Meaning & use
Antigone
An ancient Greek tragedy by the playwright Sophocles about a princess who defies the king to bury her brother.
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In Antigone, the title character breaks the law to honor her family's duty to the dead.
Teachers often pair Antigone with Sophocles's other Theban plays in a single unit.
A note on using this word
Antigone was written by the Athenian playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BCE and is part of his Theban plays.
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