In the play 'Antigone', no information is given as to the age of the main character of the same name. But in ancient Greece, betrothal arrangements tended to be made in the childhood, if not the infancy, of the future bride and groom. A guess based on Antigone's actions and speech may be at around 15 years old.
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Antigone may be no more than 15 years old when she dies. But that's just a guess. The play 'Antigone' in fact gives no information as to the age of the main character of the same name. But in ancient Greece, betrothal arrangements tended to be made in the childhood, if not the infancy, of the future bride and groom.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
That it is dangerous is what Antigone believes to be important about Creon's values in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone dislikes her uncle King Creon's values. She is oriented toward the old ways of family, gods and traditions. She maintains that what Creon values is destructive to whoever is different from him and gets in his way.