Tigone is challenging the newly promulgated law which states that "to challenge the State, I do not have the strength to do so." (Antigone, 6), but with respect to Antigone we see that she has no intention of obeying the decree issued by a human being. Antigone at this point is fully aware of the punishment that will befall her for ignoring the rules but has fully accepted her fate as she states “the madness that is mine alone, to suffer this terrible thing; for I will suffer nothing so terrible as an ignoble death. (Antigone, 8). It's so intriguing to see someone fight for a fallen loved one by going against all odds to do the right thing alongside their family, even if in Polyneices' case it's a traitor to the state. When Creon was informed of the deed that had been committed, he and his guards were initially stunned at who could commit such an unthinkable act. In the clamor that led to the deduction of the "guilty" we readers can find a direct reference to the fact that Antigone is the natural law. This one... in the middle of the sheet... kills himself with the tip of the sword. And his wife met her tragic end in the fangs of a viper, once she discovered that her son was no longer part of this plan, and that of the role her husband played in all of this. All this can be encapsulated in one quote: “Alas, I was already dead and you struck me again! What do you say, my son... the condemnation of a massacre for a wife destined for the massacre. (Antigone, 55). Ultimately, as time passes, throughout the play there is an avalanche of evidence that supports the claim that Antigone is the embodiment of natural laws imposed by the gods themselves, and that those who oppose these laws will end up buckle, but only when all is lost. In hindsight only wisdom could have avoided this calamity, if only Creon had listened to the advice of those wiser than him all this could have been avoided.

Topic > Tigone is challenging the newly promulgated law which states that "to challenge the State, I do not have the strength to do so." (Antigone, 6), but with respect to Antigone we see that she has no intention of obeying the decree issued by a human being. Antigone at this point is fully aware of the punishment that will befall her for ignoring the rules but has fully accepted her fate as she states “the madness that is mine alone, to suffer this terrible thing; for I will suffer nothing so terrible as an ignoble death. (Antigone, 8). It's so intriguing to see someone fight for a fallen loved one by going against all odds to do the right thing alongside their family, even if in Polyneices' case it's a traitor to the state. When Creon was informed of the deed that had been committed, he and his guards were initially stunned at who could commit such an unthinkable act. In the clamor that led to the deduction of the "guilty" we readers can find a direct reference to the fact that Antigone is the natural law. This one... in the middle of the sheet... kills himself with the tip of the sword. And his wife met her tragic end in the fangs of a viper, once she discovered that her son was no longer part of this plan, and that of the role her husband played in all of this. All this can be encapsulated in one quote: “Alas, I was already dead and you struck me again! What do you say, my son... the condemnation of a massacre for a wife destined for the massacre. (Antigone, 55). Ultimately, as time passes, throughout the play there is an avalanche of evidence that supports the claim that Antigone is the embodiment of natural laws imposed by the gods themselves, and that those who oppose these laws will end up buckle, but only when all is lost. In hindsight only wisdom could have avoided this calamity, if only Creon had listened to the advice of those wiser than him all this could have been avoided.