Antigone: The Tragedy of Creon: Aruged why the play by Sophocles is Creon's tragedy, and not Antigone's. "Antigone" by Sophocles. Translated by John Annoulih

"Creon. I have them laid out side by side. They are together at last, and at peace... Their work is done... Chorus. Eurydice, the Queen, your wife--... When the Queen was told of her son's death, she waited carefully until she had finished her row, then put down her knitting calmly--as she did everything. She went up to her room... and there Creon, she cut her throat... Ant if it were not for that great …showed first 75 words of 783 total…

…showed last 75 words of 783 total…more than Antigone in both cases. Creon was caught in a very tight situation. He proposed an edict and a family member broke it. The stubbornness of his antagonist prevented him from escaping from this situation. His strictness took him deeper into it. In the end, his decision cost everything but his own life. The flaw in his character took away his most prized possessions. That is why Antigone is the ultimate tragedy of Creon.