Compare & Contrast Essay - "Antigone" with "Romeo and Juliet"

Antigone - Prompt 1 In Antigone, Ismene must decide between the will of the gods and the will of the state, life and death. On one hand, if she follows the benevolent will of the gods and buries her brother, Polyneices, she will be put to a humiliating death. On the other hand, she can follow the will of Creon's traditional political authority and be forever put to shame by her demanding sister, Antigone. She is …

…the laws of the state, Romeo puts himself into a precarious situation in which his life is in danger. This aspect of the situation parallels Antigone's risk of being killed if she buries Polyneices. In the end, however, Romeo decides to devotingly stay with Juliet and embrace the loving will of the gods. Romeo's decision reflects that of Ismene's in the end, for they both disregard humanity's cruel orders and trust their spiritually guided conscience.