... , 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 versus loyalty to the state and the law. This play clearly illustrates conflicting interests and loyalties among the characters. Antigone believes that her family ... because of the single-mindedness of Antigone and Creon. Ironically Antigone's high morality results in more suffering: her own death and the death of Haimon. By the end of the ...

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... corner. I was overcome with sadness that each character's fate was destined for death. I felt lost throughout parts in the play because the author did not fully explain or express the story behind each character, and seem to just introduce one character after another, expecting the audience to understand what is going on at every moment....

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