When community service is required for graduation it sparks creativity in students and propels them to create projects that may have a profound impact on the local community. Also, when students work with community leaders in public service they start to make connections that may help them later in their careers or life.
This play has a tragic theme. In order to make the audience
appreciate the tragedy at the end of the play, Sophocles shows the audience the
romantic relationship so that they can see the eventual conflict of interest
that happens towards the end of the play.