ted because he refuses to believe any other opinions or law other than his own. He is also an extremist in reason and unwilling to put the god’s laws above his laws. There is not much “right” on the side of Creon throughout the play. Creon seemed to be content with his actions, though morally unacceptable in the area of divine law. The only thing Creon had done to set up and be loyal to the laws of his community. Even though this law was broken by Antigone, Creon was very narrow-minded with his decision to sentence her to death. He could have looked more at her side, to better understand why she did what she did, but instead he acted more stubborn and therefore was loyal to his own laws. “Creon cannot understand that the law he has broken is not what tradition, the established law, ordains, but is the force of love or of justice which moves these laws and makes them sacred”(Braun 13). Creon honors the laws of the land but he doesn’t acknowledge the laws of the gods who swore him into that position. By tragically losing all, one is forced to fell sympathy toward him, and for always doing what he thought was right, and be loyal to what he thought would farther and protect his kingdom.Antigone possesses the qualities everyone admires. She is defiant, strong-willed, rebellious, brave, loyal, and stubborn. Creon matches these strong qualities with cruelty, authoritativeness, loyalty, and pride. By the end of the play Antigone is exonerated for having buried her brother Polyneices and also for going against the law that was set by Creon. Even though she had excused for her actions, she still lost her own life and the lives of people close to her . This is one of the reasons why the play Antigone has referred to as one of the most influential Greek tragedies written. This is truly a tragedy, and this never would’ve have happened if only King Creon hadn’t made up the law that nobody could bury Pol...
