Creon's Judgement In Antigone

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ANTIGONE In the play “Antigone” Sophocles show how one’s judgment and decisions can have big consequences or an impact on their own life. Antigone goes against what Creon wanted, she does this because she has a different respect for the gods than Creon. Antigone brings out the flaw that Creon has, and she does make him very angry and makes him do irrational things.

In the play, Antigone goes against Creon's wishes. Antigone has a lot of loyalty to her family. She wants to give her brother the horror that he should have. Antigone says, "yes, I'll do my duty to my brother" (304). she is talking about giving Polyneices a burial like her other brother had. Antigone knows that this is what the gods would have wanted, and Creon is going against
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