Antigone Paper- Creon is Guilty

Tyler Dixon
Ms.Peifer
10 IB HR 5

In Antigone, Creon determines three fates including. When Creon creates a law that punishs the traitors of Thebes by disallowing them to have a proper burial. This indecent act was the reason for deathes of Antigone, Eurydice, and Haimon.

Antigone was killed for the fact of honor for her family. She buried the body of Polynieces so that his soul could be freed. "But if I’d allowed my own mother’s dead son to just lie there, an unburied corpse, then I’d feel distress. What going on here does not hurt me at all. If you think what I’m doing now is stupid, perhaps I’m being charged with foolishness by someone who’s a fool." (Sophocles 527-533). The significance of the quote shows that Antigone was right for burying the body of her brother, but Creon was to prideful to take change and admit to his wrong doing so in doing so he killed Antigone.

Eurydice committed suicide because of the death of Haimon which was caused by Creon. Creon if he did let go Antigone and not punish her another life would have been saved which was Haimon. Haimon tried to convince his father, Creon, to not punish her and admit to what he had done was wrong, but in not sparing Antigone's life Haimon kills himself, and in his committing suicide also Eurydice committed suicide.

Haimon committed suicide due to the fact that Creon could not find it in his heart to spare kin. Antigone's death created two others almost in a domino effect. If Creon would have listened to Haimon and saved Antigone the lives of Haimon and Eurydice would have not put into jeopardy. For example when Haimon is begging for Creon to spare Antigone, Haimon says, "Then she’ll die, and in her death kill someone else." (Sophocles 859). This quote signifies that if Antigone dies then another will also die which refers to Haimon.

Creon is guilty of causing the deathes of three people, all in which he loved and was his kin, which was dependant on Creon poor misjudgment and pride and in the end of the play Creon admits to being wrong, but he did not admit quick enough to save the people he loved.