What Is the Prologue of Antigone

In the prologue to Sophocles’ ”Antigone”, Oedipus’s daughters Antigone and Ismene

What does Antigone plan to do in the prologue?

Prologue: What does Antigone plan to do? Why? Antigone plans to take Polyneices’ body and bury him because he is her brother she believes he should be honored by being buried.

What is the conflict in the prologue of Antigone?

A major conflict in the prologue is between Eteocles and Polyneices (Antigone’s brothers). Antigone and Ismene discuss Creon’s decree that their brother Polyneices will not receive a proper burial and anyone who tries to bury him will be put to death. Another conflict is between Antigone and Creon.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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