In Antigone, the titular character clashes with Creon, the new king of Thebes, over the proper funeral rites for his brother Polynecias who had raised an army and fought for his rightful claim to the throne. Unfortunately, he lost and because history is written by the winning side, he was branded a traitor by Creon who had supported Antigone's other brother, Eteocles, who also died in the succession crisis. Antigone's argument is that by denying Polynecias a proper burial, Creon is by extension denying their customs and wishes of the gods. Creon's response is more or less that he is the king now and his decisions are the new traditions and what the gods really hate is a traitor. Seeing that this argument gets her nowhere, Antigone decides to take matters into her own hands and undertakes to clandestinely bury her brother in the right way. She is arrested and thrown into prison by the king for disobeying his laws. After Antigone's fiancée requests her release, they go to her cell and discover that she has hanged herself by her wedding veil, choosing to die with her....