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Antigone And Oedipus Rex Character Analysis
In both Antigone and Oedipus Rex, the characters show the truest forms of justice because Antigone shows loyalty to her brother which proved justice over law, Haemon stands up to his father to fight for Antigone’s sake, Oedipus gives up his life to avoid killing his father and marrying his mother and Oedipus condemns himself for doing wrong even though he was destined to do so.

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