... commit suicide without experiencing their strong dream to marry, thus conveying the universal theme of how one should value intimate relationships over civil law. One could observe the incongruity in Haemon's family values between the selected passage and an earlier excerpt, thus suggesting an ironic tone. ... a deep sympathy for the young couple who has prematurely taken their lives to fight for the principle of valuing intimate relationships over civil law. Therefore, the sympathy within this selected passage indicates a pathetic tone. The ubiquitous motif of marriage displays Antigone...

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... ." Antigone's opposition to his decree condemns her in the eyes of Creon. To him, she is challenging what is legal and just thereby making her opposition seemingly illegal and unjust. It is important to recognize that Creon believes that his decision is just, and it is this conviction of belief that blinds him to the warnings of his loved ones ... the representative of the higher power of the immortal entities, and so what at first presents itself as a case of civil disobedience is broadened into a conflict of mortal versus immortal law. To understand the complex struggle for power and a...

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