Although hesupposedly is the next in line to receive power to the throne, Eteocles takesover and banishes Polyneices from Thebes. Polyneices- He is the eldest son of Oedipus and Jocasta.He islater found, dead by her side, after committing suicide for his lost love. Haemon is supposed to marry Antigone,however, when Creon banishes Antigone to her death, Haemon runs off. Creon also declared that Polyneices would notreceive a proper burial because he committed treason against his own city.Creon punishes Antigone to death. Creon exiled Oedipus from Thebes after Oedipus killed hisfather and married his mother. Creon- He is Jocasta’s brother and the ruler of Thebes.Antigone states that she isinnocent, and therefore, Ismene is set free. After Antigone is captured by Creon, Ismene states that she helpedbecause she wants to be executed with her sister. Shewarns Antigone that trying to give their brother a proper burial would surelylead to her death and declares that she wants nothing to do with the wholeidea. Hername in Greek means ‘to linger towards’ (eis = towards, mene = linger). Ismene- She is the youngest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta.She is the braver of Oedipus’ two daughters, and believes that herbrother, Polyneices, deserves a proper burial, so she sets out to do just that.Antigone is the one that stays with Oedipus when he is banished, a blind man,from Thebes. Her namein Greek means ‘one who is of the opposite opinion’ (anti = opposite, gnomi =opinion). Antigone- She is the oldest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta.
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