He believed that " someone should choose death not in defense of the state but in opposition to the state." (Zimmerman, 65). Upon refusing to yield on the issue of his edict, Creon violates human dignity. Because Polynecies has betrayed his own city Creon believes that he does not deserve a decent burial. Creon's fatal mistake however was not in his decree. It was simply the fact that he simply refused to yield. The hamartia that causes his descent to tragedy is hubris. Even after his son, Haemon, and the blind prophet, Tiresias, warn him he neglects to give up his position of authority. His pride takes over his rationale and by way of ignorance he brings upon his own downfall and is left with nothing. "Everything is turned to water in my hands." (Antigone). Creon's fate in the end is also similar to one that a tragic hero might face. He undergoes a moment of anagnorisis when he finally realizes that the gods are not on his side.
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