She believes that the religious laws of burial are more important than the laws of the city. ... Now they tell him that he is being to hard on his punishment. ... Instead Antigone is put in a cave as her punishment. ... Symbolism a) The birds/ravines: The siting of the birds was very important. ... Significance The title Antigone is important to the drama. ...
Families have no rules to abide by, therefore family responsibility is more important than abiding by the law. ... By openly acknowledging that she was breaking the law Antigone proved that family obligation is much more important. ... Creon himself best described the tragedy, which he brought upon himself in a quote saying, "Nothing you can say can touch me anymore. ... Yet Creon must live his life out by himself, serving the most severe punishment of all: waking up each morning and looking at the face of a murderer. ... Antigone sums it up best, " But I will bury him, and if I must die,...
