When World Collide

When Worlds Collide
Antigione presents the four basic “loves” or “worldviews”: love of family, love of country, love of sex and love of God. Each character posses one or more of these worldviews. The conflict of these worlds leads to tragedy. I contend that these worldviews are universal and still collide today, resulting in problems, if not tragedies.

Each of the main characters emphasizes a particular worldview of life. Antigone’s sister loves country; the son loves sex (he is engaged to Antigone); the mother loves family; and Antigone loves God. Of course, each character has other loves, or lesser worldviews. For instance, Antigone also shows love of family in her love of her brothers.

Antigone’s love of God as her supreme guide or law of life leads her to disobey the King even though the disobedience is punishable by death. The King’s son’s love for A...