Family Troubles

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In the play Antigone by Sophocles, we meet many characters, but more importantly Antigone and Creon. Antigone is the niece of Creon and sister of Polyneices. Creon is the father of Haemon and king of Thebes. By the end of the play we see that Antigone is right and Creon is wrong. It is true that both Antigone and Creon are at fault, but Creon should be held more responsible for the tragedy.
Throughout the play we see Antigone’s devotion to tradition and family. In her conversation with her sister, Ismene, she says, “You may do as you like, / Since apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you” (Prologue. 60-61). She does not fear the consequences of her actions, even if her uncle’s law forbids her to. As we read the play, we learn what kind of character she is. She is a kind hearted, stubborn, and headstrong woman; “Like father, like daughter: both headstrong, deaf to / reason! / She has never learned to yield” (2. 75-76), and when Creon says, “The inflexible heart breaks first, the toughest iron / Cracks first, and the wildest horses bend their necks / At the pull of the small...

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