Antigone says, “ but I shall bury him and if I die for it, death will be sweet...I must please the dead more than the living for I Will lie in death forever.” by burying her brother Antigone breaks Creon's laws, but it is seen as morally correct by the people of Thebes. She believes that the love and loyalty for her brother is much stronger than any law set in place generations ago, even if her beliefs are condemn her to death. The theme statement is applicable to Antigone because she never denied that she was the one that buried her brother, hence her downfall. She never regretted her decision because she knew immoral laws were meant to be