Antigone, while Ismene is more open-minded. Both are very moral and sensitive women who's loyalty brings them into conflict, although Antigone's loyalty to family over king is the more persuasive argument. Antigone's decision causes more tragedy than the more practical Ismene. This play presents a timeless conflict. It is Sophocles' story of family honor and family bonds ... the characters. Antigone believes that her family is more important than the law, which was made by Creon. Creon believes that the king, and the laws he represents, are more important than family, "No one is above the la...

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... choosing family over the law, high class and low class, or the decision to do right over wrong. The lost of loved ones was due to the stubbornness of a tyrant king, Kreon, who refused to give Antigone's brother, Polyneices, a proper burial. If Kreon chose to obey the Gods and gave Polyneices a proper burial, or if Antigone decided to follow the laws ... , heartbreak and death could have been prevented. Kreon refused to listen to anyone but himself and lost a wife, a son, and a daughter-in-law during his reign as king. I found the Greek play, Antigone, interesting to read. There is so muc...

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