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There are many different underlying themes in the plot of the play Antigone. I believe Sophocles is trying to show us not only an intense example of a Greek tragedy but also a story of a cynical power absorbed man who goes on a journey to self discovery. Kreon is a central character in the play and when read literally can seem like quite a mean man with no sympathy for anyone. I actually have the most sympathy for Kreon of all the characters presented. Kreon has just started to hold the role as the King for his society and is faced with many both emotional and mind puzzling issues. In the play Antigone fights for an honorable burial for her brother Polyneices, a man who Kreon greatly disliked. Kreon is hesitant to perform the rituals and give Polyneices his formal burial, and I do not blame him for this. If we were asked to bless and bury our worst enemy it would be a very hard thing to do. When the Greeks buried the dead they were honoring the person and it was a remembrance of them. If you did not like the person or support any of their beliefs while they were living, then why h