So this week we read Antigone by Sophocles. This play took place after Oedipus Rex, and I really enjoyed that one, so I had some pretty high expectations. It wasn’t a let down I guess, but it definitely wasn’t as good as Oedipus. It was still pretty entertaining, Antigone is a pretty boss ass bitch. So basically, the King Kreon is just trying to rule the land and do what he thinks is right by setting a principal. By doing this though, his niece, son, and wife all die. He basically kills his niece which cause his son to go crazy out of anger and kill himself. The queen kills herself out of sadness because her kid just died. Before all of this death happens though, the King realizes what he has done and tries to go save the girl, but it’s too late. This is super tragic because yes, the King is just doing what he feels is right as his duty, but also, it sucks a lot because he caused all of this death. It’s like do I feel bad for Kreon or do I hate him? I think it’s pretty cool that Antigone is this woman that wants to stand up for herself and her brother against the King. That’s pretty cool. Go women am I right.
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