WITHOUT WISDOM YOU KNO NOTHING ANTIGONE

Pride in one form or another causes the downfall of all characters, and is the common problem among Creon and Antigone and Choragos. While trying to figure out who buried Polyneices, Creon demands that “…unless you bring me the man, you will get little profit from them in the end. Then Creon begins to ask himself how could “…the gods favor this corpse?”(703) line 118. Creon is angry to find out that someone has buried the corpse.

Big words are always punished,

And proud men in old age learn to be wise”

Pride is major cause for the down fall of both Creon and Antigone. He’s trying to make himself be a god by disobeying the gods laws. the information that he knows and has gather. Creon believes that if he knows the truth it will make him happy, but in reality, important information brings Creon to his downfall. If Creon would have had waited until he was more informed about this situation, he would have come to see that accusing and threatening the Sentry was a mistake. Creon's pride in his country and his arrogance in his ruling being the correct way conflicts with the equally strong pride of Antigone, whose pride lies in her family and belief in the gods. He sees that it is impossible that the gods would care about Polyneices in the first place. Choragos mentions pride but he is sure to first put the lesson of the play, which is that you can't be happy unless you are in your rightful place among the gods. Creon says that the Sentry has “…sold your [Sentry’s] soul for silver” (704)line 48.