“Antigone”, is a beautifully crafted play by Sophocles, which manifests various psychological aspects of humanity such as anger, courage, jealousy, ignorance, arrogance, deceit and sacrifice to a greater degree. Among the many characters who represent these human frailties, Antigone is described as the strongest of all. Antigone, despite being a woman in an era in which the female gender was considered inferior to the male gender, shows great defiance to the cruelty of the reigning monarchy. The people secretly approve of Antigone's generous act of burying her brother Polyneices. But Haimon is the only other character who shows some courage and fights against Creon. His eloquently put together words are, however convincing, in his failed attempt to defend Antigone. Antigone's action becomes more heroic, when she buries her brother, knowing that the inevitable death that will follow and no one, not even her fiancé, Hamon, will be able to defend her. An example of the courage that Antigone shows is at the beginning of the play when he tries to persuade her. Everyone else, including the members of Creon's cabinet, give up and say absolutely nothing that would go against him. Fear for their lives prevents them from doing their jobs; the task of advising the king on what is right and what is wrong. Unlike these men considered to be of higher status, Antigone gives Creon the bitter taste of the truth. He defies his direct orders and carries out the burial. She knowingly leaves the opportunity to remain unscathed when Creon asks her if she knew about the announcement, she says, “It was public. Can I help but listen to him?" (478). She valiantly accepts all the accusations, rejecting the announcement saying: "It was not an announcement from God" (478). She even curses Creon saying: "If the blame falls on Creon who has judged, then, I pray, may his punishment equal mine" (488), contemplating his time after