Examples Of Creon In Antigone

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Creon is the king of Thebes who makes the rules. If his rules aren't followed he will decide your punishment. He is responsible for his own fate. It all started when he went against the gods and made the rule that others can't be buried. Creon’s tragic flaw is that he has too much pride. He only thinks of himself and doesn't take anyone else into consideration. For example, he didn't care about how antigone felt about burying her family but he still threw her in jail and kept the law the same. Then he lost everything when people started killing themselves off. Three people committed suicide because of him. Antigone hanged herself, Eurydice stabbed himself in the heart, and last Haimon stabbed himself because of creon also. Which led to his