Creon's Misjudgment
In Sophacles' play Antigone, King Creon makes his decisions based on his pride and his newly appointed position of power, and therefore, of "all [the] ills afflicting men the worst is lack of judgment" since it lead to his demise. His inexperienced nature is one result of his "lack of judgment", because if he held his position longer he would have gained the wisdom afforded to great rulers, the perceptive eyes to see the consequences of his actions and rulings. Lastly, his lack of judgment is due to the fact that he feels that his newly appointed power has to be proven with firm, strong judgment that is not questionable but correct. His amateurish leadership and his pride are the main reasons Creon lost everyone he loved and the main reason he was a horrible leader.Creon has only been king for a short time, and fails to question what is best for the people as well as, more importantly, himself. Creon asserts his power and authority over his people by establishing laws, which when violated carries the punishment of death. His approach to keeping order in his society is a faulty one, because he is asserting his power with force. His idea of maintaining stability with force will cause oppression and an i
Creon brushes religion off as insignificant superstitions, and sees a secular manner of ruling his state through his laws and not of another party, even the Gods'. "Others can reason too," yet Creon will purposely not accept them because they are not his (III. Creon's stubborn nature causes him to act in an immature nature, and not only refuses others suggestions, but also castigates his own son. Thus, in calling the prophet a fraud, he exhibits reckless disregard to the consequences that he might have to face at the hands of the Gods. In his renunciation of the Gods, he alienates his rule from the people, the majority, who put their faith in their Gods. Creon did not see the value of being flexible, because he thought that the state's people would see his uncertainty and indecisiveness. Creon's inexperienced nature in being King has taken a big part in his demise, since he lacked the wisdom of years, he made fatal mistakes on his throne. Creon always uses the reasoning that he and his bloodline were chosen by divine intervention by the Gods. However, the failure of his decree was that the people were willing to die to obey the laws of a much higher power, and thus, undermined his authority and ability to rule. Creon must learn to become lenient in order to protect his citizens, "because [as the trees] bend, even their twigs are safe. Creon believes "whoever is chosen [as king] must be obeyed" and with that, Creon does not think of the state or Antigone, but his own personal desires (III. It is difficult to differentiate between the laws of the Gods and the morality of his people, the sense of knowning that something is innately wrong. Creon rejects a logical suggestion and popular suggestion, for the time, to turn to the Gods for assistance by retorting forcefully with disgust, "The Gods! Intolerable!" (I.
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