Next, not only does Creon possess too much pride, but he is also stubborn, like Antigone. However, Creon undergoes a full realization in the play, which is something that Antigone does not appear to do. At the beginning, Creon thinks he is doing the right thing by forbidding anyone to bury the body of Polyneices, even though this is a direct contradiction with the law of the gods which states that all bodies must be properly buried to allow the soul entrance to the underworld. After his understanding by Tiresias, he realizes that this was a mistake and his sentence of Antigone for her loyalty to her gods and family is also wrong. This realization on the part of Creon is in conflict with his flaws of pride, but he overcomes his flaws by admitting
