Love causes improper and unacceptable actions as seen in the characters of the plays Medea and Antigone.

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Love causes improper and unacceptable actions as seen in the characters of the plays Medea and Antigone.

The play Antigone by Sophocles, it is originated in Thebes, where the city has just been torn by war. Many years have passed since there has been a real ruler governing the city. For Antigone's two brothers have been in conflict over the rightful ruler of Thebes. Polyneices was the brother who was an exile and returned to the city with an invading army, while Eteocles was the respected brother in Thebes and also had the favor of Creon their uncle. During the battle the two brothers' slew each other and Eteocles forces defeat Polyneices' in the aftermath, thus leaving Creon as rightful ruler. Creon decrees a law, which does not please Antigone, stating Polyneices' body is not to be touched and left to rot, whoever disobeys will be killed, while giving Eteocles a burial ceremony. Antigone out of love and respect to her brother decides to disobey her uncle, which inevitably leads to her death. Antigone was a Character which was head strong and saw that it does not matter wither her brother had brought force