When the play begins, both Antigone and her sister are having a conversation regarding which of the laws should always come first, the religious duty of citizens to the gods or their civil responsibility to their leader. Even though Antigone understands that a proper burial ceremony for Polyneices was forbidden, she invites her sister to join her. Instead, Ismene tries to make Antigone realize that the burial is against the king`s rules, Antigone answers, “I yield to those who have authority” (24). Antigone admits that she is about to commit a crime, but she realizes that these actions will prevent her from dishonoring the will of the gods. She completely contradicts the idea that Kreon has the power in the decision of not burying her brother,
