The following quotation will also show that Antigone is religious. It was taken from the conversation between Antigone and Creon after she was
captured by the Guards. CREON. And yet you dare defy the law?
ANTIGONE. I dared. It was not God‟s proclamation. That final justice that rules the world below makes no such laws. Your
edict, King, was strong. But all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of God. They are not
merely now: they were, and shall be, operative forever, beyond
man utterly… Scene 2: 95
It is clear from the quotation above that Antigone is religious. She says to Creon that his law is not Gods law. Creon‟s law is nothing compared
to Gods law. Law created by man will only last for a while but Gods law will lasts forever. Therefore she decides to obey the law of God instead the
law of men. Simply by put the matters of God before any other matters like Antigone, a person is religious.
4. Loyal
The writer also finds that Antigone is a loyal person. She is loyal to the family which she belongs to although the family name is no longer
good. The family name become dirty after her father found out that he killed his father and marries his mother. Moreover it becomes worst when the two
brothers who have rights to be a king quarreled and killed each other. Despite of this fact, Antigone always called Oedipus her father and she does
not hate him. Just as what happen to Polyneices that he fights against Thebes, Antigone is not mad with him and still called him a brother.
There is a statement from the text that can prove the idea that Antigone is a loyal woman especially to the family where she belongs. It
can be seen in the statement made by Ismene Go then, if you feel that you must. You are unwise, but a loyal friend indeed to those who love you.
This statement by Ismene implies that Antigone is loyal to anyone she loves, in this case to her brother Polyneices. She wants to give him a proper burial
because he is her brother and she loves him so much. In this case, a character is explained through statement made by another character as stated
by M. J. Murphy 1972: 161-172. There is one more of the evidence from the text that shows Antigone
is a loyal person to the family. Antigone made a statement in the beginning of the story when she asked Ismene to help her.
ANTIGONE. Listen, Ismene: Creon buried our brother Eteocles with military honors, gave him a soldiers funeral, and it was right
that he should; but Polyneices, who fought as bravely and died as miserably, --- They say that Creon has sworn no one shall
bury him, no one mourn for him, but his body must lie in the fields, a sweet treasure for carrion birds to find as they search
for food. That is what they say, and our good Creon is coming here to announce it publicly; and the penalty stoning to death in
the public square There it is, and now you can prove what you are: a true sister, or a traitor to your family.
Prologue: 90 At the end of the quotation, after Antigone explains the condition to
Ismene, she said to Ismene whether she is going to be a family or not. Another member of the family need help, Antigone want to help, here she
implies that if Ismene do not help then she is a traitor to the family. Thus by looking at this statement, it is clear that Antigon is loyal to her family. A
person who left another family member who needs help is no longer a family. Although Polyneices is dead, Antigone still cares about him so much
because he is a family member.
B. Antigones Religiousness and Attitude on Religion Seen in Her Characteristics
