Antigone By, Sophocles. This is a literary analysis of the book. "What drives Antigone is the love for her brother. Despite the penalties, she went ahead and buried Polyneices.

Antigone: Literary Analysis Love can play a big part in life, and sometimes love can penetrate the mind so deeply that one is willing to sacrifice one's self for their loved one. In the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, Antigone wishes to provide her fallen brother, Polyneices, with a proper burial after he is denied by the king, Creon, for opposing Creon's force during a war. However, despite the penalty of death, enforced by the law …

…died in battle. For this reason, Creon does not allow anyone to bury Polyneices. Also, because of this law, Ismene tries to talk Antigone out of her plan. Despite Ismene's reasoning and the law set up by Creon, Antigone went ahead and buried her brother. This love is what drove her into the task in the first place and it drove her all the way until she finally buried Polyneices. <Tab/>