Response To Creon From 'Antigone'

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Antigone Scene II Commentary “I dared.
It was not God’s proclamation. That final Justice
That rules the world below makes no such laws.

Your edict, King, was strong,
But all your strength is weakness itself against
The immortal unrecorded laws of God.
They are not merely now: they were, and shall be,
Operative for ever, beyond man utterly.”

In scene II of Antigone, this extract was addressed to Creon from Antigone. In this extract, Antigone denies the validity of Creon’s edicts and tries to tell Creon that although he is a powerful ruler, the divine law must always come before the civil law. Wherefore; the conflict of man vs. law arises when she has decided to disobey the law, and bury her brother. Furthermore, conflicts occur between the …show more content…
She said it was not God’s proclamation, and it was wrong, it would have been worse to leave him, and they should honor the dead. With despite the consequences for disobedience, Antigone remains true to her conviction and that the civil laws created by Creon have no bearing on one’s actions and are inferior compared to divine law. Ismene had warned Antigone in the prologue that they are just weak women and cannot stand up to men, but Antigone argues that her action was her loyalty to her family and the gods, which Creon dismisses. An argument ensues with Antigone claiming she was obeying the laws of the gods, and the gods will punish Creon. Furthermore, Antigone dares Creon and she also points out that Creon, not the gods, made a law she has broken. She also goes on justifying that the king is strong on Earth; however, his strength cannot be measured up to that of God, that gods laws are more powerful. Overall, this shows that Antigone will stand up even the Kings to speak her

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