"And if you judge me a fool, perhaps it is because a fool is judge"(Sophocles 211).
When Antigone is stating this, she has been confronted, by a less than genial Creon who feels as though his laws are being undermined. He refuses to see the good that Antigone is attempting to accomplish, yet by this same token, Antigone is stubbornly refusing to back down. This quote exemplifies the way in which depending on your point of view, you may judge a person or situation differently. Antigone is saying how she may be a fool in Creon's mind, but in the same way, he must understand that he is a fool in hers. This quote is a reminder of the adage regarding not judging a person until you walk a mile in their shoes. If both characters could take a minute to listen to each other and see from another vantage point, much of this tragedy could be avoided.
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