The epitome of one who is hubris is Creon. Creon has some much pride and self-confidence that is causes him to be defiant towards the gods. In the beginning of the play, “Antigone”, Sophocles portrays Creon as a decent king. He makes rational decision and seem to rule like a king who knows what he’s doing. Then, a twist in the play occurs where Creon becomes more of a tyrant instead of a king. When Creon reaches the point of deciding what Antigone's punishment should be, after realizing she was the one trying to bury her brother, he decides to go with the most inhuman punishment of locking her in a cave with not food or drink available. Instead of using the precedent rules and punishments of the gods, he simply goes off on another domain. Because