| Oedipus dies and his sons become King of Thebes | 1st (background) |
| The brothers kill each other; Creon becomes King | 2nd (background) |
| Creon will dishonor Polyneices because he is a traitor | 3rd (background) |
| Antigone decides to bury her brother | 4th (rising action) |
| The King founds out about Polyneices being buried | 5th (rising action) |
| Antigone is caught while she buries her brother | 6th (climax) |
| ismene gives a fake confession about helping bury their brother | 7th (falling) |
| The girls are thrown in jail | 8th (falling) |
| Creon and Haemon have an argument | 9th (falling) |
| Antigone is placed in a closed vault | 10th (falling) |
| Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice dies | 11th (resolution) |
| Creon realizes his tragic error | 12th (resolution) |
Antigone plot diagram
February 16, 2020