Antigone was written by the great Greek playwright Sophocles about the blind corruption that indiscriminately falls upon anyone with absolute power. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" as stated by Lord Acton in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887. This is echoed in the story of Antigone, where Creon shows that too much power can corrupt even the trustworthiest of men. As Creon became bestowed with total control of Thebes his character, principals, and his judgment deteriorate. Sophocles' tragedy masterfully demonstrates how any moral man can do wrong when in control of too much authority.
             Creon's leadership was hurt greatly because of his immoralist character. Creon states that there are other women for his son to love when he states, "There are other fields for him to plow" (Antigone). Creon also believes that his son should obey his father's request no matter what the circumstances. He tells of this when he says "That's how you ought to feel within your heart, subordinate to your father's will in every way" (Antigone). Creon took his power a step too far by insisting that everything be done his way, and I believe that is one of the reasons that he fell apart as a leader.
             Creon also suffered from a lack of rock solid principals. When he said " I am in no mood to trade insults with a seer" (Antigone), he showed me that he felt that as a king he thought he was a better person than all others. He felt he had no time for ordinary people because he was of higher being. He also said "Not a word of hope-your doom is sealed" (Antigone). It bothered me that he had the absolute lack of compassion because he said this when he was about to seal the fate of his own niece. To be a good leader you must have rock solid principals to fall back on in times of stress. Creon lost grasp of these, and that contributed to his demise as a leader.
             Creon lost his sense of judgment when he became an all-powerf...