Antigone is shocked that Creon calls himself a good king when he is leaving her brother unburied and planning to have her killed. Creon thinks being king means making hard choices to keep the city under control, even if people get hurt. Antigone disagrees. She thinks he should not do something cruel just because he says it is part of his job.

This quote shows a change in Antigone’s tone. When she argued with Creon, she spoke boldly and refused to let him change her mind. She seemed willing to die for what she believed in. But now that death is close, she realizes that dying can actually be scary even if she’s brave.

This just shows what kind of king Creon is. Instead of calmly asking what happened, he immediately threatens the guards with violence if they failed their job. This shows that Creon uses fear to make people obey him. He is shown as a strict, controlling ruler who expects complete obedience from everyone around him.

Antigone repeats "That's a lie" because she does not want to believe that her brother was a bad person. This repetition shows that she is upset and wants to defend her brother no matter how bad Creon describes Polynices. This repetition also shows her loyalty to Polynices even though she has not seen her brother since she was 12 and may not know everything he did.

This quote shows how determined Antigone is to bury Polynices. She doesn't care if she dies. She knows that burying her brother could lead to her death, but she still chooses to do it. Her willingness to face death proves that she thinks honoring her brother is more important than obeying the king.

At the beginning of their conversation, Creon tries to speak calmly and convince Antigone to choose life with Hameon but in this quote, he suddenly becomes angry and starts to insult her. This change shows that Antigone's words are really starting to affect Creon and he begins attacking her appearance instead of responding to her argument. Antigone stays strong and refuses to let him control her beliefs.