Final answer:
Creon believes Antigone will face divine judgment in the afterlife for her defiance of state laws, as she is defiantly upholding the unwritten laws of the gods, specifically in the act of burying her brother, which Creon forbade.
Step-by-step explanation:
In Sophocles' tragedy, Antigone, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, believes that Antigone will go to a place after her death that aligns with her reverence for the unwritten laws of the gods, particularly regarding the burial of her brother. Creon condemns Antigone to be immured in a rock-hewn chamber, suggesting that she may seek help from the King of Death, whom she reveres, to escape the consequences of her actions, or otherwise learn her lesson in the afterlife.
According to Creon, Antigone's defiance of the state's edict not to bury her brother Polyneices is a direct confrontation with his rule and the laws of the land. He decrees that she will be placed away from the living, in a confined tomb, to decide her fate—either to live in isolation or die. Thus, Creon believes Antigone's actions destine her for an afterlife governed by the divine laws she holds above those of mortals.