Antígone
(Sófocles)
After the tragedy of Oedipus his four sons remain in the palace, but during a war they killed each other. The king determines that only one can be buried, leaving the other to be devoured by the wild animals.
One of the sisters, Antígone, don´t accept it, breaking the king´s wish and buring his brother. When the king discovers who had disobeyed him, the king orders Antígone to be buried alive, even she been promissed to his soon.
Warned about the curse that could take place uppon him, he regrets but it is too late. Antígone had hanged herself and her son had killed himself after discover it.
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