Question
This excerpt is adapted from the play Antigone by Sophocles, written in about
441 B.C.E. In this play, Antigone defies the king's order and buries her brother, who was
killed while leading a rebellion.
Creon: And still you dared to overstep these laws?
Antigone: For me, it was not Zeus who made that order. Nor do I think your
orders were so strong that you, a mortal man, could overrun the gods'
unwritten and unfailing laws. ... I know I must die ... but if I left my
brother dead and unburied, I'd have cause to grieve as now I grieve not.
What values are expressed in this Greek play?
Answer
The values expressed in this Greek play are loyalty, justice, and respect for the gods.