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What is the community response to antigone's defiance of creon? how is that response ironic?

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She admits to being guilty. Though the citizens of Thebes follow Creon's edict, their hearts and minds are with Antigone. Speaking of Antigone's guilt, Hameon says to Creon: Our Theban folk, with one voice, denies it. Antigone's brash disobedience has made her a folk hero among the people. This is ironic on many levels: she is a woman, she is a daughter of Oedipus, niece of the king, and soon to be daughter in law of the king.

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