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Antigone: Development of Resistance Against Creon By Charlie Nelson The play Antigone, by Sophocles, is the tale of a new leader who starts out with the respect and trust of his land but in the end looses it all. According to the introduction, by Bernard Knox, "the play runs its course as a drama of developing resistance to Creon and his gradual condemnation on all hands." This is the best description one can find about this aspect of the play. When the story begins, Antigone is the sole person lashing out at Creon's harsh edict ruling that Polynices, who is Antigone's brother, cannot and will not be given a proper burial. But as scenes unfold, we see the gradual development of mutiny against Creon, continuing with Haemon, Creon's son and Antigone's fiancé, and then with Tiresias, and eventually even the chorus will side with Antigone. Antigone begins this story by...

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