Antigone
By Sophocles
In the story, Creon, new king/tyrant of Thebes, mourns the death of his favorite nephew, Eteocles, after fighting his brother, Polyneices, to the death for the throne over Thebes. They ended up killing each other, leaving Creon with the crown. He forbids the burial of Polyneices. Creon's niece, Antigone, defies Creon by burying him in the field he was left in. Harsh punishment followed her actions. Creon's son, Prince Haemon, falls in love with Antigone and is shunned by Creon for doing so. Antigone hangs herself in her stone cell, Haemon proceeds to kill himself over the death of Antigone. Creon's wife, Eurydice, kills herself out of depression by all of the other deaths, leaving Creon to mourn the dead once more and regret his actions, his use of power, and over abundance in power.