Negative Effects of Power Controlling, unfair, unlawful are all words that describe someone that abuses power. This means that if you take advantage of having power, it will not have a good result on others. Power creates negativity by having harsh punishments and being unfair which results in exasperation of others. Power has a negative impact on others by having harsh punishments. Creon has harsh punishments on people when he had to “Arrest Ismene. I accuse her equally”(827). This shows that Crean just accused Ismene without any proof or reason. She was not guilty of any crime and was falsely accused. Creon has been discourteous to everyone throughout the whole story especially Antigone. Creon abides by his own rules and is very negligent