~~in misery I go living to the hollow graves of the dead.~~ What law of the gods have I transgressed? Why should I look to the gods anymore? What ally should I call out to, when by my reverence I have earned a name for irreverence? Well, then, if these events please the gods, once I have suffered my doom I will come to know my guilt. But if the guilt lies with my judges, I could wish for them no greater evils than they inflict unjustly on me.

ChorusStill the same tempest of the soul grips this girl with the same fierce gusts.CreonThen because of this her guards will have reason to lament their slowness.AntigoneAh, no! That command verges close on death.CreonI cannot console you with any hope that your doom is not to be fulfilled in that way.