Antigone by Sophocles

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…showed last 75 words of 736 total…a cave. While waiting for her final punishment, Antigone chooses to take her own life by hanging herself instead of dying by the sword of Creon. Antigone's obstinacy resulted in her tragic death. In a final twist of Sophocles' tragedy, we learn that Creon would spare Antigone's life. Unfortunately, it is too late and Antigone has perished. The story of Antigone demonstrates that stubbornness can be a detrimental and even fatal characteristic in a person.