Creon's tragic flaw is his hubris. This hubris leads to his downfall as a tragic character. While going through this downfall, he refuses to listen to anybody. He thinks he could never do anything wrong. When Creon gets confronted by Tieresias, he does not want to believe he was completely wrong about Antigone this whole time of the play. Creon says "Whatever you say, you will not change my will" Creon has an extremely absurd way of seeing things. He is too filled with pride, and the Gods do not appreciate that. …show more content…
He then tries to make his sacrifice, but it will not burn and the birds are fighting. This means it is not a good sign. In the occasion of the birds not fighting, it means the gods are not pleased about something. Creon has a good deal of chances to make up for his wrong doing and free Antigone. He determines not to, due to the fact of his hubris. With his excessive pride, it clearly portrays Creon as "fearless" and "stubborn". This is a problem because he will not take notice of