The Fall of a Family Empire

In the Greek play Antigone, the author Sophocles introduces a character named
Creon. Creon is the king of Thebes, father to Haimon, husband to Eurydice and uncle to
Antigone. Creon is stubborn and full of pride. He believes that his laws are greater than
the laws of the gods. Creon’s stubbornness and pride cause his actions to lead to the fall
of his family empire.
During Creon’s rule, there is a civil war going on. The nephew of Creon,
Polyneices, fought in the war but did not die honorably. Since Polyneices was a traitor,
Creon makes a law that no one will be able to bury his body and that if someone does,
they will be stoned! “ As long as I am King, no traitor is going to be honored with the
loyal man” (Sophocles 734). Although the law of the gods’ says that every man’s body
should be buried, his law still stands because he is king. Creon’s niece, and sister to
Polyneices, Antigone,...