Have you ever felt powerless in some situations? This is exactly how certain characters feel in the tragic (tragedy) play "Antigone", by Sophocles. The whole play revolves around the brothers Polyneices and Eteocles, the fact that Eteocles was given a proper burial, while Creon forbids a burial for Polyneices. Sisters Antigone, who strongly feels that she needs to bury her brother regardless of Creon's forbidding, and her law abiding sister Ismene, who feels that it is not worth trying to defy Creon. Creon has many flaws that contribute to the plot, but the most important one is his Stubbornness. The state of Creon being Stubborn causes other characters to suffer in their own ways. Creon's pride and power of being the ruler causes him to act stubborn and oppress other characters.
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Antigone: No, they are with me. But they keep their tongues in leash. Creon: Maybe. But you are guilty, and they are not. Antigone: There is no guilt in reverence for the dead. (403-406)
The definition of stubborn is resistant to change one's attitude or position. When Creon insults Antigone for having different views than his own, he is acting Stubborn. His pride is what causes him to be like this. Creon has trouble just hearing Antigone out, which is also a sign of stubbornness, and thinking he knows all the answers. We know he does not know all the answers. In addition, Creon conveys to the audience that he knows it all through his pride and ego: Creon: Sold your soul for some silver; that's all you've done. Sentry: How dreadful is it when the right judge judges wrong! Creon: Your figures of speech.
May entertain you now; but unless you bring me the main,
You will get little profit from them in the end.
Antigone: No, they are with me. But they keep their tongues in leash. Creon: Maybe. But you are guilty, and they are not. Antigone: There is no guilt in reverence for the dead. (403-406)
The definition of stubborn is resistant to change one's attitude or position. When Creon insults Antigone for having different views than his own, he is acting Stubborn. His pride is what causes him to be like this. Creon has trouble just hearing Antigone out, which is also a sign of stubbornness, and thinking he knows all the answers. We know he does not know all the answers. In addition, Creon conveys to the audience that he knows it all through his pride and ego: Creon: Sold your soul for some silver; that's all you've done. Sentry: How dreadful is it when the right judge judges wrong! Creon: Your figures of speech.
May entertain you now; but unless you bring me the main,
You will get little profit from them in the end.