Antigone
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The conflict between Creon and Antigone in SophoclesÆ tragedy Antigone is one that pits civil (i.e. manmade) law against higher (i.e. spiritual) law. Creon has forbidden Antigone to bury her brother but Antigone disregards the law established by Creon and buries her brother. Antigone understands that transgressing CreonÆs law will carry a harsh consequence, but she believes in a higher law than manmade law and explains that she ôshall suffer nothing as great as dying with a lack of graceö should she not follow the dictates of her conscience and bury her brother (Sophocles 96-97).Antigone believes there is a higher spiritual force that dictates the behavior of human beings. She believes she must adhere to this forceÆs laws rather than the dictates or manmade laws
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