigone. Eurydice Wife of Creon

Ismene/Antigone/Polynices

__Laius__ [|__Jocasta__]  Creon Eurydice

Oedipus [|__Jocasta__]  Menoeceus, [|__Megara__] and [|__Haimon__]

__[|Eteocles]__, [|__Polynices__] , Antigone 