Creon's Pride In Sophocles Antigone
Swallow Your Pride He rushed to the vault to free Antigone of the imprisonment he placed upon her himself, little did Creon know, it was too late. With a swing of the door, death looked upon his face. There lay Antigone, sulking in her own bereavement, she hung herself. To Creon’s dismay, he was forced to come to the reality that he let his own selfish egotism destroy not only his life, but the lives of many others. Even with warning, this man still went on with his nose in the air doubting anyone’s reasoning but his own, he believed what he says was best so what he decided asking went, in reality, his cognitive thinking only lead to tragedy. The story Antigone by Sophocles, exemplifies the moral that human pride can be vicious and destructive.
Chiefly, Haimon, Creon’s son, has a strong part in upholding this lesson. Haimon claims, “It is wrong, if I am wrong. But I am young, and right.” (Line 10, pg. 794) In this part of the story, he is quarreling with his father about his relationship he hopes to have with Antigone who Creon does not particularly like. Haimon has pride through his young age, he believes with his youth, all …show more content…
He insists that Antigone’s brother does not deserve a proper burial. To Creon, an act such as this would be dishonorable to the Gods. He exclaims, “I’ll string you up alive”, (Line 138, pg.780), to Antigone while arguing. Creon has the type of pride that comes with power, he is head strong and believes his word is law and no one is above it. “Who is the man here, she or I, if this crime goes unpunished?”(Line 95, pg.784) Creon says to exemplify that he is just in the situation. The King ends up causing a tragedy. After Antigone kills herself, his son, Haimon, attempts to kill him but fails. Haimon ends up stabbing him own self to death. Creon’s wife found out and as he carried his son’s dead body to her, he came home only to find that she too had took her own
Chiefly, Haimon, Creon’s son, has a strong part in upholding this lesson. Haimon claims, “It is wrong, if I am wrong. But I am young, and right.” (Line 10, pg. 794) In this part of the story, he is quarreling with his father about his relationship he hopes to have with Antigone who Creon does not particularly like. Haimon has pride through his young age, he believes with his youth, all …show more content…
He insists that Antigone’s brother does not deserve a proper burial. To Creon, an act such as this would be dishonorable to the Gods. He exclaims, “I’ll string you up alive”, (Line 138, pg.780), to Antigone while arguing. Creon has the type of pride that comes with power, he is head strong and believes his word is law and no one is above it. “Who is the man here, she or I, if this crime goes unpunished?”(Line 95, pg.784) Creon says to exemplify that he is just in the situation. The King ends up causing a tragedy. After Antigone kills herself, his son, Haimon, attempts to kill him but fails. Haimon ends up stabbing him own self to death. Creon’s wife found out and as he carried his son’s dead body to her, he came home only to find that she too had took her own