"Antigone", one of the seven extant plays of the Greek playwright Sophocles, is one of the most notorious plays in all of literature. Not only is this particular play fascinating with its intriguing plot, it also portrays some of the most dynamic characters there are in the history of Greek plays.
             The tragic tale of Antigone encircles a group of complex characters that shows many distinct and honest humane qualities, such as pride, nobility, strength, and courage. This play shows the flaws of each character that lead up to the melancholy, dysphoric ending, for example, Creon, the new king of Thebes, with his pride and rigorous leadership, and Antigone and her stubbornness and rebellious nature.
             In this story Antigone plays a tragic heroine that dies on her own behalf. The tragedy of Antigone is not that she dies for her brother in the most tragic way, but actually because she led herself to her own death. She portrays various traits. There is the obvious pride that insists that she is dying for a good reason, her stubbornness that determines her to die for respecting the dead. She also shows nobility and strength that separates her from any other woman in literature. The nobility to stay faithful to her family and show that justice is served, the strength to not turn back when she sees how her course is turning when Creon sentences her to death. One can see in this particular play that the traits that Antigone projects are indeed intriguing and worth mentioning.
             Antigone's character, with her courage and intransigence are indeed marvelous when she defies Creon and ventures forth to bury her brother Polyneices. The fortitude to withstand a man, let alone a King was beyond reason in her time. The power in her words impressed even Creon himself, for example when Creon confronts Antigone she leaves him with some potent words; "... Your words are distasteful to me, and I am sure that mine seem so to y...