Antigone Round Character

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I have come to a reasonable conclusion that Antigone is directly a round character. In the beginning of the story, she is shown to have both many strengths and weaknesses. As our primary protagonist, she has shown to have a heroic nature, she even stood up against her uncle who is the king. She is also willing to not disgrace her brother's memory by not giving his body a proper burial, she is willing to put her life on the line to do so. However, despite being a strong woman at nature, she has shown to have her own weaknesses as well. She is insecure and bitter towards her femininity. And her weakness followed her to the end, when she had hanged herself out of her own suffering during her ruthless punishment.

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