Monster In Sophocles Antigone

The H Monster The Big Bad H has always been one of the most strenuous challenges that the human race will ever experience. The wretched human disease has caused countless unnecessary rivalries, indescribably high death tolls, and should only be accepted in the school-yard. However, by simply glancing into today’s society, one will not have to dig very deep to find examples of this monster in countless situations, including in today’s leadership roles and most influential characters. This terrifying “H monster” is none other than Hubris; the excessive pride of an individual. In Sophocles’ plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone, the perpetual human condition of Hubris is illustrated; and a look into modern America brings the demise of highly influential

He is very prideful of himself, especially in his refusal to give up his stance on burying his dead brother (whom he murdered). In response to reason, he says “What? What man alive would dare--” (pg. 708, l. 280). Throughout the play, he increasingly realizes that if he changes his position, his life would become much easier. However, due to his excessive pride, he feels that a concession would appear “weak” to his citizens. He maintains his stand and as a result, everyone he knows and loves perishes. Similarly, Kim Jong Un is a man who is extremely self absorbed and cruel to the people of his country, North Korea. He has had statues built of himself on almost every block, and a picture of him hangs inside the walls of every single home in the country. The citizens are forced to treat him as an immortal, and have been so brainwashed to do so that they really worship him as if he was an actual god. No one would dare stand up against him, because he has become so powerful that he would just execute whoever doesn’t listen to him in any way. Just like Creon, he feels as if he is untouchable to any person on earth. As a result to his hubris, his country is unsafe, oppressed, and everyone is terrified of