Antigone is brought before King Creon after defying his edict by burying her brother. She boldly defends her actions, citing divine law over mortal decrees, while Creon condemns her to death for her subversion of the state.
CREON: And yet you dared defy the law?
ANTIGONE: Yes, for it was not Zeus that made this proclamation, nor was it Justice who lives with the gods below. I did not think your decrees had such power that a mortal could override the unwritten laws of Heaven.
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