The traditional Greek societies had brilliant ways of maintaining order through the application of correctional methods. In the play of Antigone and the Crito, we have two lead characters that are Antigone and Socrates. These two are both a threat to the cohesive co-existence in their respective societies.

In the course of the play, the two lead characters exhibit two very different and diverse thoughts as it regards what are their roles and responsibilities to the state. On one hand, Antigone has total belief in the divine law and only follows it despite whether the state likes it or not while on the other hand Socrates believes in state law and follows them religiously whether good or bad (Knox, 1984). This is the dichotomy of characters in the play.