It shows that she can break the rules for her principles, revealing that women are as capable as men.
According to the excerpt from "The Royal House of Thebes," Antigone refuses to follow Creon's order not to offer burial to her brother Polynices. The reason is she believes it is the right thing to do and it goes against the God's law. Although her sister Ismene is afraid to disobey men, Antigone is not frightened and is competent enough to give her late brother a proper grave on her own.
