... has defied the order and is condemned to death. Here is conflict enough, and tragedy - not in the martyrdom of obvious right under obvious wrong, but in the far more bitter, and at the same time more exhilarating contest between two passionately held principles of right; each partly justifiable and each to a degree vitiated by stubborn blindness of the merits of the opposite. The theme of hubris is monumental in a plethora of Greek mythological works and in many ways the excessive pride of certain characters contributes to their own downfall. Pride and its effects are central to the play of Antigone. It is a trait despised by the gods, who bring suffering to the proud, but in the Greek mind, pride is also an inextricable part of greatness. Pride is a multifaceted concept in Greek tragedy. Both Antigone and Creon are extremely proud making it impossible for ...

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