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==The King, Kreon, started out as a man of money and power. He had a family and was most successful, but by the end of the play he is defeated, left with no family and no respect from the very kingdom he rules. His downfall is due to his own selfish decisions and acts. He had no control over the brothers dying, but he did have control over their burial. Because he decided that no one was to bury the brother, that forces Antigone to do it herself. Even shen she is captured, Kreon does not go back on his rule. The king sends Antigone to die. After being convinced he was wrong, Kreon goes to free Antigone, only to find she has hung herself with her own wedding veil. Haimon, Kreon's son, has told his father that if Kreon kills Antigone that Haimon will take his own life. After the death of their son, Kreon and his wife find that their other son has died in battle protecting Thebes. With the loss of her sons, Kreon's wife also takes her own life. Thus, Kreon finds himself with no family and much respect lost from his kingdom. Antigone at the start of the play has a family, fiance, and most importantly, life. Antigone's downfall starts with the two main events in which she has no control: the death of her brothers and the new law imposed by Kreon. When she decides to stick with what she believes in and bury her brother, she seals her own fate. Because she is such a strong-minded character, she does not back down even when faced with death. She decides to bury her brother rather than live with the guilt and face the wrath of the gods. When she is placed in the cave, she joins her mother and brothers by taking her own life. We find her at the end of the play dead but with her spirit unbroken.==

==The play //Antigone// has both pathos and logos in abundance. For instance, when Antigone is brought in by Kreon for breaking the law, the argument that occurs makes you think about what you would do and what you believe in. Or when Teiresias tells Kreon to change the law, you may wonder what might happen next or what Kreon was thinking. Also, when Kreon first finds out about the burial from the messenger, you think about how Kreon will respond, what will happen to the messenger, or who Kreon thinks has done it. These are all examples of logos in //Antigone//. As for the pathos, you could think about that excitement and suspense you feel when Antigone confesses to Kreon and is unsure as to what Kreon will do. Or when the tomb is opened and you feel scared or sad when it is revealed that Antigone has killed herself. Or the passion that you feel when Haimon begins yelling at his father about letting Antigone go. Clearly there is plenty of pathos in the play as well.==