1) In both Antigone and The Stranger, the protagonists experience the death of a close family member which affects them differently - Antigone wants to properly bury her brother while Mersault remains detached. 2) Their reactions go against societal laws/norms, with Antigone burying her brother illegally and Mersault not mourning his mother. As a result, they are both sentenced to death. 3) Their passionate actions to follow their own beliefs, rather than reason, end up harming their romantic partners - Haemon commits suicide over Antigone's death, and Marie is distressed by Mersault's impending execution.