values. Hegel's view claims that both sides are right and that both sides are wrong because

they assert that they are exclusively right. Creon's regard for the laws of the city causes

him to abandon all other beliefs. He feels that all should obey the laws set forth by him,

even if other beliefs, moral or religious, state otherwise. Antigone, on the other hand, hold

the beliefs of the gods in high reverence. She feels that the laws of the gods should be

obeyed above all others, especially when in respect to family.

The concept of divine law can be described as the law of God. Divine law involves

morals and beliefs that are presented by God. Divine law as being the "unwritten laws of

the Gods". This type of law is most likely in effect when the idea of morals are apparent,

such as when a moral decision must be made. This type of decision would probably be

considered right or wrong. Human law is usually set up by the head of a community or by

the governors of the land. They make sure that the law of the land is followed accordingly.

This is apparent in the play Antigone, when Antigone herself disobeys a law that was set

Both Antigone and Creon have their own ideas of what is "right" and what is

anything about it. Creon found out about this through his son Haemon. Also by denying

for Thebes. From this standpoint, Creon's decisions for denying burial for Polyneices are

a contradiction between morals. Antigone's side of the conflict held a much more divine

killing his own brother and would have sold his fellow countrymen into slavery.

Creon, being a new king, wants to prove his abilities as king.He is being harsh, so

approach, as opposed to the mundane path Creon chose to travel. Antigone feels that

were in fact the right ones, because he believed that Polyneices was a traitor to the land,

In Antigone's eyes, Creon betrayed that ideal by not allowing her to properly bury her

something is right or wrong, unless the answer to that is apparently clear. Antigone

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