Antigone

(this is an essay on what major sin did both Antigone and Creon commit) In the tragedy Antigone, both King Creon and Antigone are guilty of the same ultimate sin of their time. Though their reasons for committing hubris are different, they both are openly prideful and obstinant in their ideals and duties. Antigone boasts that she is doing the right and just thing in the eye of the gods. The proper burial of her …

…sees Antigone as a threat to the government and his power but is confident he can break her spirit. Hubris, being a major sin in the Greek religion was shown in both Antigone and Creon. Even though they were fighting against each other for their own causes and reasons, they both were outwardly prideful and boastful, each feeling they were correct in their judgments. Excessive pride, in a way, was the downfall of them both.