Death and Love in Antigone
Death and love go hand in hand in Greek tragedies. Antigone loves her brother so much that she risks her life to give him the proper burial he deserves. When Haimon discovers his love, Antigone, dead he becomes so overwrought with grief that he plunges his sword into his own side. When the news of Haimon's death reaches his mother, Eurydice, she breaks down and she too kills herself but by stabbing a dagger into her heart. In Antigone, many people will die for someone they love.
At the beginning of the story, Antigone and Ismene are arguing about their brother.…
