Luke Hinson
Ms.DeHorn
English 9
April 19, 2023
Antigone Essay
Power of Pride
The power of pride will consume the person with it and affect them in the end no matter the circumstances. In the play “Antigone”, the king, Kreon, is a very sexist, arrogant, and selfish person. King Kreon has a niece, Antigone, who goes against most of Kreon’s laws. Kreon puts the law's before the Gods compared to Antigone who puts the Gods before the law. In the end, Kreon lets his pride get in the way and it causes the death of everyone he loves. Kreon does not do the right thing to begin with and he should have let Antigone do what she thought was right. If he did and didn't let his pride and power as king get in the way, then he wouldn't have to live with such misery and guilt. The main thematic idea of the play is pride will destroy yourself
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Kreons excessive, arrogant, sexist, and selfish self locks him from considering others' ideas. He believes that men are more dominant than women and that men should control them. He is trying to use his power to replace the gods' ways with his ways. When Kreon was discussing power, leadership, and debating Antigones punishment with his son, Haimon, Kreon believes, “If we must fall, better to fall to a real man and not be called worse than women ''(820). This quote from Kreon reflects his traits and is a great example of his sexist side. This quote also reflects one of the main ideas, men are more dominant than women, and men should conquer them. Kreon is a one-sided person and can only see one end of the road. Kreon is saying that he would rather go down in battle as a real man than get called worse than women and surrender. He believes that losing to a woman dishonors