Beware of changes in tension.“When I looked around, I saw and heard no one like me. Was I then a monster, a stain on the earth, from which all men fled and which all men disowned? (Shelley, Frankenstein 109). In Frankenstein, the Monster is given a life in which he cannot control the outcome, even if he tries. While the Monster faces destiny, Antigone in Antigone shows the full use of her free will. The two characters possess free will and both can be victims of fate. However, the Monster is more entitled to invoke destiny while Antigone should admit her deliberate actions. The Monster's denial of acceptance by both his creator and society, as well as his acts of violence in response, can be claimed to exist as results of fate, while Antigone's actions show free will resulting from her decisions to break the law and act on his pride. There are more similarities between Frankenstein and Antigone than just fate and free will. Antigone and the Monster both appreciate the importance of family and how people influence an individual's actions and character formation. Antigone's sole motive revolves around honoring her brother, regardless of the consequences. Antigone believes she must fulfill her duty to honor her brother and cannot understand why Creon follows a law against his family's honor. Creon and Antigone become each other's adversaries as they have different ideas on how to handle Polyneices' death. In Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy, author Simon Goldhill states, "The central question that unites and separates Creon and Antigone is whether the shared blood of family overcomes a brother's hostile intent toward the political community" (31) . Antigone reacts to how Cre...... middle of paper...... society. How to conclude this paragraph…Antigone expresses her use of free will when she decides to disobey Creon and let her pride control her while the Monster is destined to receive rejection from both his creator and the social world. While these two characters both had the opportunity to choose correctly and make life a positive place, neither ended up doing so. However, the reasons behind the endings are different. Antigone and her goals led her to make the decision to disobey and die, as many others died around her because of her decisions. The Monster, on the other hand, didn't have much choice in how people would react to his presence and appearance. Both Antigone and the Monster had good intentions, but these intentions were not always realized. Antigone says: “I was born to unite in love, not in hate: this is my nature” (Rudall 28).