... and romance. Love is or should be unconditional. Love is giving and selfless, love is therefore unselfish. Love is not arrogant, or does not insist in its own way, it is a celebration of what is right, true love never ends. In the plays Othello, Antigone, and Romeo and Juliet, love leads to the ... downfall of each of the tragic heroes. The characters excessive love ... lord: O, farewell!" After realizing he had been tricked into believing the lies Iago told. Othello could not handle the grief of knowing he murdered his love in jealousy rather than justice. Othello took out a knife and...

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... the gods. She points out (lines85-91): "I will bury him myself, and even if I die in the act, the death will be glory. I will Hall 3 lie down with the one I love. I have longer to please the dead than please the living here: in the kingdom down below I will lie forever. Do as you like, dishonor the laws the gods hold in ... fulfilling a higher law. She believes that she is acting according to her religious duty and that she cannot dishonor the laws the gods have established. Here Antigone appears to be a selfless and compassionate individual, willing to risk her life in order to provide...

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