[…] Kreon desired in secret to destroy me!” (Scene I, l. 174-175, 180) …show more content…
The King of Thebes refuses to listen to Creon’s arguments and adheres to his point of view until the self-recognition moment, when he realizes that he failed Creon who was loyal to him all that time. Unlike Oedipus, the accomplishment of Antigone was not guided by the desire to bring good to the whole community. Rather, she acts for the benefit of her family and does not hesitate to mention that her actions are honorable be-cause she carries her duty. In the dialogue with Ismene, who expresses the desire to help Antigone, the latest accuses her sister of being unhelpful in performing their family duty, which Antigone herself was brave enough to