In the play Antigone by Sophocles, the main character Antigone decides to defy her king for what is right. Antigone does what she believes is right and admits to doing it and faces the consequences.
There are many similarities between Antigone and Creon; however they also have many differences. One difference between them is there loyalty. Antigone is very loyal to her family especially her brother. Antigone says, " I will the brother I love" (II.69). This quote helps prove her loyalty towards her brother because she is willing to disobey the king. Another way Antigone is loyal is how she is loyal to the god's. In scene 2 Antigone states how everyone is to follow the god's law's, no one below are to make such law's. This again show's her loyalty to the god's and their law's. Creon on the other hand is not so loyal. Creon is definitely not loyal to his state. He is very paranoid that someone will attempt to dethrone him. "Whoever is chosen to govern should be obeyed - must be obeyed "(III.37). This quote show's how he state's that everyone must obey him and also how he demands it. This also show's how he doesn't have any loyalty toward's his people because he has to demand them to obey him instead of telling them to. Creon isn't loyal to his son. This Is shown when he fight's his son Haimon about how Antigone is sent off to a stone vault. This concludes one of the many differences between Antigone and Creon.
Although Antigone and Creon have many differences, they also have many similarities. One of their similarities is that they are both proud or arrogant. Antigone states, " I should have praise and honor or what I have done " (II.13). This quote show's how Antigone is proud of herself for burying her brother. In scene 2 Antigone talks to Creon and states that she is not going to deny burying her brother Polynieces, and is willing to accept the consequences for disobeying the kings laws, but obeying the god's law's. She then continues to talk about how the king believes that his law's are more important than the god's law's. Creon is also very arrogant of his law's. He feel's his law's should be obeyed instead of the god's law's. Creon states, " the man who knows how to obey and that man only, know's how to give command's when the time come's "(III.41 )
. This quote show' show Creon believe's that he is more important than the god's. During the story his initial reaction is that his law's are important than the god's law's. Later on in the story he talk's to a blind prophet named Terisiaus. When he talks to Terisiaus his reaction toward's the god's completely change's. In scene 3 Creon show's he is arrogant that his son follow's him and obey's him. This concludes one I the many similarities' between Antigone and Creon.
By the end of this story Antigone's loyalty toward's her family helped her commit to helping her brother. Also Creon's disloyalty to his state made everyone afraid of him. Also both of their arrogance's helped them realize what they have done whether it was good or bad.
