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