'Antigone'

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In this article, the writer studies the play "Antigone" by Sophocles. The writer discusses how the play addresses love as a side effect of being human and a necessary aspect of humanity, but also emphasizes man's reliance on the law for order and justice. The writer looks at the way in which the play reveals how sometimes love and law oppose one another, which in this case results in tragedy. In this paper, the writer describes how the play encourages the reader to view love as central toward determining right from wrong. The writer concludes that the play remains a tragedy, for Antigone is still lost and Creon must suffer terrible guilt and loneliness as a result of Antigone's death.

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"Creon attempts to overcome Antigone's assertion that love should dictate mankind's actions throughout the place. He for example, in the play tries to turn Antigone's loyalty, suggesting that Antigone's brothers made her father unhappy and that her brother Polynices was actually a cruel and vicious voluptuary. Too "cowardly" to imprison his own son, Creon suggests that Oedipus let his son join the army, however asserts that Polynices then proceeded to attempt to kill Oedipus. Creon further suggests that Eteocles is no better, a gangster at best also attempted to usurp his father's authority.
Creon establishes one essential fact regarding law in the play, that "society does depend on a central authority for all that law brings is of benefit". His beliefs are valid, but so too are Antigone's that suggest divine law and therefore love should dictate mankind's behavior."

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