religious affairs. This denied Antigone her freedom of religion.The contradictions between the beliefs of Creon and Antigone are strong throughout the play. Both have well-structured arguments, but neither completely dominates the other. Antigone is motivated by her strong religious feelings while Creon is out to make good for his city-state. The Chorus' opinion is the determining factor, as in the end, they convince Creon to set Antigone free. Creon had to weigh each factor carefully, and in the end, he had to decide between his morals and his beliefs. His mind was torn in two. " Oh it is hard to give in! But it is worse to risk everything for stubborn pride." (Page 364). The contradiction of beliefs was what led to Antigone's, Haimon's, and Megareus' death. Both sides were just, all beliefs were supported. But, Creon was forced to decide the unanswerable and determine right from wrong when there was no clear answer. Just the fact that Antigone was killed basically for her religious beliefs, shows to me that the whole political system of those times were really screwed up. However I give Creon some credit, because in the end he finally sucked in his foolish pride and did what was right....
