The Reason Behind Creon s Arrogance And Bad Judgments

The Reason behind Creon s Arrogance and Bad Judgments in Sophocles’ Antigone Sophocles’ Antigone starts with Antigone and her sister, Isemen, in a heated discussion about the cruel edict that will soon be imposed by their uncle King Creon: no one shall bury the body of their brother Polyneices. Although Isemen tries to dissuade Antigone in her belief of what is right or wrong, Antigone carries on her plan to bury her brother’s body even after the King’s order had been publicly declared, and she is caught soon after. King Creon’s tragedy begins when Antigone was brought up to King Creon upon his order to find the traitor. Being so caught up on the fact that he needs to ensure faith in his authority; Creon ignores the family ties he has with Antigone and solely focuses in denouncing her as a perpetrator for going against his word. Even when Antigone confronts him for not following god’s law, Creon’s arrogance drove him to make rash decisions that ultimately led to his downfall, which is depicted in the play. However, Cr eon’s arrogance was spawned by the political situations leading upto and during his kingship that, overwhelmed by his situation as an inexperienced leader of a recent warfare nation, he overlooks and even disregards his role in family ties. Sophocles manifests how the situation affects leadership as well as values of family through Creon s decisions and behavior as a leader of Thebes in â€Å"Antigone†. From the beginning of â€Å"Antigone,† Creon’s situation isShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesbuilt-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Kim S. Cameron UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore