Burial at Thebes
Gender roles
Women are not involved, man's world. Frowned upon for women to have a say.
Family
Antigone feels like her family is being treated badly, values her family enough, gets her in trouble
Loyalty
Gets in trouble for her brother.
Her boyfriend stands up against his father to protect her
Poor relations between father and Antigone's boyfriend
Religion
Man's war vs god's war: She does what she thinks is right, values God more
Creon disagrees, and values man's law more
Belief in heaven in afterlife, being united with family after death
Love
Love in family: Love for her brother.
Sister tries to save her
Boyfriend stands up against Creon
Stubbornness
Antigone is a stubborn character, and so is Creon. Each of them want their own way.
Justice
She wants justice for her brother. She gets him justice.
She does not get any justice; she kills herself
Death and loss
Suicide: Antigone's death
Creon leaves her in a cave, if Gods want her to live they will help her to survive
Boyfriend kills himself.
Death of Thebes, and lack of burial
Death in the war
Power
Creon has power. Loss of power as Antigone challenges him. People start turning on him when he challenges her
Chorus are not loyal. They initially agree with Creon and then betray him
Chorus supports whoever has power
Antigone's death is power in itself, people feel empathy.
Ship/storm
Population = crew. Troubles = storm. Creon = captain
George Bush
George Bush greedy for money, comparisons to Creon as a character