Creon Leadership Style In Antigone

The story of Antigone is full of issues regarding leadership and the conflict surrounding these issues. Creon decisions and choices were influenced by his inexperience in leadership. His forceful style leads him straight to disaster which results in losing his son and wife. This disaster was a direct result of his decision to kill Antigone for disobeying his edict regarding the forbidden burial of her brother, Polyneices. He believed his rules were superior, even to those unwritten statues of the God 's which Antigone was committed. In his attempts to justify himself to the other characters, he used rational persuasion. This only revealed his gender bias toward women and his disdain for the views of his youthful son, Haemon. His use of coercive power and ensuing symbolic action of making an example of Antigone was surely made to strengthen his position of power and authority within his kingdom. Creon 's inexperience in the field of leadership resulted in unimaginable sorrow and death.

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Obvious from the beginning of the story, Antigone displayed resistance to Creon 's authority by deliberately avoiding compliance with his edict and disobeying his instructions. In resisting Creon 's authority, Antigone showed comment to the Gods by obeying their unwritten laws even if death would be the result. The subjects of Thebes showed compliance with Creon 's edict regarding the non-burial of Polyneices. They abided by Creon 's edict regardless if they agreed or not and followed through with orders and directions even though they disliked it. Creon 's guards who watched over Polyneices ' body demonstrated commitment to Creon. These guards adhered to Creon 's edict and enthusiastically carried out their orders and reported Antigone to Creon (Draft, 2002,