Similarities Between Creon And Antigone

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Antigone is a character with fierce devotion and loyalty to the gods and her family rather than the societies laws constricting her choices. Sophocles specifically wanted Creon and Antigone to represent opposing forces to show the contrast between human ideological laws and laws of the gods. This extends to the philosophical ideology of what purpose humans have on this earth, whether it is to act ‘right’ in the ethical world, or believe in a higher power and follow the laws created by the society at a given time. By introducing these characters and ideologies, Sophocles dives in the idea of justification, as society creates its own set of boundaries for what is justified. This shows how society shapes people's morals and judgement of what is

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