proper burial of the dead- Antigone's brothers were fighting each other in battle and killed each other. One was given a proper burial because he was fighting for Thebes but the other one was left out for the birds. Creon the king says that that was his punishment for going against your own. Antigone refuses to go by her Uncle's rules. She decides to bury him herself even though she knows she will be killed. The guards find her in action and bring her before the king and she doesn't deny it. She tells him there is no shame in honoring your own brother. She does what she thinks is right and that is to bury her brother.
Prophecy:
tells people their fate. Oedipus hears from the prophet that he will kill his father and marry his mother. His parents and him try to stop fate. This fails and the prophecy comes true. He cannot control his fate. Nobody can.
The Blind See:
The prophet, Tiresias, is blind yet he is the only one who knows what is going on in everyone's life. He sees things very clearly when he is not the one who can physically see anything.
Loyalty:
Antigone is loyal to her brother, she will not give up until she has given him a proper burial. Even if it means going against the law and getting killed.
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