Blog 4

Antigone and Creon are both tragic figures in their own right, however the characteristics that make them so are different. Antigone goes though intense situations with a lot of pain and tragedy along the way. Sophocles gives her incredible strength and  perseverance throughout  the play, despite the threats from her uncles at the beginning. Creon on the other hand was not supposed to be a king, if everything went according to plan. But due to the untimely demise of Oedipus and his two nephews, it fell on the shoulders of Creon. Creon was very headstrong and ruthless, but Antigone was the only one to ever stand up to him. It is wondered why Creon has more lines in the play than Antigone, and the name of the play is Antigone and not Creon. Creon has more power and authority but Antigone is the one who we should really focus on because she goes through the most hardships and comes out victorious. Creon doesn't realize that he has messed up until after Antigone has killed herself. This leads to everyone close to Creon killing themselves and he is left all alone, and it is all because of him