him and asked him to listen to other people, Creon only looked at him and said, ...Am I supposed to learn from a boy ?.... Creon was like a stubborn tree unwilling to bend during the flood. And just like a stubborn tree he paid the price for his pride. Creon felt that if he would allow a woman to go unpunished for disobeying his laws, people would think of him as a wimp. Being afraid of the gods (but still unwilling to yield) Creon decided not to kill Antigone himself. He ordered his guards to lock her in a vault. That way he thought it would be the decision of the gods whether she dies or lives. Creon didnt realize that he had already angered the gods by not burying Polyneices body. Soon after that, a blind prophet, named Teiresias, came to the Creons palace to warn him about the danger that awaits Creon. Teiresias told him that the gods were angry at Creon, and he shouldnt fight with a dead corpse. Teiresias also told Creon that the only crime is pride, but Creon still refused to yield to his pride; later he realized that Teiresias might have been right. Creon said to Choragos, Oh it is hard to give in! But it is worse to risk everything for stubborn pride. Unfortunately it was too late. By the time Creon buried Polyneices, Antigone hanged her self. Later Haimon, Creons son, stabbed himself in his grief for Antigone. When Creon came back to his palace broken hearted, he found out that his wife, Euridice, also had killed herself. So Creon ended up a very unhappy man. Creon was not extremely good or bad, but he maintained a tragic flaw or pride; in most cases, pride would not be considered a horrible trait, but Creon had too much pride, which is why it is called a tragic flaw.Even though Creon did not physically die in the play, he died spiritually and mentally. Almost all of his family members died, and he was responsible for their death. Creon said, Lead me away. I have been rash and foolish. I have killed my son and my wife. I look ...
