The Last Speech of Antigone

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Thebes, you see me now, the last
Unhappy daughter of a line of kings,
Your kings, led away to death. You will remember
What things I suffer, and at what men's hands,
Because I would not transgress the laws of heaven
(To the guards, simply.) Come: Let us wait no longer

With such a separation of human and god in Antigone, I find it interesting that each character seems to have a stance on how they approach the world they live in regarding law and how to follow it. Creon believes in human law, mostly because he can make it himself and control the people of Thebes through his rule (he is against money because he has no control over the free will people have with it). Antigone believes more in god law, claiming that Zeus would have preferred the burial and that Hades could potentially save her from being buried alive. Ismene stands in the middle, seeing both sides while feeling insecure/unsure how to handle the situation to come out with her best interests. In her last speech, Antigone yearns for the Gods to prove to Creon that he is wrong in his ruling/decisions, and that they should approve of Antigone's action. These characters place so much emphasis on who is "right", that they lost sight and three end up dead by suicide. Maybe being right isn't always as important as it seems.