... Neither one of them will give way once they have taken a stand for what they believe to be right. Pride is what seals the fate of Creon, because as a human, Creon believes pride is a sign of greatness, but this goes against the Gods' idea who tend to bring suffering to the proud. We see Creon acting very proud when his son Heamon tries to offer him friendly advice, and Creon gets angry, insultive and rejects his advice out of stubbornness, pride and an uncompromising attachment to a set of virtues, Creon's love of authority and pride leads him to an unthinking hatred for any perceived threat to his rules and orders, even if this means he turns on his own son. We also see an old Prophet Teiresias offering his prophecies to Creon, even though the prophet has never been wrong, creon cannot back down because he ...

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