Who Is Creon A Villain

Creon is the main antagonist in the play Antigone and is an absolute tyrant. Creon's hubris is what ultimately leads to being his downfall; Creon’s hamartia. In the play Antigone, Creon is a powerful, wrinkled, Man who is suffering the burdens of ruling. He has surrendered himself to the throne. Creon is a very practical man who has a very logical and literal mindset and even tells Antigone that his only interest is in political subjects and social order. Tragic irony is present in the play Antigone, as Creon is a very simplistic man who has who has positive intentions that ultimately leads to a very negative outcome resulting in tragic suffering. This being said, I do believe that Creon is the main antagonist of the story but I do not believe that he is a villain. Creon was the lawmaker and ordered that Eteocles was to be given a proper burial. However, if somebody were to bury Polyneices they would be sentenced to execution by stoning. Creon believed that Polyneices was a traitor for battling Eteocles. Antigone defies the law, and buries Polyneices (Polyneices is Antigone's brother). When Antigone is caught for the crime that she has committed, Creon has no choice but to execute her. Antigone was banished to a dungeon where she would inevitably die from starvation; however,

Creon says to Antigone when they were arguing over the burial of Polyneices “Whatever you say, you will not change my will.” (Antigone, scene 5) Which shows Creon completely shutting out the chance that he is possibly incorrect. Creon’s self-righteousness exemplifies to the reader his arrogance in Antigone to such an extent to where he says “The state is King!” (Antigone, Scene 3) Saying that he even thinks he's better than the gods. The gods do not like this which leads to Creon’s hubris to be his