Creon's Character In Antigone

Antigone, a brave heroine or a foolish girl? Antigone is a story about a girl whose brothers had fought in a battle and killed one another. From this the ¨tyrant¨ Creon makes a proclamation that Polynices, one of the brothers, shall not receive a proper burial because he was the traitor. This kicks off the story of young Antigone and her fight to give her brother a proper burial. Along the way faces many challenges such as societal norms, suicide, and questions of morality. Was Antigone a tragic hero, or was she too stubborn to foresee the cataclysmic results of her actions? Or was it simply society and the role it played in this story? Antigone was young and a woman, but it had no effect on her willingness to do what she believed was right. Antigone made her choice, she concluded that she could not let someone whom she was related to and loved is cast out, she states ¨It is no shame to

Creon states ¨...No woman while I live shall order me.¨ [antigone pg 29] This quote is a reflection of one of the biggest underlying social issues which is a woman are not equal to men, and for Antigone do commit a crime like this and be a woman was simply unheard of. Creon is another main character, he can also be seen as the antagonist of the story. Creon is faced with the decision of whether or not he should let Antigone live. Society plays a huge role in Creon's decision making, his own conscience told him to sentence Antigone. He even resolved the idea to put her in a tomb and let the gods decide whether or not she would live. Creon´s final decision to let Antigone go was after much persuasion from his son Haemon, Tiresias the prophet, and Chorus. Although it was mostly from the fact that the townspeople found out what happened to Antigone and Creon, having too much pride, wouldn't let people believe he made the wrong