Problem
In the play Seven Against Thebes, which preceded the book Sophocles Antigone, Kreon was willing to go against Teiresius' prophecy regarding his firstborn son, Menoeceus, by preventing him from joining the civil war. However, Menoeceus felt it was his duty to die to save Thebes and sacrificed himself. Similarly, Antigone and Ismene both suffered great personal trauma when they lost their brothers and parents before the beginning of Sophocles Antigone.
How was Antigone's trauma (losing her brothers and parents) manifested in her personality and shown through her actions in Sophocles Antigone?