Реферат: Antigone And Power Essay Research Paper Power

said that it was not too late to undo his terrible deed of burying someone who

was living and not burying someone who was dead. Kreon replied to all this by

saying that the prophet had been bribed by someone to say what he said, so that

Antigone would be set free (1171-1223). Once more, Kreon rejected advice from a

holy figure and did what he favored. Teiresias was known not to have had ever

lied, so his statements were true. Kreon was not being fair and Teiresias warned

him of that, but he still didn?t change and misused his power. Teiresias

mentioned to Kreon, just before Teiresias left, that Kreon had dishonored a

living soul by putting Antigone into exile in the cave. He also stated that

matters that had to be taken care of by the gods were out of his hands and that

??a crime of violence is being done?? (1249), and Kreon was in charge of

it. Teiresias ended by saying that that was why evil will pursue Kreon

(1243-1250). By the end of the play, Kreon found out that both Antigone and

Haimon had committed suicide. When Kreon?s wife, Eurydice, found out about her

son, she committed suicide too. As the result of Kreon?s bad code of conduct

and his constant abusing of his power, he had three dead bodies. He was

responsible for all those deaths. By the end of the plot, Kreon learned an

important lesson. He realized that he had been wrong, and his son had been right

(1464). ??I have learned, and I am ruined. It was a god. Then, right

then!?? (1466-1467). The gods became very angry at Kreon because he went

against their traditions and abused his absolute power. He did this by doing

what he favored, regardless of the gods? rules, which was to bury a live soul

and let a dead body rot in the open. He was being very hypocritical by not

listening to anyone regarding his decisions; he himself had said a good ruler

like him would listen to people. In the denouement, he had three dead bodies,

and their deaths broke his heart. However, he was completely responsible for

their deaths, and he could have prevented them. Sophocles made it certain that

if one abused his or her power, it would bring adverse results, like what

happened to Kreon. Kreon learned an important lesson from his suffering.