To much pride

I'm going to have to agree with Andrew in the sense that Creon and Anitgone both created their own downfalls. It is clear by the end of the story that everything would have worked out just fine if the two had not been so stubborn in their own thinking. Although they both did what they believed was right, they left no room for people to tell them otherwise. When Creon's judgment was questioned he became more angry and lashed out at the person who had questioned him. This ultimately led to the death of Antigone, Haimon, and Eurydice (everyone that Creon had cared about). In Antigone's case she did what she thought was right, but pushed her act to far when she practically called Creon blind and ignorant for not seeing that his judgment had been wrong. She became to caught up in proving Creon wrong that she lost track of her main purpose of restoring dignity to her brother, and instead she put the attention on her and her own pride. I think the story teaches the reader that sometimes you need to forget about your own pride and listen to other's advice in order to keep peace and happiness.