In The Tempest by William Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles, the two authors explore and illustrate the differences between “human law” and “higher law”. The two authors have different opinions on these laws. In The Tempest, Prospero uses his magic to manipulate various characters, and he often uses his magic to follow the plot of the story in his own way. Prospero uses his magic to completely control the inhabitants of the island where he lives. In Antigone, Creon, the king of Thebes, uses his title to manipulate others and kills Haemon and Antigone. Although the ending is more tragic under Creon's control than under Prospero's, at the end of Creon's manipulation, the Greek gods destroy Thebes. Whatever the differences between the plays, both have different views of "human law" and "higher law". Through the character and story development in both plays, it is evident that Shakespeare favors "human law" and Sophocles favors "higher law." In Shakespeare's The Tempest, the emphasis throughout the story is on "human law" as Prospero is seen as a manipulator. Near the beginning of the play, Prospero enslaves Caliban, and he obeys Prospero all the time when Prospero orders him to do so. After Prospero gives instructions on what to do, Caliban says aside, “[He] must obey. [Prospero's] art is of such power/It would control [his] mother's god, Setebos,/And make [Setebos] a vassal” (Shakespeare I.ii.448-450). When Prospero threatens Caliban that he would "control [Caliban's] mother's god, Setebos" (Shakespeare I.ii.449), making Prospero more powerful than the gods. Prospero's actions prove that he is at the top of the Great Chain of Being. Thus, Shakespeare's use of indirect characterization demonstrates middle of paper...... In Shakespeare's The Tempest and Sophocles' Antigone, the text compares whether the belief is in favor of "human law" or “higher law”. Prospero, in The Tempest, is a person who controlled others and proves that no god rules. However, Creon in Antigone also controlled others, but in those days the gods ruled and made life in Thebes destructive when one broke their laws. Comparing the two plays, the authors wrote in two different periods with different beliefs. The ancient belief is the framework within which the “higher law” is in effect when Antigone is in place. Additionally, in colonialism there is a different belief that "human law" is in place when the Storm is in place. When it comes to location, authors seem to favor different laws depending on either how they write their stories or the type of context in which the story takes place..