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above the good of his won country, he is nothing”. This reveals hoWw siict Creon's lawsare. “And Thebes is about to tell me how to rule?”, Creon expresses inline 821. Creon will not listen to anyone. Creon’s harmartia is slowly drawing him closer to his downfalls People commit suicide wiich lends Creon to have an anagnorsis; he realizes, ‘hath did was nonoyeapae sentences «woman pamed Antigone because she tried to give a proper burial to brother who was a taitor. Line 649-630 read, “Leader: So it's settled then? Antigone must die? Creon: Settled, yes we both now that eSphen changes his mind and realizes how unreasonable and sit his law is. Stil, after coming to this conclusion, itis too late. In line 1301, the messenger in Asigone ha already ‘committed suicide, She eannot stand the thought of boing buried alive, In addi tells Creon, “She stabbed herself at the alter”. ‘Th to that thought, pea terrible fate was coming to her Because i is known that her family is cursed, Creon’s son Maemon, was engaged to be married to Antigone. Because she was the love of is li and had taken the life of her own, he was devastated. He then took his own life because he eould not bear to life without her. “So ser less, so insane... my crimes, my stubborn, deadly.” Creon expresses in lines 1393-1394. Creon finally realizes how selfish, unreasonable and cruel his law is. He will now live the rest of his life in regret, Creon isthe tragic he

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