In the Greek play Antigone, main character Antigone decides to go against the king Creon and follow the laws of her Gods. In line 565, Antigone says “Take me and kill me - what more do you want.” She was okay with the consequences given from Creon because she believed that the Gods were okay with her decision to unbury her brother, Polyneices. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of being rude, stubborn, and selfish to be highlighted within Creon’s character. In the end, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by showing his true colors towards the people of Thebes. These character interactions advanced the plot by leading to a climax.

Antigone's words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character by showing how rude he is to the people of Thebes. Toward the beginning of this play, Creon starts to yell at the Guard and Chorus Leader and punish them for the …show more content…
This soon lead to an extreme downfall al throughout Thebes. After being locked in the cavern by Creon, Antigone decides to accept her fate of death. She knows that was she has done is okay with the Gods so she decides to say her final death wishes. In line 1031, Antigone says “Instead I go in sorrow to my grave without my friends, to die while still alive.” She tells the Guard and Creon that “Those words mean death is very near…” Hereafter, Antigone decides to take her own life and hang herself inside that cavern. Soon after, Haemon is informed of his financés’ death he is infuriated and attempts to stab Creon (his father). He was unsuccessful, so in return he kills himself. When Eurydice, Creon’s wife found out about Haemon's death, she also decided to commit suicide. With all of his family dead, Creon was left desolate and