Protagonist who defies a totalitarian decree by attempting to bury her brother's corpse. Despite opposition from her family and fiancé, she partners with Tiresias to bury the dead. They are arrested, tortured, and ultimately killed by police, but their martyrdom inspires widespread youth rebellion.
Antigone and Tiresia form a secret partnership to defy the regime's burial ban.
Antigone stands as the primary ideological and physical opponent to the Prime Minister's authoritarian rule.
The rebel channels Antigone's courage into sustained grassroots action against the regime.
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