Does Creon Make Cruel Choices Analysis

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What blinds all people and leads everyone to make unreasonable choices? Pride. In the greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles pride blinds the antagonist and the protagonist. Creon makes cruel and harsh choices because of pride. While, Antigone makes unwise and irrational decisions because of pride and her ability to be uncontrollable with her emotions. After analysing the literature, Sophocles has shown that both Creon and Antigone have character flaws of excessive pride and stubbornness. Sophocles wants to show the audience the consequences of excessive pride, through their actions and decisions. King Creon makes cruel and unreasonable decisions due to his stubborn mindset and excessive pride. One cruel choice Creon makes is to have