State law vs. moral law Moral Law If someone's best friend was dying and the only medicine to save him was illegal, would it be right to give it to him even if it violated state law? State law versus moral law has always been a big argument about which side to choose whether it's doing what someone believes or what the state says is right. The cause and effect of the characters' choices on their lives arise from their strong moral or state beliefs, as seen in the events in the lives of Antigone, Creon, and Ismene. One of the main characters, Antigone, performs actions according to her strong belief in her moral laws and the effects of those actions are a bit sketchy. She acts against the state by trying to bury her brother even though she was clearly advised not to. Antigone refuses to listen because “she will not be caught betraying him [Polynices]” in the eyes of the gods (Sophocles 288). Antigone continued her actions, ready to face the consequences. This shows that she is passionate in her beliefs. Later in the play we hear the terrible news from the mass...