How Does Antigone Go Without Breaking The Law

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Working Title How far would a person go to stay loyal? But how far do she think a she can go without breaking the law? Do think she is telling herself in her mind to just worry about her and only her? Those are the thoughts that are probably going through Antigone’s mind in the play Antigone. She is thinking and wondering should she go by the law and do the right thing or should she do what she know is not wright. In her mind, Antigone is probably thinking that she should not go against her uncle, King Creon. In the play Antigone she should defiantly listen to King Creon because breaking the law is a very unpleasant thing to do. Nobody like breaking the laws unless they want to go to jail, or get in trouble. So in this predicament agree King

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