Read the excerpt from "the royal house of thebes." antigone and ismene heard with horror what creon had decided. to ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce [to accept without protest]. she and antigone were utterly alone. all thebes was exulting that the man who had brought war upon them should be thus terribly punished. "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. how does antigone's action as a rebel reveal the universal theme?

Antigone wanted to bury  Polynieces as she wanted that the family should do the burial rights after the death. Creon didn't want Polynices' body to go through the privilege of burial because he considered Polynices as a traitor. Creon is the king of Thebes who is arrogant and who never turns back. Also, he is obsessed with the civil laws and cannot bear anyone disobeying it. He is stubborn, full of pride and only believes in his words and decisions. Antigone's rebellion against Creon reflects the theme of the path of morality versus the path of civil law and order. The universal theme of the play relied on the actions of Antigone and Creon which brought them to experience different aspects of tragedy which their life brought to them. It can be clearly noted through the passage that the Civil laws do not allow Polyneices' body to buried and Antigone will be the one performing the dead which will, in turn, bring tragic flaw in her life.

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