1. Antigone:
Daughter of Oedipus, sister of Ismene, niece of Creon, fiancée to Haemon. Headstrong. Royalty. Young. Quick. Very focused. 15 years old.

2. Thebes; postwar; the Palace; the throneroom?; Early morning.

3. I want to get Creon to order my execution.

4. –In order to get death from Creon I must make him feel disgusted
-In order to get death from Creon I must make him feel alienated/in opposition
-In order to get death from Creon I must remind him of his duties
-In order to get death from Creon I must frustrate him
-In order to get death from Creon I must frighten him
5. After achieving my objective the scene basically just ends…but if you include the Ismene part I move on to…

3. PART II: Die a martyr
In order to do this I must die alone, therefore part of my objective is to ensure that Ismene lives.

4. -In order to spare Ismene I must put myself in opposition to her
-In order to spare Ismene I must gather all the blame on myself
-In order to spare Ismene I must guilt-trip her.

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