“Antigone” is a wonderfully crafted play by Sophocles, which manifests various psychological aspects of humanity like anger, courage, jealousy, ignorance, arrogance, deception and sacrifice to a greater. degree. Among the many characters who represent these human frailties, Antigone is depicted as the strongest of all. Antigone, despite being a woman at a time when the female sex was considered inferior to the status of a man, demonstrates great defiance towards the cruelty of the reigning monarchy. People secretly approve of Antigone's generous act of burying her brother Polyneices. But Haimon is the only other character who shows courage and fight against Creon. His eloquent words are as convincing as they could be in his failed attempt to defend Antigone. Antigone's action becomes even more heroic when she buries her brother, knowing the inevitable death that follows and that no one, not even her fiancé, Hamon, can defend her. An example of the courage shown by Antigone is at the beginning of the play, when she tries to persuade her. Everyone else, including the members of Creon's cabinet, gives in and says absolutely nothing that could go against him. Fear for their lives prevents them from doing their job; the job of advising the king on right and wrong. Unlike these men considered superior, Antigone gives Creon the bitter taste of the truth. She defies his direct orders and proceeds with the burial. She knowingly leaves the opportunity to escape unscathed when Créon asks her if she was aware of the announcement, she replies: “It was public. Can I help but hear it? (478). She valiantly accepts all the accusations, rejecting the announcement saying, “It was not God’s proclamation” (478). She even curses Creon, saying, "If the guilt rests on Creon who judged me, then, I pray, may his punishment be equal to mine" (488), contemplating her time after