s in a pitiful final speech. In this moment he knows he has been wrong, blinded by pride and loyalty to his state. But while it is obvious that Sophocles is condemning Creon, the reasons for his demise are open to debate.In the play's final stanza, the chorus sings what appears to be a moral to the tragedy. "Is wisdomto hold the gods in awe. This is the law." It would seem that Creon has underestimated the gods and put to much stock in the value of his country, and this is no doubt true. But the chorus' simple message seems to lack as a full explanation for Creon's fall. Perhaps the underestimation of the gods and his failure to see their will was only a symptom of Creon's larger problem, arrogance.Creon is clearly an extremely hard-headed man. In dealing with Teiresias, whom Sophocles has used as a voice of reason before , Creon first praises, then dismisses the prophet when he dosen't get the answer he wants to hear. At this point, Creon is blind to reason, to proud to admit he is anything but absolutely correct in this matter. It seems that Creon falls under the category of other Greek figures (Achilles, Odysseus, etc.) whose pride and stubborn nature proves to be their undoing. The true lesson to be learned from this play may be spoken by Teiresias, "It is a fool who is governed by self-will."...
