The only Crime is pride

Frequently, all through literature and life, occasions in which an individual's pride

prevents them from making the wisest decision, just on the grounds that they need to be

right and show their capacity, occur constantly. In Sophocles' ​Antigone​, the character

Teiresias states a substantial case that "The only Crime is pride". This statement is

upheld by occasions in regular day to day existence just as in works of writing like

books, plays, and even the Bible. However, is pride indeed a crime? Or is it a virtue

within every person?

Universally, ​the usage of the word pride gives it a negative cynical connotation,

describing people as vain, arrogant or belittling other people; an individual who

becomes blinded by pride is perceived as arrogant. In ​Antigone​, Teiresias begins by

connecting with the reader by instructing them to think, demonstrating that his message

is profound and that he needs the audience to see past the strict importance of his

words. The statement appears to be as a rule truly clear to start with. Teiresias clarifies

that a decent man realizes when to concede he isn't right and attempts to fix whatever

issues his mistakes may have caused. As he proceeds to state "The Only Crime is

pride" Teiresias opens up the negative side of men. There is no crime in being wrong,

however in the event that one's pride is extraordinary to such an extent that they will not

concede an inappropriate they are in, at that point that is the point at which one might

be submitting the best wrong of all. rather than the wrong they committed in the first
place. Indubitably, a problem becomes worse as one denies their wrongs rather than

attempting to fix them.

Humans are not perfect. As one commits an error, individuals must fix it. Letting

one's pride disrupt the general flow and lying about their wrongs can bring about a more

awful result than the first one. Teiresias clarifies that it is okay to commit errors, yet

concealing that misstep isn't the proper activity. It takes a decent man to fess up to his

wrongs yet the individuals who can't, end up in more prominent issues than the one they

started in.

Cristina Díaz

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