en I am alive no woman shall rule.” (p181.579), whichsuggests that his pride is adamant and unforgiving, more so than Oedipus. Creon alsoexhibits stubbornness along with his pride, this is evident when he states “My enemy isstill my enemy, even in death.” (p181.575). His pride becomes even stronger whenothers attempt to defy his will. His argument with his son Haemon demonstrates thiswhere he states, “...let it be from a man; we must not let people say that a woman beatus.” (p187.733) and when he asks “Should the city tell me how I am to rule them?”(p189.794).The flawed characteristics held by both Oedipus and Antigone that lead to theirtragic ends are ironically contradictory. The probable foremost characteristic flaws ofOedipus is his inability to see the situation he has placed himself in, and that heintentionally ignores the hints and prophesies that everyone else knows. Antigone’sfeasibly leading characteristic flaw is her expectation of pity for the wretched situationshe was born into. In opposition with Oedipus, whereas he does not want or expect pityfrom those around him partially because he does not realize his calamitous situation. The flawed characteristics of father and daughter are similar to the sides of a coin. On one side, Oedipus is caught in the center of a disastrous situation ignorant to the worldaround him. However, on the other side of the coin, Antigone is fully aware of theimpure situation she was born into. Unlike her father, Antigone wants people to knowabout her deplorable position so they can show sympathy for her. The strengths of her father Oedipus, have become her weaknesses, and the strengths of his daughter Antigone,are Oedipus’ weaknesses.Creon’s flawed characteristic is undoubtedly his pride. A sense of pride as strongas a lion, yet as fragile as a small bird, added with his stubbornness and temper, created aman as unmovable as a m...
