The interesting thing about Antigone is that there are almost two tragic heroes while most plays will only have one. All of this falls in accordance to the idea of a 'tragic hero' found in many Greek tragedies.

Through his pride, Creon pushes forward this tragic story until his ultimate demise at the end. What ensures is a story of tragedy and death that was foreshadowed earlier in the story.After over two thousand years, Antigone still retains it's core teachings about pride that is still relevant today. Antigone, through her loyalty to her family, decides to bury her brother and flaunt the power of Creon. Now, Creon, the newly appointed king of Thebes, has issued a proclamation that Polynices is to be left out in the streets and not buried for his crimes of attacking the city. Both of them live in Thebes and have just learned that their two brothers, Polynices and Eteoles, have killed each other in battle. By today's standards, it is not the most interesting read, but given that it is well over two thousand years old, it holds up very well even into the world today.Antigone follows the final days of the lives of Oedipus' two daughters, Ismene and Antigone. I didn't read the first two sets of plays, but I did get the chance to read the third, Antigone, in my English class. This collection of three plays have persisted through thousands of years of change and are still taught in schools today. Among these lasting works is the Oedipus Cycle written by Sophocles. But few have survived from before even the publication of the Bible. Books such as War and Peace by Tolstoy have lasted through the decades and have become fixtures of literary accomplishment.

There are few few books that last through multiple generations.

Antigone translation