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Antigone Vs Creon Character Analysis

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Creon v.s. Antigone In Sophocles’ play, Antigone the character Antigone contrasts Creon’s character. She makes him a tragic hero because she disagrees with him and he starts to be stubborn. He basically causes his own downfall because he chooses to be the way he is. They disagree about whether or not Polyneices should be buried. Creon is the king of Thebes so he thinks that whatever he says goes. So when Antigone rebelled he was determined to find her and punish her. They talked and she almost immediately confessed that she buried Polyneices causing him to dislike her. Polyneices is the son of Oedipus and Jocasta making him Creon’s nephew. This also makes him Antigone’s brother. Their father was the king but he left Thebes and left

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