Creon's Pride In Sophocles Antigone

In Sophocles' Antigone(italicize), pride contained in the characters lead to a tragedy. Antigone's pride killed her while Creon's pride made him deaf to righteous opinions and led to the death of his loved ones. Antigone's pride of duty and responsibility of burying the dead and equality for all led her actions to result in death. Antigone burns her brother even though “Creon bids thee not!" (Sophocles, 55). Antigone buried her dead brother and was caught. The guards who caught Antigone reported to Creon, saying, “She it was by whom the deed was done. We found her burying." (Sophocles, 421-422). Creon asks Antigone if she knew his edict forbidding her brother's burial after she admits her actions. Antigone's pride lets her justify her actions "for it was not Zeus who gave them forth, / Nor Justice, dwelling with the Gods below, / Who traced these laws for all the sons of men;” (Sophocles, 493-495). Her pride also makes her believe that her actions and death will bring her great glory. She readily accepted death because she took pride in burying her brother. If only she waited longer, her life would've been saved because Creon

His pride developed a rage in him as he finished his talk with Haemon. Teiresias, a seer whose prophecies were never wrong, warns Creon that if he acts upon his pride it will bring a curse from the gods upon Thebes. Because Teiresias wants Creon to release Antigone which would neutralize the prophecy, Creon begins to insult Teiresias and the seers. “The race of seers is ever fond of gold.” (Sophocles, 1208). Creon drifts away from his original goal changing from one who puts state first faithfully to one whose full of pride. He realizes his error, saying, “Ah, me! ’tis hard; and yet I bend my will / To do thy bidding.” (Sophocles, 1272-1273). However, it is too late when he diminishes his pride to free Antigone for she has already