Antigone disagrees with Creon’s proclamation and is determined to honor the laws of the gods without thinking about how it will impact others. Antigone states her problem when having a secret conversation with her sister. “Be as …show more content…
Creon and Antigone have a conversation about her rebellious actions against his proclamation. Antigone states, “Yes; for it was not Zeus who made this proclamation to me; nor did justice who dwells with the gods below lay down these laws for mankind. Nor did I think that your human proclamation had sufficient power to override the unwritten, unassailable laws of the gods.” (417-421. 35). Antigone understands that the proclamation was not made by Zeus himself. She knows that it was Creon who enacted this law onto the city of Thebes, and that no god created it. She believes that Creon doesn’t have the power to override the laws of the gods. Because Creon’s proclamation doesn’t coincide with the laws of the gods, she thinks it’s okay to go against his rule and justify her actions using the gods. Although her motives to bury her brother were pure, she broke her city’s law to honor the gods. As Antigone continues to talk to Creon about her actions, she argues that what she did was right. She states, “And yet how could I have won greater glory than by laying down my own brother in his grave? I would say that all these people here would approve of what I have done, if fear did not shut their mouths. But one of the blessings of tyranny is its freedom to do and say what it likes.” (460-464. 39). Antigone thinks that glory from the people should stop her from