Sophocles" famous drama, Antigone, is a thrilling account of absolute power and unenlightened rule. Creon, the king of Thebes, believes the only way to live is by his law, however; in the end he realizes that he is wrong and has to live with his poor decision the rest of his life. Throughout his ruling, he certainly portrays the characteristics of nobleness, arrogance, and regret. .
Creon wins his nobility out of chance as the two sons of Oedipus fight for the throne. Tragically, the two sons viciously kill each other and ironically " "look who comes, the lucky Son of Menoeceus: The man the gods have made [king]" " (Sophocles 198). Even after this horrible event, Creon unbelievably " "enjoys the scepter and the throne" " (198).
Obviously, Creon's personal weakness in life is his arrogance towards other people, which in turn leads to his self-destruction. Even when Creon finds out that his own nieces broke his law it makes no difference to him, and " "[he swears that he hardly cares] if she be [his] sister's child or linked to [him] by blood more closely than any member of [his] hearth and home; she and her sister will not now escape the utmost penalty" " (211). While Creon and his son are in a dispute about Antigone's punishment, Creon assures his son that " "[he] shall not rant and rave at [him] without reprisal" " (225).
Creon's rash decision to put Antigone to death quickly backfires, and he is left to live the rest of his life alone in a serious state of regret. When Creon hears his son is dead he realizes that it is " "purblind sin of [his]! There is no absolution that dragged [his] son to death" " (248). Not long after, the king discovers his wife as committed suicide, and he finally sees himself as " "a rash weak foolish man, a man of sorrows, who killed [his] son, so blindly and [his] wife so blind" " (252).
In conclusion, Creon is a person of nobility, but he destructs himself by his personal flaw of arrogance, which in turn he regrets tremendously.
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