The two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices, go to war with each other and both die. The king Creon wishes to punish Polyneices for fighting against their country, and prevents him from having a proper burial. His sister, Creon's niece, Antigone, attempts to bury her brother properly only to get caught and eventually sent to prison. She is set to marry Haemon, Creon's son, and when she dies, Haemon also kills himself. Eurydice, Creon's wife, then also kills herself, leaving Creon alone.