The danger of loveAlmost everyone experiences the feeling of love. Whether it's for another person or for food, almost everyone feels love during their life. In the play Antigone, the writer Sophocles illustrates a very important fact about love: love is our most important and dangerous motivation for doing anything, and without moderation, love can be deadly. In Antigone, unmoderated love is prevalent throughout the play. , and this is best demonstrated in three main characters: Antigone, Creon and Ismene. Antigone has a very strong love for her brother and the gods, Creon has an extreme love for power and Ismene has a deep love for her sister Antigone. Each of these characters suffers greatly from this love and, as a result, they all suffer terrible consequences. At the beginning of the play, Antigone is upset by a decree from King Creon (190). The decree states that his brother, Polynices, was not allowed to be buried, because Creon believes that Polynices was a "traitor who waged war on his country" (211). Antigone has a very strong love for her brother and the gods, which is why she believes that Polyneices deserves a proper burial according to the laws of the gods (192). Antigone tells Ismene that she [Antigone] will go against Creon's decree, which states that if anyone buries Polyneices, they will be killed (190). Antigone is extremely angry at Creon for creating the decree, to the point that she decides to make a big deal out of the burial, instead of hiding and doing it in secret (192). Antigone even tells Ismene to “Tell everyone!” » that she [Antigone] buried Polyneices when everyone knows, and is not keeping the secret – although Ismene does not listen (193). Antigone's decision not to do the bur...... middle of paper ......y strong love for her sister, Antigone. When Creon arrests Antigone and Ismene, he also accuses Antigone and Ismene of burying Polyneices (209). Instead of denying the crime, Ismene surprisingly says, “I am guilty” (212). After Antigone informs Creon that Ismene's words are absurd, Ismene stands firm and demands to receive the same punishment as her sister (212). Ismene's love for her sister leads her to change her true ambitions and seek the death penalty. Although this request is not granted, Ismene demonstrates exactly how dangerous love can be if left unchecked. Sophocles demonstrates a very important and serious idea throughout the play: love can be extremely dangerous if left unchecked. Antigone and Creon experience tragic falls because of their love for something, and Ismene also almost experiences a tragic fall, but Antigone saves her..