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Choose such a scene from 'Antigone' and explain what makes it dramatic. 'Antigone´ is based on the age-old conflict between the requirements of human and divine law. This problem is shown in the dispute over the burial of Polynices, in which King Creon´s understanding of political laws is opposed to Antigone´s religious duties and beliefs. The positions of Antigone and Creon are conflicting, but both retain the same stubborn belief that they are right. Based on this, the most dramatic scene is therefore the confrontation between these two characters. The opening speech by the chorus sets the scene for the conflict in the play. The tension and suspense of 'Antigone´ is felt immediately. Antigone feels that it is her duty to bury her dead brother, Polynices. The Greek view of death was that a person´s soul could never come to rest unless their body had been buried, otherwise they would remain eternally...

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