Antigone willingly admits that she broke the law, fully aware of what she was doing. Her justification was that she did not believe Creon's law could override the "natural" law which allows sisters to love their brothers. She believes she'd have been breaking an older and more important "law" if she had not buried him. She's ready to accept her punishment. Creon is furious - at her attitude as much as her crime.

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