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In sophocles's "antigone," antigone opposes creon because

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Antigone is brought before Creon, and admits that she knew of Creon's law forbidding mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, claiming the superiority of divine over human law, and she defies Creon's cruelty with courage, passion and determination.

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because creon acts cruely to him
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