Ignorance
In Sophocle's ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone, there is a woman who chooses to go with the feeling inside her heart and obey law of the Gods, rather than to obey civil law. Antigone's bother Eteoles was given a proper burial after a war in their homeland of Thebes. She wants her brother, Polyneices, who was the enemy, also to be given a proper burial, but the king prohibits the burial. Kreon, the king, is the protagonist who displays hubris in his quest for absolute power. Without reason, Kreon accuses the Sentry of greed, Antigone and Ismene of lust for power, and his last son, Haimon, of being a fool in love. Kreon accuses others of crimes and treats them as fools; ironically, however, Kreon himself is the criminal and the fool.
eon about the dust on the corpse, Kreon was so angry that he accuses the Sentry of greed without having any proof. He doesn't even give any body a chance. Kreon observes Antigone and Ismene whispering and automatically assumes that they are after the throne. The Sentry knows he did nothing wrong but, Kreon was being a fool and would not listen. Haimon is correct in the things he is saying, but Kreon does not think so. Kreon thinks that someone could have given the Sentry money for putting dust on the body and lying to the king. During their conversation Kreon tells the Sentry, "Sold your soul for some silver: that's all you've done" (Scene 1. Kreon told Haimon this because he thinks that his son is young and immature and is in love with Antigone and wants him to pardon her because of that reason. Bibliography none. [A] nd all the time I never knew that these two sisters were aiming at my throne" (Scene 2. Kreon thinks that just because they were whispering to each9ther that they were conspiring against him. Kreon tells his son "Fool, adolescent fool: Taken by a woman" (Scene 3.
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