"Antigone had hanged herself by the cord of her robe, by 1
the red and golden twisted cord of her robe. The cord was
round her neck like a child's collar. Haemon was on his
knees, holding her in his arms and moaning, his face
buried in her robe. More stones were removed, and Creon 5
went into the tomb. He tried to raise Haemon to his feet.
I could hear him begging Haemon to rise to his feet.
Haemon was deaf to his father's voice, till suddenly he
stood up of his own accord, his eyes dark and burning.
Anguish was in his face, but it was the face of a little 10
boy" (51).
One of the first things noticed was the repetition of "the cord of her robe" which is used to hang herself (1). This is an important concept because the word cord does not seem to leave the passage which is also true as it never leaves Antigone. since it is a part of her clothing she is always wearing it. With that the idea of death was always with her a the Chorus explained in the very beginning of the play. Her death was inevitable represented by the cord being with her at all times.
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